Davidson College Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at Davidson College?

John

Davidson students are a bit anal about grades. All nighters are normal. Library is the second home of many students.

Ryan

I would say some stereotypes about Davidson is that there is not much diversity here, that it is mainly rich white kids.

Ryan

Some stereotypes portray Davidson students as rich, white, arrogant, athletic, and moderately religious.

Allison

We work all the time, non-stop.

Sarah

People think we work really hard and have grade deflation...I once heard Davidson described as a J-Crew campus...At Davidson, everyone seems to believe that there are only two types of relationships: random hook-ups and committed, long-term, attached-at-the-hip relationships.

Megan

Davidson is ridiculously hard and that Davidson students study all the time. Also that Davidson students are preppy.

Terry

That all Davidson students do nothing but work.

Kent

Davidson students work and over-work all throughout the semester. Everyone is busy all the time.

Nick

Davidson, at least in the west, has the image of being old-school, southern and preppy.

Kate

-They work all the time and never have fun. -They are rich, Southern, white kids.