Reed actually does give grades. Although it's optional to see your grades. It's a weird system but some students feel like it helps them focus on what they have to improve rather than the letter on the front page.

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I have nothing really against hippies, I mean they're better than right wing nuts - they're just kind of annoying and conformistly anti-conformist.

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Amen, sister. Patchouli oil and that goddamn useless "crystal" rock deodorant are a very poor replacement for regular bathing. And don't even get me started on the white kids who refuse to wash their hair because they're trying to mash the slimy strands into something resembling dreadlocks.

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The best proof I can offer up is that the cafeteria has an area set aside where eaters can leave their uneaten food for others to pick through. That, and all the weed and shrooms make Reed a hippie school, and no amount of adderall can change that.

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It depends on the school. Schools are up front about whether or not they consider financial matters. Reed had been on a path towards considering financial need less over the years with the goal of eventually becoming need blind. However, the recession was a huge setback. It's not as though there aren't a bunch of other liberal arts schools that consider financial need as a part of the application process. Only schools with the biggest endowments and financial aid budgets don't.

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