Middle School Students Experience College

WALLA WALLA – The Whitman Institute for Scholastic Enrichment is accepting applications for the August 9-11, 2015, program. This is a free program for local students who entering 9th grade in fall 2015. Participants stay on the Whitman College campus for three days and two nights, and all meals are provided.

The WISE schedule includes classes with Whitman professors, workshops on preparing for college, an art project and recreational activities. Students first in their families to attend college are especially encouraged to apply. A workshop for parents covers the financial aid process, high school academic choices and other college concerns.

Students fill out an application, a parent release form, a counselor or teacher recommendation form, and submit a copy of a recent report card or online grade report. Applications are due June 1, and are available online at whitman.edu/wise or by contacting Sonja Aikens at 527-5596 or aikenssl@whitman.edu.