Davidson College Top Questions

Davidson has a unique sense of community that makes the school a wonderful place to live for four years. The town embraces the college. The honor code gives it a sense of trust among students and professors and townspeople.

The greatest thing about Davidson is its size. Classes are small enough that great discussions and interactions with your peers and teachers are possible. Teachers become very invested in your well-being, frequently inviting their students to dinner at their house at the end of the semester. This bond makes the school special. The community feel is like nothing I have ever experienced. Case in point: NCAAs this year. Not only do the students love this school, but so does the town. Where else can you find the town members baking for students during finals. And on the note of finals, self-scheduled, unproctored exams?? Yes. The honor code is what makes Davidson unique. Students are given a great deal of respect, responsibility and trust.

Davidson College has a sense of community that is unique to itself. People don't understand Davidson until they have been there. Everyone is involved and cares about what goes on at campus. It is a very small school, only 1700 students, but people are always impressed when they hear I go to Davidson. I spend most of my time at my eating house, Warner Hall, where I eat, work and hang out.

One of the best things about Davidson besides its honor code and sense of community is its location. We are located in the small town of Davidson, NC which is just about 30 minutes outside of Charlotte, NC. The town is very small with just about 8,000 people. I like to call it Mayberry because it is basically a perfect little town. There is main street with the local soda shop, coffee shop, the ice cream shop, village bookstore, and the very convenient CVS. Everyone knows everyone else in the town and the townspeople are so supportive of what we do here on campus. There is always a contingent at our theatre performances along with athletic contests. They even bake us cookies during exams and hand out a late night study snack of cookies and milk! Even though the town is so quaint I never feel like I am isolated from the rest of the world. 5 minutes up and down I-77 there is everything you could ever want or need as a college student. There are Targets and Wal-Marts, every fast food restaurant known to man, high-end dining, along with good shopping (especially at Birkdale Village). Plus we are only 30 minutes away from Charlotte so you can always go into the city for a night on the town.

I love Davidson. The school is extremely inclusive while being laid back. The town itself is very supportive of the students. During exams, DCPC makes cookies for the students. You will not find that anywhere else.

A lot of people haven't heard about Davidson, which is kind of a pain, particularly because we are such a great school. It's also a great town-- the town of Davidson is a great community with a special relationship with the college. I think that this relationship fosters school pride... everyone at davidson is so proud to be a wildcat!

The sense of community is very strong. You know that everyone is suffering through the workload and you know alot of people wherever you go, or at least you recognize them. It is very easy to tell if someone goes here or not. Davidson is not known by most people in my hometown but the people that do know that it is a huge accomplishment to go here and you gain their respect almost immediatly.

Davidson as a whole is great. There's nothing I would change. My professors are all trusting of me as their student and extremely passionate about their profession. I have one professor who holds office hours in the Union--every afternoon for several hours. Then, if you email about a homework question, he'll meet you in the Union after dinner or later in the evening to give you extra help. He's usually on campus anyways since he makes sure to attend all plays, concerts, sporting events, etc. that his students are involved with. The student body is a great group of people who are all very friendly. People often ask if the small size bothers me, and in fact, I love it. You don't go somewhere on campus where you don't at least recognize someone--and that connectedness is what I love about Davidson. There is certainly a lot of school pride.

Sometimes I feel like Davidson's too small, but most of the time I find the size just right for me. It's definitely a personal preference. If you like to see friends and familiar faces every time you leave your room, this is the perfect size school. When I first arrived, I found the school spirit a little disappointing, but during our stellar basketball season I was really impressed.

The best thing about Davidson is the people, the people at davidson, staff and students are amazing people and make the amazing college experience that everyone at davidson cherishes. One thing I would change is the food selection, I would make it more varied to allow students to change up what they eat every day. Davidson is just the right size. When I tell people that I go to davidson there are two responses I tend to get, people who know of the school always acknowledge how great it is and what a great choice I made. The other common response from people who don't know Davidson is whether or not its a community college. I love Davidson College.