<p>I think emeraldkity has excellent things to say about this. </p>
<p>By the way, for those of you who have been accepted and have parents concerned about this, the Reed admissions office has a program where parents of current students provide contact information so that parents of accepted students can talk to a parent and ask questions. You probably got a letter about this recently, or you can call the admission office and they can give you some names. If your parents have concerns, or if you’re a parent worried about this or anything else, I urge you to contact the admissions office and ask about that. </p>
<p>They aren’t special rah-rah parents or anything – they ask everyone to participate. They’re parents just like the ones on CC.</p>