<p>I agree Reed is a major risk without visiting. On a spectrum you have Hamilton on one end and Reed way down on the other. The main allure for me with Reed would be Portland, and I think it would be very high risk for a lot of kids even they had visited. I see Grinnell and Mac as the middle choices and both great choices. That said, if you think you won’t grate against the social life maybe you are fighting too hard not to just go to Hamilton. I want to say I’d pick Mac but I haven’t seen Grinnell and as I said I couldn’t get my kid to apply there.</p>