<p>I think that the fact they are both very different types of schools is important…with West Point, you juggle academics, athletics, and military oriented things, whereas at Reed, you don’t have early morning wake-up calls and 25 mile ruck marches. West Point is one of the top schools in the nation, definitely not a Harvard, but it is very rigorous, with great professors. Top students can take honors classes and do research. </p>
<p>West Point is ranked 18th for National Liberal Arts colleges, Reed is ranked 75th under the same category, but you can take rankings with a grain of salt. </p>
<p>Also, consider the fact that everyone spends time as an officer in the army upon graduation from West Point, as it is a service academy…Reed is a regular college. What are you looking for exactly?</p>
<p>Aside from that, I’m guessing you’re a class of 2018 applicant, in which case you still have to get into West Point first, which is a very tough thing to do.</p>