Geographical Diversity: what do you think?

mmaah
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:24:06 +0000

Ironically, I think Whitman is more diverse and different than Colorado would seem (This is based on having a kid at Whitman and my best friend’s kid at CC)

It is hard to make these decisions and it can be tempting to look at something “definite” like numbers of one kind or another and make an extrapolation from that…but actually these can be misleading. I’d look more at where you can picture yourself as happiest. Also, are you certain you will like the block plan–since that is a definite contrast.

My daughter visited both CC and Whitman and definitely felt Whitman was more relaxed, diverse,friendly and at the same time exciting academically; there is also a very different “fit” with the local town between Whitman and WW and CC and Colorado Springs, which is much more of a big city (and very conservative). Oddly, the distance between Walla Walla and the NW cities is somehow “far enough” that I think you will feel you are well and away. And the Whitman campus has lots of students from outside of the NW for certain.

And Indiana91 says, WW is not at all like Portland/Seattle. If you want contrast to your hometown, Whitman and Grinnell will be more of a change than CC.