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Suprisingly Good

Walla Walla is a pretty small town, but the options to eat off campus are great overall. The Walla Walla valley is known for it's wine (think of the Napa of Washington state), making downtown dining a highlight. The variety isn't impressive and some restaurants are pricey. However, the restaurants that are good are very good. My parents love coming to visit me because of the really great restaurants in Walla Walla (plus the wine!). Besides fast food, there is very little available late at night.

A Great Variety

Although Whitman isn't known for its athletics, we have a great variety of sports and ways to be a part of athletics. We are D III and don't have a football team, so we don't tend to have the big school fanaticism around athletics. But our soccer, basketball, volleyball, swim, and tennis teams are incredible. Home games are definitely fun to go to and many of the teams are consistent conference champions. Other than varsity, we have a great variety of club teams (rugby, lacrosse, skiing, ultimate frisbee, cycling, volleyball, tennis,...). My favorite part of Whitman athletics is intramural sports. Something like 70% of Whitman students play IM sports. IM sports run year round and there's something for everyone. I play flag football, soccer, and ultimate frisbee. We also have basketball, softball, volleyball, tennis, dodgeball, and mini-golf.

I Made the Right Choice

I love Whitman. Seriously, this school is awesome. I was completely thrown off when I visited because it was not at all what I expected. I didn't really have that "this is the place" feeling during any of the my college tours, and while I can't say for sure that's how I felt when I visited Whitman, I immediately felt comfortable and at home. And that feeling has continued. I came to Whitman in January, after the freshmen all had a semester to get acclimated, and I was worried it was going to be hard for me to fit in and make friends. I was completely wrong. This is an incredibly friendly campus. You feel like you know everyone and anywhere you go you know people or meet people. I'm in my junior year and am continually meeting awesome people that I'm surprised I never met before. Whenever I'm in a bad mood, simply walking across campus with the overwhelming amount of smiles, hi's, and friend waves can cheer me up in a second. I'm so happy I made the right choice to come here.

Freshman Dorms

I loved living in one of the two all-freshman dorms my first year at Whitman. Not only is it extremely fun and always exciting, but you create a network of friends who you will never forget. I'll still very close with all my friends who lived in the dorms with me freshman year. My roommate freshman year continues to be one of my closest friends and I'm my senior year I'm living with 5 people from my freshman year dorm!