<p>Reed is a liberal arts college. The liberal arts by definition include humanities and science, as well as mathematics and social science. If you were to accept an offer of admission to Reed, you should give all these subjects a chance to entice and challenge you, and to broaden your ability to contend in the world of ideas.</p>
<p>I chose to attend Reed based on its reputation and a strong recommendation from an uncle of mine who was a professor of geology. I didn’t prejudge the curriculum but accepted the idea that this college faculty knew what it was doing and I’d try to make the best out of the opportunity. I went on to earn a PhD in a social science and then to a career of research and teaching at the university level. I wish I had taken more math at Reed but I got plenty of exposure to statistics in grad school.</p>