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Fine. :p</p>
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Well, what I mainly meant by that was to not be re-reminded how a thousand times different both schools are…mainly focusing this thread on the topic of academic rigor. But, I guess this was foolish of me…since the non-academic side of daily life at both schools really does affect the academic side.</p>
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Well, I’m sort of an oddball… Plus, I’m gravitating towards both schools for many different reasons.</p>
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I want a really, really, really, profoundly rigorous academic experience in college. I’m familiar with the general colleges that truly offer this (eg. Reed, Marlboro, New College of Florida… and many more) but I’ve come to believe that Reed is the one that offers this, but on a totally different post-human level. What really attracted me was when a Reedie alumnus described the mental aspect of her college experience comparable to psychological aspect of a “Navy SEAL’s training,” and then of course another alumnus unequivocally agreed with her. Figures. :p</p>
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I also want to volunteer in the military, at some point in my life. 'Tis why West Point is on the list.</p>
<p>With Reed, I could just go do ROTC at the Uni of Portland, which is like 20 mins away, I think. Then, national guard one weekend a month.</p>