Whitman’s residence halls are very high quality, and they each have their quirks. Douglas, Marcus, and College House are all options for upperclassmen, and the space and/or privacy that they afford make them popular with students. The Interest House Community, a collection of Whitman-owned houses, is a unique opportunity for students to live in a household setting that matches or relates to personal interest, such as the Fine Arts House, La Casa Hispana (the Spanish House), La Maison Francaise (the French House), Das Deutsche Haus (the German House), Tekisuijuku (the Japanese House), the Asian Studies House, the Writing House, the Co-Op (Community Service House), the Outhouse (Environmental House), the Global Awareness House, and MECCA (the Multi-Ethnic Center for Cultural Awareness). Generally, freshmen apply to live in the interest houses for sophomore year.
As far as freshman or mixed-class dorms are concerned, be prepared to deal with, and perhaps defend, the different and ever-evolving reputations of each dorm and the different challenge of each. Lyman is traditionally known as the quiet dorm and Jewett the party dorm. People either love Anderson for its location or hate it for its paper-thin walls. Although the fanciest dorm by far, girls may choose to avoid Prentiss for its reputation of leaping at any hint of testosterone. North, off-campus by two blocks, used to be a hospital, and is either adored or feared by students for this fact. Often dorm buildings are labeled for the reputations of the students residing in them (whether it be loud, normal, bad-ass, eccentric, pretentious, or the like), so with each year comes the opportunity to turn these labels on their heads.
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Everyone gets super close with the kids in their residence halls. Lyman, North, and Prentiss are boring though. Jewett is where it's at.
Apr 30, 2012
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I had a really wonderful experience living on-campus and I look back on those days fondly. I lived in Jewett Hall as a first-year and I loved it. While it was a somewhat noisy hub of activity, I loved the cozy, vibrant atmosphere. I had a really good roommate and great fellow residents in my section. It's also super centrally located which I loved. My sophomore year I lived in Douglas hall which is also great. Much more quiet, but still convenient, it was a really comfortable and fun environment. In the second half of my sophomore year I had the chance to live in the Global Awareness house which is part of Whitman's Interest House Community. It was a super engaging and enlightening experience. When I moved into to the Global Awareness House (GloHo) I didn't know any of my fellow residents and now three of them are among my best friends! I strongly recommend you check out the Interest Houses (there are a bunch!) More info about it can be found here http://www.whitman.edu/content/residence_life/interest-houses.
Apr 30, 2012
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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!
Mar 13, 2012
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