questions from a (hopefully!) future reedie

<p>Someone above mentioned that Reed requires a year of foreign language for graduation.</p>

<p>Just want to jump in to say that this isn’t quite true. Reed has distribution requirements, and one of their distribution requirements is two units ( full year) of Mathematics, Logic, OR Foreign Language OR Linguistics</p>

<p>It’s possible therefore to fulfill this requirement without ever taking a foreign language by taking two units in math or two units of logic, or two units of linguistics. However, some individual departments do require or strongly encourage proficiency in a foreign language for their majors separate from the overall institutional requirements.</p>

<p>I strongly advise anyone who is considering Reed to look very closely at the specifics of their academic requirements. Reed’s curriculum is somewhat inflexible compared to many other colleges due to the distribution requirements and the limitations the required humanities seminar place on you in freshman year. Many intro. courses in different subject areas (especially the sciences, which are another distribution requirement) are also FULL YEAR courses, or require you to have completed Hum before you can take them, which also limits your academic choices quite a bit. </p>

<p>Bottomline: Someone who is hoping to have a lot of freedom in course selection and to explore a lot of different subjects in college AND still graduate in four years might want to consider a school with a more open and flexible curriculum such as Brown or Vassar.</p>

<p>Here’s the link to Reed’s distribution requirements - be sure to read this carefully BEFORE you decide Reed is your “dream college” —
[College</a> Catalog - Reed College](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/catalog/edu_program.html]College”>The Educational Program - Catalog - Reed College)</p>