Tell this west coaster: how well-known is Davidson?

DaNorthSide24
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 03:58:21 +0000

Davidson has grown a lot in recent years, I would say. Being a sophomore, even over the last year, I feel like it is mentioned more and more in the general media. I’m sure Stephen Curry, the pro basketball player, has a lot to do with that. It depends on who you want to notice you at Davidson.

For med schools it’s okay, but not GREAT. You will get a GPA bumb for med school, as well as most other grad schools (especially in the south - Duke, Wake, UNC…), for going to Davidson. I guess they must understand the rigor of the school.

For business, however, the school is pretty solid. Given its proximity to Charlotte, a lot of big financial firms recruit there. If you grab an internship with one of these companies from Davidson, you’ve got a great chance to land a job with a big-time financial firm. I’m (going to declare as) an Econ major, and the upperclassmen have had a lot of great things to say about job placement.

Additionally, their accounting program has a relationship with some grad schools in the state. The most well-known is Wake Forest. If you focus on business and accounting at Davidson and do well, you are almost guaranteed a spot in the accounting grad program at Wake Forest.