Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
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Anonymous
Oberlin seems like a different type of school. Perhaps add schools like Lafayette, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall, Rhodes. Richmond is fairly similar in stats to Davidson (although probably a bit lower) but should be considered. |
Anonymous
Disagree. From our school, looks like WF is easier to get into. Almost no one gets in to Davidson. I think you really have to apply ED to get in from our school. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
How southern does Rhodes feel? |
Anonymous
The recent admissions rate was 20%. And that is a "manufactured" Wash-U rate, driven by attracting 100% no-go's. |
Anonymous
Drug, alcohol, party environment at Miami is out of control. |
Anonymous
| Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Lafayette, Lehigh, Juniata, Muhlenberg, Kenyon, Oberlin, SMCM, UMW, Goucher, Ursinus, Clark, College of New Jersey, Connecticut College, Tulane |
Anonymous
Really? How so? I actually think they could do more of that manufacturing as many of their NESCAC peers do if they dropped their multiple supplemental essays and the additional peer recommendation letter. |
Anonymous
Davidson is one of the rare schools that requires a letter of recommendation from an applicant's peer (Dartmouth does as well). I'd advise the OP's daughter to apply ED since the odds seem so much more favorable even if you factor in all the D1 athletic recruits. Even though Davidson is a D1 school, it has a lower % of athletes on campus than similarly sized NESCAC schools. As an aside, Selingo's book Who Gets In and Why is a fascinating read. He had behind the scenes access to admissions at Emory, Univ of Washington and to a lesser extent Davidson. |
Anonymous
You sound a little bitter. Looks as if the acceptance rate for the class of '25 was actually between 14% and 20%, landing exactly at 17.8%. I'm also curious about their methods for attracting no-gos. It feels like a school that draws more of a self-selecting crowd. |
Anonymous
Seems like Rhodes, like Davidson, has made a concerted effort to attract progressive students from a wide variety of backgrounds (economic/geographic/racial/cultural) and my student doesn't feel like there's a particularly "southern" feel. With that said, the college is deeply involved with its Memphis community, with all the reward and challenge that city offers. During the college search process got a much more southern vibe from Furman and Wofford. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
My DC athlete was being recruited by Davidson but looks like academic record will keep them out. I had always had my eye on Rhodes for them, but my husband is a hard no on it because he is worried about their safety there. He grew up in DC and we are raising our family here, so it's not like he's a sheltered suburbanite. How have you felt about the safety of the Rhodes campus? I don't think he's wrong about crime in Memphis. Thanks! |
Anonymous
This but, Davidson and Emory have very similar students, especially the Oxford campus. |
Anonymous
+1 I'm surprised someone on here knows about it |