<p>I'm an first generation African-American Male.
I haven't worked to my potential in school, yielding my 3.0 gpa. I've taken the SAT I's once, 610-CR 580-M 590-Writing. I got a 600 on the US history SATII, and I've taken 6 AP Courses. But I would like to think that my other qualities as a student would gain interest from whitman and other schools looking for diversity.ON top of that alot of honors courses, giving me a tough schedule. My school is ranked number 1 by Newsweek as the best public school in Connecticut(does that mean much?).What are my chances at Whitman with great reccs/essays(I have a really really good one for the diversity question)?</p>
<p>-Class President(12th Grade)
-Class Board Member 4 yrs, held position as President in 10th grade and Vice President junior year
-1st Chair Trumpet in the Highest band(Wind Ensemble) three years
-American Legion Boys' State Rep.(Speaker of the House, Voted as a legislatives leader)
-I speak 4 languages
-Teach how to read and write Arabic at local Mosque every sunday
-Started Film Club at my school this year
-Played AAU/Town league basketball for 7 years
-Pep Band member 4yrs, Captain senior year
-Participated in Community Concern Forums(12 student leaders selected from each school in my town to tackle issues like teen alcoholism and drug abuse)
-Magna Cum Laude on national latin exam</p>
<p>Anybody who is interested in reading my common app essay, it feeds into what whitman is looking for completely.</p>
<p>Well I don't mean to sound arrogant, but I think that Whitman would love more diversity...so that plays in your favor. :) Although your GPA is low, you still have a lot of activities and I'm sure your teacher recs should be fine.</p>
<p>So I think you have a fair chance of getting in.</p>
<p>Whitman is not a "numbers" school and they are likely to still consider you even though your gpa is very poor. You have great extra-curriculars and it's much easier to be admitted if you're african american and first generation.</p>
<p>Thanks for you help. If you know anything about Whitman, do you believe that it will be extremely difficult for me to adjust living so far away? like, does the campus and town keep you intrigued?</p>
<p>You could ask the admissions office to put you in touch with a student who might have come from a similar situation to respond to just this question. Walla Walla will seem very different from Connecticut, but different can be good for the adventure of this stage of life, and the the Whitman community is close and lots happens on campus. I believe their admissions staff would make an effort to find you someone to ask your questions to directly. There are also some student journal pages you can link to on the Admissions page of the website that might be helpful in answering this question....They may even hava an Ask a Student link there.</p>
<p>Even with a 3.0 I think the fact you're from the east coast and a minority with great things going for you, you will get in. To be honest, when I visited last year I lvoed the campus, however, Walla Walla did not hold my interest for much mroe than the weekend I was there. That wouldn't necessarily be bad, but Portland and Seattle are both 3-4 hours away as well. In the end, I figured I could find a school with a better location so I withdrew my application. I only wish it had been closer to more. I wasn't looking for a big city environment but I just thought I'd get bored.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think you really need to know how to entertain yourself if you want to go to Whitman. I remember there were students rock climbing on the side of a building, weaving a "spider web" out of string in a tree, or just hanging out. It's beautiful, but very small-townish. It is growing, though--they have a movie theater. :) Seattle isn't THAT close, but there is always an airport if you really need to get away.</p>
<p>yeah, from what I've read on theprincetonreview and other rankings, Whitman seems to be really high on alot of lists. Is it accurate to say that Whitman is really close to a school like Williams, as far as the atmosphere?</p>
<p>My D is a junior there and loves it. She always has tons to do..more then she has time for. Walla Walla isn't very exciting but it is very easy place to be and you spend most of your time on campus anyhow. It is an oasis in Eastern Washington. If it was someplace else, it would be even more competitive then it already is. Go for it, they will be interested in you. They do want to really know who you are so interviews, phone calls and contact is really worthwhile. They are very busy with apps right now but don't hesitate to call.</p>