Is Davidson Worth the Debt? (vs UNC)

Raceme117
Wed, 13 May 2009 22:40:15 +0000

This is an interesting thread…especially as a future student at Davidson. I was in this same position a few weeks ago with two comparable financial aid packages and I chose Davidson. I chose solely on fit. I realized they are both excellent places to get an education and what I would do after would be contingent on what I do and the resources I use at Davidson. However, I would have to agree that 70k in debt is an enormous amount. I was looking at around 20k for Davidson and about 18k for Chapel Hill. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? I just hope Davidson gets the respect it deserves, especially in North Carolina. I tell people I’m going to Davidson and they say “uhh…I’m sure its a good school because you are going there.” But other than that they have no idea where it is, and its a little scary.

I also posted a thread on the Davidson Forum asking how much debt Davidson was worth and I was told 40k.