Davidson College Top Questions

The majority of students are white but I would say there is lots of diversity within the interests and talents of the students, yes, yes, and no not everyone is rich

It is true that Davidson has a LOT of work; however, every student manages it in his or her own way. The grading is tough, but doable. The professors really want you to succeed and will help you in any way possible, but they won't let up on their standards either. The students are mostly rich, white kids, but they are not snobby.

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Yes. No, just kidding. There are a lot of uptight people here, but most people aren't. And to succeed at Davidson, you definitely have to work a lot, but not to the point of developing workaholism. There are definitely preppy, snobby, rich kids around, but a lot of preppy kids aren't rich, snobby kids aren't preppy, etc. Mostly, though, people are amazingly nice. And I know a lot of kids who are paying their own way through Davidson. We do, indeed, have a ballin' basketball team.

No, these stereotypes are not accurate. As a varsity athlete, I've found that I still have ample time to train and compete at a high level, study hard and make good grades, have a girlfriend, and entertain a substantial social life.

We definitely balance academics and social lives. However, we do study much more than the average college student. Example: When the trustees paid for us to go to Detroit to watch the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games, every student was in the lobby studying from morning to sun down on Saturday, the day in between the two games.

Not really. Davidson students do have a lot of work, and they are often in the library, but they also know how to have fun. The frats and eating houses have some sort of party going on pretty much every weekend. It's true that Davidson is not very diverse, and most people do come from well off families, but hardly anyone is conceded and everyone is pretty good about acceptance and tolerance.

While it's true that most students here are very smart (it's no small feat to get accepted), and there is a large workload, there is an excellent social scene with weekly court parties and a very relaxed atmosphere when it comes to drinking (as long as people are being safe).There is a slightly above average population of the more "bookish" types here but there is a huge population of partiers along with lots athletes.

I'm neutral about these. Some of these apply to myself or people I know, but alot of people don't fit these stereotypes.

To an extent. There are kids from extremely diverse backgrounds that I've met here. However, there are definitely kids from wealthier homes which seems to be the majority.