I’ve wanted to get to Whitter for some time now and am glad I did. Located in the LA suburb of Whittier (a lovely upscale community), the college was originally founded by Quakers in 1807. The campus has a Spanish feel with stucco and red tile roof buildings with lots of bougainvillea in bloom. With 1400 undergraduate students and 700 in the law school, Whittier is small enough to be a friendly place and big enough to offer some interesting programs. Our tour guide, who was a senior, seemed to know everyone on campus, including the first year students. There is a 5 year engineering program with USC, a semester internship at the United Nations and the Whittier Scholars program for students who want to create their own major to mention a few of the unique programs. 85% of those who apply to medical school are accepted. When I visited the library on a Thursday morning, it was full of students studying individually and in groups. The Academic Success Center is located in the library building and is open to all; in fact our tour guide commented that everyone used it at least once.
Susan
