Whitman College Visit Report by ChiSquare

Visit Activities:

Admissions Interview: No - D was a junior at the time - they told us it was too soon to interview, we could interview in our city during her senior year.

Information Session: Yes - Didn't really care for the session. He seemed kind of cocky and while it was full of name-dropping, it didn't contain a lot of facts, which we would have preferred. Guess he figures you ca

Campus Tour: Yes - Unfortunately it was the school's spring break. Tour was led by an international student who stayed on campus during the break.

Classroom Visit: No - School was on spring break.

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Campus:

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Lovely campus. And just the right size for D.

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Caveat - this is the only campus tour we've been on where we did not see a dorm room - I don't know why they would not show us one. But the other areas of the dorms we were in were above av

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Off-Campus:

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Campus is right off Main Street. Everything you need is within walking distance.

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Walla Walla was a lot more charming than I would have guessed. Many restaurants & cafes to choose from. But so far away from everything else!

Campus Visit Notes for Whitman College

Visit Description:

This was D's top choice before we visited any colleges, and the school did not disappoint. She remains very enthusiastic about Whitman. Not sure the realities of its middle-of-nowhereness have set in yet!

As mentioned, we toured during Whitman's school break, so did not meet any students other than our tour guide. However, another HS student from our area also toured Whitman when it was in session, and pronounced the study body "too granola" for his tastes.

I worry a little that, with a very outdoorsy student body, my decidedly non-outdoorsy D may feel a little lonely and out of her element, especially on weekends.

We met with the chair of the music department. D is a harpist and wanted to explore the possibilities of continuing harp in college. While most colleges perk up their ears when they find out that a perspective student plays an uncommon instrument, Whitman was not encouraging at all. A symptom of being so far away from cities of any size!