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[quote=Anonymous]I graduated from Whitman a long, long time ago.  I had a terrific and challenging experience -- requirements for most majors included either written and oral comprehensive exams or a thesis/thesis defense.  I think some of those requirements have changed and depending on whether your kid would find that engaging or horrifying, would be worth checking out for their likely major(s).

Beyond academics, some things to consider -- Walla Walla is a beautiful, medium-ish sized town in far southwest Washington.  Fall and spring are lovely, cold and sometimes snowy winter, very hot summer.  Plenty of sunshine.  The next closest significant communities are Pendleton, OR and the Tri-Cities (Richland, Pasco, Kennewick) of WA.  Social and cultural life is heavily centered on campus.  The location is terrific for outdoor activities -- biking, hiking, camping, kayaking/rafting, skiing.  Other popular activities include intramural sports, performing arts, Greek life.  One of the hallmark programs (new since my time) is "Semester in the West", which is an off-campus, interdisciplinary field program held throughout the interior US western states, with a focus on conservation.  The school has built new dormitories since my time, but many students live off-campus at least part of their time as juniors/seniors. Getting to Walla Walla from the East Coast likely requires flying to Seattle and either connecting to flights to the Tri-Cities or Walla Walla, or a 4+ hour drive.  The school draws heavily from the West Coast and most graduates either stay in the West or go on to graduate school.  (Very strong graduate school placement.)   And lastly, it is small (1300ish), even by liberal arts college standards, and struggles with improving racial/ethnic diversity.

I think of peer SLACS in the NW as Reed, Lewis & Clark, Willamette, UPS.  Whitman also competes in athletics against Whitworth, Pacific Lutheran, Pacific, Linfield and some other schools that aren't really SLACs (Evergreen, for example).  Some of those schools might be interesting to look into but I can't offer any real insight.  One of my classmates' children recently graduated from Willamette and had a good experience (although affected by the pandemic, of course).[/quote]

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