Regular Decision

<p>Collegemomnewbie: Well, I imagine some people want to be doctors and lawyers but it is a liberal arts college so there aren’t preprofessional tracks. If you want to be a doctor, then you’d probably stay with biology, but from what I understand you can have any kind undergraduate degree and get into medical school. I did see Whitman’s accelerated law program with Columbia, and there are 3-2 programs in engineering and computer science, but we have no personal experience with them. Anecdotally, I’ve read posters who say that there have been students who were happy and successful with that option.</p>

<p>To say that most students are pre-med or pre-law isn’t accurate, there’s a very healthy mix of majors and aspirations. That’s probably another big difference between Whitman and Santa Clara, Santa Clara is much more preprofessional. Whitman is a true liberal arts college where the goal is to teach students to love academic exploration, to think critically and to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing. To that end, classes are small and professors are very accessible. </p>

<p>I’m really glad that you’ll get to take another look at Whitman while the students are on campus, any chance he can spend the night? Whitman’s greatest attribute are the people, they are a wonderful mix of bright talented students and professors who have a zest for life and create lasting bonds with each other. An accepted students’ day will be good, but an overnight in a dorm would be even better.</p>