<p>Our daughter is at UR, a sophomore political science major, and she loves the school. She came out of a private school where she had taken five AP courses and the rest honors, so she finds the workload challenging, but felt very prepared. But, comparatively speaking, Davidson is a much more rigorous school in terms of academics and admissions. For example, one of her best friends attends Davidson, on a full merit scholarship, graduated at the top of their HS class, and even she finds Davidson extremely difficult and the work load nearly impossible. As for physical environment, we’ve been to Davidson as well, and it is a pretty campus! It is a lot smaller than UR, and that can make a difference to some. It is really close to Charlotte, which is a plus, just like UR being in Richmond is a plus (and close to DC also a plus).</p>