<p>Since no one here has commented much on Whitman, I will. First of all, the weather is better than you may think. Walla Walla, like Colorado Springs, gets 300 days of sun a year. Not humid, rarely windy, 4 seasons and lots of gorgeous scenery with an active outdoorsy population to take advantage of it. Academics are rigorous. Students are a good mix. I’ve been enormously impressed with the friends my d has brought home - top notch, aware kids doing all kinds of interesting things in the world. This school’s a gem for a myriad of solid reasons.</p>