Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both school have acceptance rate around 20%. SAT range 1300-1500.
Not particularly difficult to get into.
You likely to encounter so-so peer in these schools.

Sounds like my Indian mom is on here.
wtf is wrong w/you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both school have acceptance rate around 20%. SAT range 1300-1500.
Not particularly difficult to get into.
You likely to encounter so-so peer in these schools.

Sounds like my Indian mom is on here.
wtf is wrong w/you.

That poster pops up on every thread to make this idiotic announcement.

[Anonymous]

7% of the student body comes from New York, which, while not the highest percentage compared to its peers, is still pretty good.

Where Wake lags from being a university that attracts students from all over. It has very few students from California, New York/New England/New Jersey and especially international students. Only 90 freshmen were international students, out of 1,385, or just 6.5%.

To put it in perspective schools like BU, NEU, NYU, Emory, BC, Tufts, and UMiami draw many more students from California, and out their region, and especially internationally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, they are regarded as schools for rich Whites and boring.

Indian mom: OMG, 2% Asian? omg, omg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both school have acceptance rate around 20%. SAT range 1300-1500.
Not particularly difficult to get into.
You likely to encounter so-so peer in these schools.

https://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financ...ing-class-statistics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both school have acceptance rate around 20%. SAT range 1300-1500.
Not particularly difficult to get into.
You likely to encounter so-so peer in these schools.

https://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financ...ing-class-statistics

For those who don’t want to click the link, stats for Davidson are as follows:

Accepted: 13.4%
Yield: 47.7%
Students from outside the South: 60%, including 13% international
SAT 25/75: 1410-1530
ACT 25/75: 31-34

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they are regarded as schools for rich Whites and boring.

Indian mom: OMG, 2% Asian? omg, omg.

Huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both school have acceptance rate around 20%. SAT range 1300-1500.
Not particularly difficult to get into.
You likely to encounter so-so peer in these schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they are regarded as schools for rich Whites and boring.

Indian mom: OMG, 2% Asian? omg, omg.

Huh?

I think PP was saying there are only 2% Asian in the student body, whatever that means.
I don't think it's due to the "whiteness" or "rich white" as pointed out multiple times.
I think it's due to the location of two schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In NY, no one will be interested in these schools. Zero interest. Are they really that good?

There is an enormous contingent at Wake from NY/NJ/CT, and I think expect Davidson is similar. Learn that your preferences aren’t universal.

So like 750?

[Anonymous]

Davidson is more small college, similar to Williams and others in the category

Wake is mid-sized - it was 3600 undergrad when I was there, but is I think 5800 now?

I didn't think of diversity when I applied in the 90s, but it also was more affordable then. Gave more scholarships than I hear they do now, although lots were for NC students.

I had an amazing 4 years on a lovely campus. It was a great fit - not too big, not too small and just such a lovely place. We also had a great basketball team that won back to back ACC championships while I was there. Tim Duncan was the star at the time. Just a fun time to be at the school.

I stepped on that campus and felt at home. That's the only way to describe it.

I have friends who came from all over the country. Lots of Jersey girls, though But I had some good friends from New England and one of my besties was from CO.

It is a lovely school for the right student. It is probably more rich kid and even more conservative now than then, but I haven't been back in a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Davidson is more small college, similar to Williams and others in the category

Wake is mid-sized - it was 3600 undergrad when I was there, but is I think 5800 now?

I didn't think of diversity when I applied in the 90s, but it also was more affordable then. Gave more scholarships than I hear they do now, although lots were for NC students.

I had an amazing 4 years on a lovely campus. It was a great fit - not too big, not too small and just such a lovely place. We also had a great basketball team that won back to back ACC championships while I was there. Tim Duncan was the star at the time. Just a fun time to be at the school.

I stepped on that campus and felt at home. That's the only way to describe it.

I have friends who came from all over the country. Lots of Jersey girls, though But I had some good friends from New England and one of my besties was from CO.

It is a lovely school for the right student. It is probably more rich kid and even more conservative now than then, but I haven't been back in a while.

Its very private school environment. Not so conservative though.
Large and growing Jewish population.
Larger and growing NY/CT/NJ population too.
Its the new Vanderbilt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they are regarded as schools for rich Whites and boring.

Indian mom: OMG, 2% Asian? omg, omg.

Huh?

I think PP was saying there are only 2% Asian in the student body, whatever that means.
I don't think it's due to the "whiteness" or "rich white" as pointed out multiple times.
I think it's due to the location of two schools.

It’s an ignorant post. Davidson has 13% international students alone. Not every international student has to be Asian, but I bet many are.

[Anonymous]

solid choices for NY metro students faking between ivies and rutgers, penn state, etx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both school have acceptance rate around 20%. SAT range 1300-1500.
Not particularly difficult to get into.
You likely to encounter so-so peer in these schools.

Only on DCUM are schools that reject 80 percent plus of applicants called easy to get into.

Average SAT for those admitted to Wake Class of 2026 was 1480. I expect Davidson similar but too lazy to look.

A majority of Wake’s class is admitted test optional, so the 1480 is inflated.