Despite the lack of a scholarship to Eton, Whitehead was successful in the Entrance Examination and began a happy period at Eton where he specialised in mathematics, yet never showed himself as a mathematical genius.
Sa kabila ng kakulangan ng isang scholarship sa Eton, Whitehead ay matagumpay sa Entrance Examination at sinimulan ng isang masayang panahon sa Eton kung saan siya specialised sa matematika, ngunit hindi ipinakita ang sarili bilang isang matematiko likas na kakayahan.