non-outdoorsy type happy in Walla Walla?

rix
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:20:05 +0000

I don’t think you would really stick out all that much, and I definitely don’t think you would be ostracized. There are plenty of polo-shirt wearers and students with a preppier style. There is no lack of girls wearing designer labels, as well as those with hippie-ish or more outdoorsy styles.

You might end up changing your style a little bit a college, but not because of any pressure to do so or in a bad way. It’s a natural possibility with such a big change in your living situation. The “outdoorsy” and “bohemian” parts of my daughter’s wardrobe have definitely expanded since going to Whitman, and she has given up on trying to look perfect whenever she goes outside, since you are basically living with your peers and it’s impossible to be perfectly groomed and made up 24 hours a day. But she’s happy with all of that.