U of Richmond vs. Davidson

Steglitz90
Sun, 13 Dec 2020 07:38:02 +0000

My son ended up choosing Davidson over Richmond & is VERY happy there – even though all his classes happened to be online, he lived in the dorms, made good friends, met in person with his advisor, as well as a few profs, and even got an on campus job. It was quite a surprise to me that he went with Davidson, as he really loved UR when we visited, but was luke-warm on Davidson after the visit. I think what won him over in the end was the proximity to a big city with lots of sports/data analytics opportunities & an airport where he could fly non-stop easily to the west coast. UR seemed a bit more “preppy”/Northeastern, whereas Davidson is a bit more laid back. One thing that was surprising to me was that although both schools “meet needs”, Davidson was about $8k cheaper for us (came in at our FAFSA EFC, while UR was $8k over the EFC). I’m guessing that Davidson has a lower cap on home equity than UR. My view on this is that either school would have been a great choice, but I’m happy he’s happy with his pick.