<p>My daughter is a soph at Whitman this year and loves the school! Somehow, even with the rigorous academics, she had the time and energy to become a kayak Scramble leader, compete in intercollegiate athletics and play in a musical group. </p>
<p>As a scramble leader she headed to campus last week and tonight called to report she had already met three of her freshman scramblers (early arrivals) and was completely pumped by their energy, excitement and eagerness. </p>
<p>Our HS offered IB courses and my daughter found that she was very well prepared for Core at Whitman. She loved all of her classes, her profs, coach, band director and dorm RA. </p>
<p>Freshman registration for 1st semester can be an exercise in compromises, but don’t get discouraged, things work out. Have your student sign up for wait lists as necessary, there’s a decent chance there is more room in the class than shown during registration. This built-in flexibility might seem odd, but works out pretty well in the end. </p>
<p>In our experience, Whitman profs and admins want to find a way to get to ‘yes’. My daughter had a scheduling conflict 2nd sem and her prof made special arrangements so she could still take the course. Students are encouraged to nurture all of their passions - left brain, right brain, major, non-major, etc.</p>
<p>Whitman students are very open, friendly, accepting and generally unpretentious. The down-to-earth, but passionate and intellectually stimulating atmosphere were a great plus for my daughter. </p>
<p>However, even with all the wonderfulness above, by the time the October break rolls around, the kids will be very thankful for the down time.</p>