Social Life? Geographic Diversity?

littleturtle10
Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:54:39 +0000

I am a current Freshman at Davidson and wanted to weigh in on these topics. In terms of social life, I am an occaisonal drinker and not into the party scene, but I have yet to have a boring weekend on campus. Between events at the student union, hanging out with friends, Charlotte, performances and athletic games, and trips with DO( Davidson’s outdoors club), I always have too many things I want to do on the weekends. While the party scene is most publicised, there are many students who do not drink or party and still have fun when not in class.

Academically, Davidson does have a lot of work, but not as much as people like to talk about. There’s a joke on campus that goes: “How long does it take the average Davidson student to write a paper? Four hours: 3 to complain about it and 1 to write it.” The truth is, everyone works hard, but most secretly enjoy the work they are doing and don’t have quite as much as they think. I have more work than I did in high school (small strong private southern school) but I have more time to do the work, so it doesn’t feel much harder than high school.

There are also many perks about Davidson some forget to consider. The honor code is awesome, especially when you’re taking self scheduled exams. The people are incredibly friendly. Its fun to cheer on your basketball team in the NCAA tournament. The weather is wonderful- last weekend I sat at the lake campus in 80 degree weather. You can’t say that about any northern liberal arts school!

Anyways, I love Davidson and everything about it. I strongly urge others to look into the school. I wish everyone luck in the college process!