How prestigious is Davidson?

Faline2
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:40:25 +0000

Davidson will prepare you for entry into the top graduate schools in the USA. The kids there study many hours a day but relationships with faculty are so excellent and supportive, that they generally don’t find the work oppressive. Most people who get into Davidson have superb work ethics. I find the little town it is in to be boring, but it is near a Lake with sailing for Davidson kids and there are upscale places to eat and hang out nearby. Charlotte itself is about ten to fifteen minutes south on the expressway. You can hook up with the New South energy on I 85 easily for what it is worth. Davidson students tend to enjoy each other and not mind their small town location…they are busy. They have a high ratio of scholar athletes on campus. Like many of our best LAC’s, Davidson will give you the same or better results re entry to grad schools as schools with higher profiles and big sports or Ivy identities. It is not for everybody. I would say that if you value intimacy with profs and totally undergrad education atmosphere, it is a jewel.