<p>I didn’t interview either, and am also pretty conservative for a Reedie–in the end, I actually decided not to go, but I think what may have gotten me in were my supplemental materials. I sent in a very good supplemental essay, that probably brought out my intellectual side–I’m thinking that’s what appealed to them. I also had a pretty goofy essay (it was about how I’ve always secretly wanted to be a math genius…go figure), but it wasn’t really really bizarre, and got me into a lot of mainstream, more conservative colleges. I’m thinking Reed has some sort of magical machine in the basement that tells them who to admit, becuase I sure as hell don’t get it.</p>