Willamette University impressions?

NolaCAR
Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:07:21 +0000

@Acersaccharum My DD is a freshman biology major/chemistry minor pre-med at Willamette. A couple of things that have impressed me so far: her colloquiam class is on medical ethics and the professor who teaches it is one of the pre-health advisers. He will be her adviser until she formally declares a major. He met one-on-one with all of his freshman students the first week of class. I was impressed that WU evidently took the trouble to match her with a colloquiam topic and an adviser in her planned major right from the start. Also, during freshman orientation my husband and I took a tour. Our tour guide was a senior chemistry major. She has had great internships and has been very happy with her WU education. She took us through the chemistry department. We love the “hearth” concept where there is a study area for students in the middle and the professors’ offices encircle the perimeter and the professors keep their doors open so as to always be accessible to the students. One professor was there and he seemed very friendly and open and answered questions from other parents. Our guide also pointed out that there is a room dedicated solely to tutoring for the freshman chemistry class. My DD’s chemistry teachers for both lecture and lab are both professors. For biology, the same professor teaches her lecture and her lab. She has also joined several science/health related clubs: Burning Bright which works with critically ill children, WEMS, Chemistry Club, and Pre-Health Club.