Acceptances for the Class of 2011

whittierst
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:57:27 +0000

I’m not sure posting stats is really very helpful. Suffice it to say that his ACT scores (he didn’t take the SAT) were solidly within the range of the last two admitted classes. But my impression is that Davidson focuses more on the intangibles than other schools might. He had a solid GPA with a tough AP curriculum in a very competitive small prep school. He played varsity football and soccer on conference championship teams (although he’s probably not going to play varsity sports at DC) and I’m pretty sure he had very solid recommendations from his teachers and counselors. I was pretty impressed with his essay and short answers. I think he pretty successfully conveyed why he’d make a contribution to DC and why they should want him - but I really don’t have a clue what they’re looking for. So, in summary, he didn’t get the world’s highest test scores, he’s not the top student in his class and he isn’t a D-1 athlete, but he has successfully balanced a bunch of very demanding stuff and achieved a level of success in all of them. My impression is that’s the kind of kid DC is looking for. Those are the kinds of kids my son wants to go to school with. That’s what he liked about DC. That’s why he applied ED there. I think its why he got in. I hope that helps.