<p>Both are great schools. I encouraged my daughter to look at Reed. Reed has a few negatives in my opinion - 1) going back to my day it had the reputation of being ridden with drugs (don’t know if this is still true) 2) from what I’ve read many Reed students live off-campus and their only participation in the school is coming to class, at Chicago there is a much greater sense of community, 3) what really impressed me about Chicago is the school’s total lack of political correctness - whether you stand on the Left or Right, no one tries to stifle anyone’s voice. I suspect Reed has a very Left lean and is tone-deaf to any voice that doesn’t speak in that chord.</p>