North Carolina college tour planning

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see in Charlotte. Fly to RDU and see Duke and Chapel Hill. Then drive to the others. Davidson is in the middle of nowhere so make sure you don't plan to spend the night anywhere near it.

Middle of nowhere? Where are you from, NYC?

I am from NC -- and yes, Davidson is in the middle of nowhere.

It's 5 minutes off 77 and is about 30 minutes from Charlotte. How is that the middle of nowhere?

I suppose we all have a different opinion of what constitutes middle of nowhere. After a recent tour of multiple SLACs, including Davidson, I would say that with easy access to restaurants, grocery stores, book stores, etc. this town isn't middle of nowhere.

I guess so, and I agree with you about Davidson. For those wanting a small school, it is a great option!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see in Charlotte. Fly to RDU and see Duke and Chapel Hill. Then drive to the others. Davidson is in the middle of nowhere so make sure you don't plan to spend the night anywhere near it.

Middle of nowhere? Where are you from, NYC?

I am from NC -- and yes, Davidson is in the middle of nowhere.

It's 5 minutes off 77 and is about 30 minutes from Charlotte. How is that the middle of nowhere?

I’ve learned on this board that if you can stand in the middle of campus and not see tall office buildings, it’s “in the middle of nowhere.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see in Charlotte. Fly to RDU and see Duke and Chapel Hill. Then drive to the others. Davidson is in the middle of nowhere so make sure you don't plan to spend the night anywhere near it.

Middle of nowhere? Where are you from, NYC?

I am from NC -- and yes, Davidson is in the middle of nowhere.

It's 5 minutes off 77 and is about 30 minutes from Charlotte. How is that the middle of nowhere?

I suppose we all have a different opinion of what constitutes middle of nowhere. After a recent tour of multiple SLACs, including Davidson, I would say that with easy access to restaurants, grocery stores, book stores, etc. this town isn't middle of nowhere.

I guess so, and I agree with you about Davidson. For those wanting a small school, it is a great option!

But nearly impossible to get into...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see in Charlotte. Fly to RDU and see Duke and Chapel Hill. Then drive to the others. Davidson is in the middle of nowhere so make sure you don't plan to spend the night anywhere near it.

Middle of nowhere? Where are you from, NYC?

I am from NC -- and yes, Davidson is in the middle of nowhere.

It's 5 minutes off 77 and is about 30 minutes from Charlotte. How is that the middle of nowhere?

I’ve learned on this board that if you can stand in the middle of campus and not see tall office buildings, it’s “in the middle of nowhere.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see in Charlotte. Fly to RDU and see Duke and Chapel Hill. Then drive to the others. Davidson is in the middle of nowhere so make sure you don't plan to spend the night anywhere near it.

Davidson is less than a 1/2 hour outside Charlotte

OP: if you can, fly into Charlotte or RDU and out of the other.

Duke /UNC then Wake/ Elon then Davidson. Or reverse. The way the highways work RDU to Charlotte is quite a hike.


I grew up in the nowhere middle of NC and people sending their kids to college at Elon near Burlington blows my mind. What backward armpit of a place. If your kid is competitive fo the other 4 and you are looking at private tuition, they can find a better place to live and a better school to attend. I’d look at NC State instead.

Again— Burlington. I’ve been there in the last year. And nope. Never recovered from the recession, and it was depressing as heck before the textile mills left.

Plus, I know kids there now, and all had issues during HS— an ED, autism spectrum, disciplinary infractions and hd to switch schools— that depressed GPAs and made a more competitive school impossible.

But mostly— Burlington.
Pro, it is not remotely the same as UNC and WFU

Your old. Elon has changed in the last 5 years. It’s a very popular back up for kids competitive for UNC and WF.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see in Charlotte. Fly to RDU and see Duke and Chapel Hill. Then drive to the others. Davidson is in the middle of nowhere so make sure you don't plan to spend the night anywhere near it.

Davidson is less than a 1/2 hour outside Charlotte

OP: if you can, fly into Charlotte or RDU and out of the other.

Duke /UNC then Wake/ Elon then Davidson. Or reverse. The way the highways work RDU to Charlotte is quite a hike.


I grew up in the nowhere middle of NC and people sending their kids to college at Elon near Burlington blows my mind. What backward armpit of a place. If your kid is competitive fo the other 4 and you are looking at private tuition, they can find a better place to live and a better school to attend. I’d look at NC State instead.

Again— Burlington. I’ve been there in the last year. And nope. Never recovered from the recession, and it was depressing as heck before the textile mills left.

Plus, I know kids there now, and all had issues during HS— an ED, autism spectrum, disciplinary infractions and hd to switch schools— that depressed GPAs and made a more competitive school impossible.

But mostly— Burlington.
Pro, it is not remotely the same as UNC and WFU


Lol! Keep telling yourself that, lady!
Your old. Elon has changed in the last 5 years. It’s a very popular back up for kids competitive for UNC and WF.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing to see in Charlotte. Fly to RDU and see Duke and Chapel Hill. Then drive to the others. Davidson is in the middle of nowhere so make sure you don't plan to spend the night anywhere near it.

Davidson is less than a 1/2 hour outside Charlotte

OP: if you can, fly into Charlotte or RDU and out of the other.

Duke /UNC then Wake/ Elon then Davidson. Or reverse. The way the highways work RDU to Charlotte is quite a hike.


I grew up in the nowhere middle of NC and people sending their kids to college at Elon near Burlington blows my mind. What backward armpit of a place. If your kid is competitive fo the other 4 and you are looking at private tuition, they can find a better place to live and a better school to attend. I’d look at NC State instead.

Again— Burlington. I’ve been there in the last year. And nope. Never recovered from the recession, and it was depressing as heck before the textile mills left.

Plus, I know kids there now, and all had issues during HS— an ED, autism spectrum, disciplinary infractions and hd to switch schools— that depressed GPAs and made a more competitive school impossible.

But mostly— Burlington.
Pro, it is not remotely the same as UNC and WFU


Lol! Keep telling yourself that, lady!
Your old. Elon has changed in the last 5 years. It’s a very popular back up for kids competitive for UNC and WF.

😂Keep telling yourself that, lady!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I suspect that UNC is less likely to take a kid from VA because they know they are competing with UVA and they can't compete on price. So, not surprised at the MD schools having more admits to UNC.

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