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Sophomore female student gives her favorite movie, class, and free hour.

Don't do sub-free housing unless you REALLY want to. Too many people I know on sub-free seem to seclude themselves with only their hallmates, and miss out on the larger Davidson picture. Take a risk - the rest of the halls aren't that bad.

Davidson is just a very challenging place to be. It stretches you as a person and as a student. I think it's good to come to Davidson with an open mind, ready to learn new ways of working and thinking about life.

There really isn't a dating culture, because people spend so much time working. So, two things end of happening. 1) People never have a relationship or 2) they have a sketchy non-committal relationship with someone and just hook up all the time.

Davidson is awesome. But not if you're a huge slacker, want a big school, a city school, or a school where there are good snow sports. Also, don't come here if you KNOW you want to do music, theater, or art--our departments aren't bad, they're just not the school's focus. Actually, the art department is pretty sweet--I took a basic sculpture class and we learned how to weld, use a ton of power tools, and we did lost-wax bronze casting. So the art dept.'s pretty legit. Also, despite some stereotypes I've heard, Davidson students definitely know how to party. You just need to know where to go.

People here are fun, quirky, and arguably a bit socially awkward. Everyone has a great time, and although they may complain about all the work they have they certainly make up for it on the weekends, or even just at 2 in the morning when you find yourself laughing hysterically with your best friends after you have just written a ten page paper. And in the end you walk out of the whole experience with one of the best education you can get.