Reed College

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Essay prompts (1)

1. community2026-27500 words

   For one week at the end of January, Reed students upend the traditional classroom hierarchy and teach classes about any topic they love, academic or otherwise. This week is known as Paideia, after the Greek term signifying "education"—the complete education of mind, body, and spirit. What would you teach that would contribute to the Reed community?

   This is the 2025-26 wording, carried over: Reed College has not republished this prompt for 2026-27 yet. Schools usually post updates around the Common App opening on August 1; we re-check after that and change this text only against an official source.

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