<p>I noticed the original poster’s disinclination to (his guess) of the Reed College vibe.</p>
<p>For any other readers might be making their way down this thread, but who don’t share the OP’s requirements, I suggest google’ing </p>
<p>“tumblr humans of reed”</p>
<p>and </p>
<p>“What Is A Reedie, Anyway?”</p>
<p>The web pages linked from those searches have some profiles of current students and recent graduates. Point and click, and then you can read some first hand descriptions of Reed, from which you can then make up your own mind about the college.</p>