All first-year students leave something behind when they come to Whitman College— home, friends, routines—but students transferring from other colleges mid-year get to say those goodbyes twice.
This spring Whitman College welcomed seven new students to its ranks. Though the number of admitted students in the spring may vary from year to year, admission officers say that the criteria for admission remain the same.
For first-year Whitman students who start their college experience in January the transition, although difficult, is overwhelmingly fulfilling according to Jan-starts from a variety of years.
For many first-year students, last semester was highlighted by discussions about Odysseus and IM football, but a handful of first-years spent it traveling to exotic destinations and learning in alternative ways.
