Geographical Diversity: what do you think?

gtdawg08
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:09:21 +0000

I wouldn’t worry much about “geographical diversity”. There are more important considerations. In the heirarchy of diversity, it’s at the bottom. There is value in attending a college where there’s diversity of ethnicity, socio-economic background, religion, political values, gender, academic interests, etc. But I don’t believe there’s much substantive difference between an upper middle class kid from Portland vs Chicago vs Atlanta.

FWIW… My daughter went to Whitman and LOVED it. When she left after graduation, she was depressed for weeks. Our son is deciding between Whitman, CC, and CMC. Good luck.