International Student considering Reed

mackinaw
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 23:01:25 +0000

@lostint The Wikipedia article about Reed describes a few of those traditions. Look at the section on “Icons and Student Life.” The very fact that this section exists, with this heading, tells you that a Reedie probably wrote it. Still it’s not exhaustive, so you won’t find the story of the Doyle Owl, for example, nor the many accounts of its appearance and capture. But Reed magazine often has stories about Reed’s history or folklore: http://www.reedmag.org/

Regarding Hum, you don’t need extensive knowledge of philosophy. You just need to be able to think, be prepared to read a lot of interesting stuff with an analytical and critical eye, and to write about what you read or think. Some students have a stronger background in philosophy or history than others. But if you knew “everything” already, you would be the teacher of the course not a student in it.