My college hunt continues. I just visited Whittier College in California. I love Whittier's logo "beyond the box" and their mascot "Whittier Poets" locally known as the Poet Warriors. My tour guides, Daisy (California) and Dennis (Alaska) really explained why they chose Whittier over other small liberal arts colleges.
Some really neat things I learned about Whittier are:
1. An interest free loan for qualifying students;
2. A "scholars program" which allows students to create their own major and present a senior year project;
3. A frosh writing class is mandatory but an example of a writing class is "psychological and sociological aspects of vampires";
4. You can do research alongside your professor: My guide is working with his professor on the "synthesis of new compounds and their bacterial inhibition". He will be working on this for three years while an underclassman.5. While most faculty live nearby; some live on campus with their families and 85% of students live on-campus all four years allowing for a close knit academic community that reaches beyond the classroom.
6. Daisy is an AVID tutor at a local high school and 12 of her AVID students have been accepted to Whittier for 2011. WOW!
As you can see I came away from my tour with real insight into what Whittier offers. So, if you are looking for a small liberal arts education in Los Angeles County...check it out. http://www.youtube.com/ACScounseling
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