<p>I'll add what I know from hearsay. Jewett is closer to frat row and therefore residents are exposed to a little more noise than Anderson. Anderson and Prentiss are closer to Reid Campus Center, which is a common destination for students. Anderson residents must walk outside to get to their dining hall, although its really close. The beds in Jewett are futon like. Some people like that, while others think they're less comfortable.</p>
<p>How is the studio art department? My daughter is interested in taking classes in comics/graphic novels -- the drawing and writing of, not just reading!:) While there are a couple of art schools that offer classes like that, I'm thinking that a good art department in a LAC, that can deal with independant study, would be worth looking into. And a strong, flexible writing program to catch the other half of that.</p>
<p>I love art, but I haven't had a chance yet to take any art classes yet: its difficult for several reasons: as a first yr my time is cramped and art classes are often at night when I am usually studying, beginning art classes can be difficult to get into for first sem. first yrs, and art classes can be sometimes 4 credits, which would put me on "overload" status - meaning i am taking too many credits (freshman are allowed 18 credits before going on overload, which means extra credits require a request for approval...) this is not to scare you away for the art dept, i have first yr friends who are in intro to painting and drawing classes and they love it and the art dept seems good. they have some unusual classes in the Asian arts: book making, paper making (with an optional trip to Japan), etc and select students (on of them a first yr down the hall) get to study with a prof and learn about tea ceremony, calligraphy, and other aspects of the traditional culture. To get to take classes like these, students need to ask and get friendly with the profs, which brings me to my next point. you say: "that can deal with independent study, would be worth looking into. And a strong, flexible writing program to catch the other half of that." I am uneasy with the terms 'that can deal' and 'flexible'. while students at a small private LAC have much for personal interaction with profs and can get into classes like the japan art./cultural one like i mentioned with talking with profs, in my perspective (which is limited by my first semester mind you), flexible doesn't seem to describe the distribution requirements: you have to take a certain number credits in different departments: like science, math, history, etc and only certain classes count for certain distributions (for ex. creative writing counts in the fine arts area not for english/humanities). also, if your D just likes art, she must be prepared to take classes from across the board at a LAC. our academics are very strong, but I don't know about flexible and teaching how to write alternative things like comic books.</p>
<p>LAC, mind giving us your schedule? I am not a college student, my parents never went to college, nor do I have siblings in college.. so it is kind of hard for me to understand what a typical college student's day would be like.</p>
<p>I wonder if the classes are really that intensive. How many classes are taken per semester?</p>
<p>my classes:
core: 10am mon, 11am wed, 11am fri
calc II: 10am tues, thurs, fri
chem: 1-2pm mon, wed, fri
chem lab: 1-4pm thurs
as it's christmas right now, I don't have time to type out a long description of my day, but <a href="http://www.whitman.edu/admission/studentjournals/%5B/url%5D">http://www.whitman.edu/admission/studentjournals/</a> is a page on the admissions website that has student journals that describe their daily lives. check it out!</p>
<p>thanks lac,
so you are taking 3 classes plus a lab..? calc and chem!! D:</p>
<p>how intensive do you think the distribution requirements are? are they easily completable? i know its an LAC... but is there room for you to pursue your own interests? i'm definitely not a math and science person so i'm worried about the gpa. o-o</p>
<p>I forgot European history - Rome to the Renaissance - with professor Cotts = an adorablely dorky, amazing proff - I loved the class, but there was tons of daily reading of primary sources/text book - but the class is very non text book based - the text is an aid, the primary sources (some times hundreds of pages long) were emphasized and the class was very discussion based. I want to be a BBMB major (biophysics, molecular bio, bio chem), so I am definitely a math/sci person too, but I love most subjects - like history/art. There is definitely a substantial amt of requirements, and I am concerned of how I am going to fit them all in with my physical chemistry, genetics, bio, etc classes in the coming yrs, but you have an advisor to help you if you need it - I haven't really talked to my advisor much yet - but i should (thinking about grad school recs). I feel that can pursue my own interests here, as I have interests in many subjects (if that makes sense). This semester i am taking bio 111 with lab, calc III, core, chem, chem lab. Liberal arts = taking classes in many subjects/fields, but you (hopefully) can find a class within a distribution requirement that suits your interests, like the history of the English language and its development as a humanities class - instead of taking a regular old English class.</p>
<p>Can I ask how you feel about greek life? How "separate" are the social groups that include/don't include greeks.</p>
<p>that's very good that the class is discussion based. :)</p>
<p>i am interested in a major in sociology... probably anything other than sciences/math, haha.</p>
<p>I too would like to know about the greek situation, although there doesnt seem to be any separation. i looked at the greek pages on whitman.com and it seems to confirm what i feel.</p>
<p>You said earlier you wanted to go to Carleton too. Carleton is my other choice and I'm almost hoping I won't be accepted (It seems to be harder to get into than whitman) so I wo'nt have to make the choice myself. But anyway, I was wondering if you were accepted to carleton, and if you were, why did you choose whitman instead?</p>
<p>I really wanted to (and sort of still want to) go to Carleton. I was waitlisted: they said that it was the hardest yr to get in ever (if I had applied last yr or couple yrs ago I would have gotten in) and that the class was too big already - so that even if people dropped out, there wouldnt be room for waitlisted people. I was pretty disappointed - i got additional recommendations from teachers and visited - talked with the dean, etc etc. Alas, I came to Whitman (I spent all of May first debating Whitman over Grinnell - checking the box "yes" and "no" for both schools over and over -I still really like Grinnell and Carleton, but I am very happy at Whitman and I love the campus, the kids, profs, etc. Good luck with Carleton (I know what you mean by not wanting to be accepted to make the choice easier - I applied to 12 schools and got into many of them - and it was incredibly hard to pick - esp. Whitman vs Grinnell and with my hopes still pinned on Carleton. all 3 schools are very similar - other students here applied there as well, caught in my same dilemmas: Whitman vs Carleton or Whitman vs Grinnell... I wish you the best!</p>
<p>LAC operon: What, ultimately, led to your choice to attend Whitman versus Grinnell?</p>
<p>Honestly: I don't know: I don't recommend my choosing method: debating till the last minute (seriously: I waited until the post office was closing at 1pm on may 1st (it was a Sunday) - they stamped the Grinnell, Whitman envelopes, then i waited until the outside box closed at 5pm, waited until the inside box closed around 8pm to finally mail the letters) I called Whitman on may first, talked with a student in the admissions office who told me about picking Whitman over Stanford, and I asked: do you have thermocyclers? (used in PCR: DNA amplification in molecular bio protocols) I wanted to go to a school with a good sci program that allowed student use of machines like thermocyclers (i know at some big schools like UC Berkeley, many students don't have access to technology like this until grad level work). so: you could say the deciding factor was the thermocyclers (which i realize sounds crazy). but I called Grinnell on may 2nd and asked if there was a way to recind my choice and actually say yes: i thought i made the wrong choice and debated telling Whitman no and saying yes to Grinnell - Grinnell said i could do that and gave me about a week to decide - i ended up staying with Whitman bec on may 2 (later on) Whitman called up and gave me a huge science scholarship from NASA - i didnt want to give that up to go to Grinnell - so i thought i would go to Whitman, if i dont like it, then transfer to Grinnell or Carleton. I dont think I will transfer (I love Whitman), but you never know (ps, i answered the questions about frats earlier people responded to my response - where did it go? does anyone know if something happened to recent posts?)</p>
<p>LACOperon -- CC had a database problem late last week; they had to restore the site with a version that was a couple of days old, and all posts from those few days were lost. Can you remember what you said about Greek life at Whitman?</p>
<p>She wrote that initially she was concerned about the large Greek presense, but that it hasn't been a big issue for her.</p>
<p>LAO operon: How's the food?</p>