Advantages/Disadvantages of Davis?

HImom
Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:22:25 +0000

WOW, those are two toally different places & it would be good for you to visit both to get a feel for each school (an overnight would be a great idea of where you would be happiest for the next 4 years). Davis is a wonderful little college town. You can bike to most places & they also have buses that take you around. It has grown since I was there 1979-1982, but it is still pretty rural/rustic, especially compared to NYU. They do have a nice gym & performance center. It is HUGE, with a very large student body. The nearest cities are Sacramento (about an hour away) or SF (which was about two hours away). Davis has a huge Asian population–40% of the undergrad student body & 38% whilte. Undergrads are 97% CA residents. http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/info/facts_figures.cfm
http://facts.ucdavis.edu/student_headcount_ethnicity.lasso

I loved my time at Davis as a grad/pro student in 1979-82 & my niece loved her time there as an undergrad in English & business 1999-2003. Only you can figure out whether NYU or UCDavis is a better fit for YOU & your interests. Both are great schools–congrats!
HImom