Davidson College Top Questions

Davidson is a small town, but it's definitely growing. While Main Street does not allow any chain companies--such as McDonalds--to move in, a brand new shopping center and harris teeter just opened a couple blocks away from campus.

Tiny school, but its really great because you know pretty much everyone on campus.

Davidson is small and I like it that way. Everyone knows everything about everyone else, including people they've never "officially" met. It's hard to slip through the cracks and there is a very definite sense of community. Lots of people haven't heard of it and mistake it for a community college. But everyone who knows it is impressed to hear I go here. I think that might change given the recent basketball victories.

The best thing about Davidson would be the community feel. Everyone takes pride in the community, but also everyone genuinely respects fellow community members.

I transferred to Davidson last fall and as soon as I got here it was clear the types of relationships that had been formed. Davidson focuses a lot on the Freshman, from programs to the Myers-Brigs Tests they give you for your roommate/hall. From the very beginning there is a sense of community I have not experienced yet on any college campus. What was most amazing to me is the positive attitude that pervades Davidson. Not only are people talking and smiling as they walk around campus, but people don't like to speak negatively about one another when they are not there. I think there is a unspoken respect for each other that may stem from the famous Davidson Honor Code that really is the fundamental aspect of our campus community of trust and respect.

The best thing about Davidson is the sense of community you feel when you walk around the school. It's safe and small- I have never felt threatened walking around late at night. It's also really nice to see people you recognize every single day, whether you know their names or not. At a big university, you are so much less likfely to run into someone you know when walking to or from class, or standin in line in the cafeteria, but here it's acompletely different story, and that helps to make things feel cozy and welcoming. Plus, we have killer basketball team! School pride is another awesome aspect of Davidson. Everyone gets supported for their activities: the student section at the basketball games is filled with cheeing maniacs, but then, just a few weeks ago, the basketball team sat in the first row for Dance Ensemble. It's very cool how everyone supports and respets one another in this way.

It's absolutely gorgeous and one of the best places to live in the country, there are some issues about how minority programs are handled on campus, but in the end everyone despite their issues will come together and support Davidson basketball

Davidson is a very small school, which was what attracted me here. The classes are really small which gives you the opportunity to get to know your professors really well. The honor code is also really important to all of the students. We have self-scheduled exams where you can take an exam wherever you want unproctored at the time of your choosing. Everyone on campus follows the honor code, so you can leave things wherever you want and expect them to be there when you return. If I could change something about Davidson, I would add a wider variety of classes/majors. Although I do like the liberal arts approach, I find that we are very limited in the classes offered. For people who might want to go to Grad School like myself, it is hard to find some of the prerequisites for a specific field. Just adding a few Business classes or something would allow more options for students. Being from Charlotte, everyone knows of Davidson, but I have friends who say people have no clue what Davidson is. Everyone tends to say that you must be working hard when I tell them I go to Davidson. I spent most of my time in the College Union/Student Center. Davidson is a very small town, but is very much a college town. There is a really cute Main Street with a drug store, coffee shop, restaurants, bank, and a few stores. The community members are very involved with the college, so it is like one big community. There is definitely a lot of pride in saying that you are a Davidson student especially after this year's Basketball run. And Davidson does your laundry for you, which is a huge plus.

This is one experience I'll always remember. When Davidson's basketball team made it to the NCAA Elite Eight this year the board of trustees paid for the entire school to go up to Detroit to watch the game FOR FREE. This included an eleven hour bus ride, an overnight in a hotel, and tickets to the sweet sixteen and elite eight games. But the story gets even better. I had a six page paper due the day we would get back from Detroit and so I had to do it in the hotel while we were up there. So I pack my laptop, my notes, my books, everything - and forget the laptop charger! On the bus ride up I realize this and tell the chaperone, who calls the President's secretary, who tells the President... who offers to fly it up with him later that day! So Residence Life unlocks my dorm room, gets the charger, gives it to the President, who flies it up and puts it in his wife's purse, and then it is hand delivered to me during the basketball game!!! Davidson is a true community.

The best thing about Davidson is the small size- you can have real relationships with professors, and you get such a good quality of education from the personal attention that you get. I spend most of my time in the library and at the town's coffee shop, Summit. There's been a ton of school pride with the recent basketball success.