ChiSquare, you asked me what I thought about Whitman on another thread, but now I can not find that thread, so I'll answer here.
D absolutely loved her visit to Whitman during their preview for juniors day last April. The campus was very pretty and some trees were already in bloom. There is a small meandering creek in the middle of the campus with lush green lawns and flowers around it (we were told the creek was man-made). The buildings were spotless despite the huge number of visitors roaming around. D liked the new rec. athletic center with a nice 25-yd pool which is also the home pool for the Whitman swim team. The new art center with individual studio spaces for art majors was under construction when we visited, and I assume it will be finished soon. The food at Whitman was good; we were told the catering company, Bon Appetit, used a lot of local produce (Bon Appetit provides food services at Lewis and Clark, too). D got to sit on an itro class and liked it, too.
What surprised me the most was how lively the campus looked on a Friday afternoon: evryone piled out of the buildings and was engaged in some "outdoorsy" activity: friesbee, tennis, soccer or even rock-climbing (yes, thre is a rock-climbing wall on the side of the athletics building). The students were very friendly and down-to-earth.
Walla Walla is a small, charming town. When D spotted a Starbucks and a Macy's, she declared the town "livable" (we live in a rural area and D is easily amused
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