At Whittier College, a First-Year Student is someone who is a high school senior or who has graduated from high school but has not enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year institution of higher education.
At Whittier College, a Transfer Student is someone who has graduated from high school (or equivalent) and has enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year institution of higher education.
Whittier College qualifies citizens of countries other than the United States, students who attend a U.S. high school or college but have a foreign passport, and U.S. citizens attending high school or college abroad as International Students.
Your Admission Counselor will work with you throughout the admission process, read your application, advocate on your behalf to the Admission Committee, and address your questions and concerns.
