Reed Graduation Rate

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<p>CollegeConfidential doesn’t list older threads, but I did a search and I found this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/reed-college/180362-graduation-rate.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/reed-college/180362-graduation-rate.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>There are definitely more voices to corroborate Prairie’s points:</p>

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To add to Mackinaw’s reflections: 4) For many years, support services for students at Reed were underdeveloped at best, a function of the sink-or-swim mentality that pervaded the culture (fortunately, the school has made great strides in this area over the last ten years or so); 5) Reed is intensely distinctive, a stange brew of contradictions; combine a rigorous, conservative, almost restrictive academic program with a liberal, free-wheeling social scene and you have the makings of a place that can be difficult for some folks to negotiate.

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He [the president of Reed] wrote: “Rewarding high retention and graduation rates encourages schools to focus on pleasing students rather than on pushing them.” He went on to describe the rigorous Reed program (which may not always “please” students, including the qualifying exams, senior thesis, heavy workload, and uninflated grades, as well as some other things.)

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<p>From there the discussion veers off to lysistrata, lol.</p>