Current freshman--any questions?

ardenatwhitman
Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:02:35 +0000

I think Whitman gets a bad rap on racial diversity. It’s true–our racial diversity numbers are on the low side compared to some other schools. But it’s not for lack of trying–the Admission office works really hard to bring diversity to campus, but the fact is that the majority of students are from the West Coast, and Washington and Oregon are two of the least diverse states in the country. As far as I can tell, they’re doing the best they can, and numbers will only increase with time.

However, don’t let the race statistics fool you–there’s no “hive mind” here. Just because a lot of people come from the same background doesn’t mean they’re all carbon-copies of each other. I think what we lack in racial diversity, we make up for in intellectual diversity. Every person you meet is unique and interesting in their own way, and brings a different insight to campus and classes.