Have you heard of Davidson College?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

It is in no way "second-tier". I know people who were admitted to schools such as Boston College, Wake Forest, Bowdoin & even Swathmore (with no "hook") who did not get into Davidson.

Signed,
Someone who did not go to Davidson & has no personal connection with the school whatsoever

The school is a good but not quite as good as they to brag. Their graduation job placement is not nearly as impressive as others.

I think the graduation placement is an issue with all liberal arts schools these days.

All of my kid's friends who graduated from a New England LAC in May found professional positions in New York - with Citibank, and other financial services firms, PR firms, Snapchat, etc. Their majors: Political Science, English and History. So the death of liberal arts education is greatly exaggerated to paraphase Mark Twain. Companies want smart kids who know how to think. Davidson is no different.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

It is in no way "second-tier". I know people who were admitted to schools such as Boston College, Wake Forest, Bowdoin & even Swathmore (with no "hook") who did not get into Davidson.

Signed,
Someone who did not go to Davidson & has no personal connection with the school whatsoever

The school is a good but not quite as good as they to brag. Their graduation job placement is not nearly as impressive as others.

I think the graduation placement is an issue with all liberal arts schools these days.

All of my kid's friends who graduated from a New England LAC in May found professional positions in New York - with Citibank, and other financial services firms, PR firms, Snapchat, etc. Their majors: Political Science, English and History. So the death of liberal arts education is greatly exaggerated to paraphase Mark Twain. Companies want smart kids who know how to think. Davidson is no different.

I doubt every single friend your child had landed a job at a bulge bracket bank or whatnot. Yes, there are companies that hire liberal arts majors, especially from top schools. However, statistically liberal arts majors don't fare as well in the job market right out of school. It's why you would see so many liberal arts grads attending law school during the recession. Unfortunately, liberal arts majors may be able to think but they don't necessarily have any skills.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

So are the Naval academy, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, Haverford all second tier?

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FWIW we visited and loved it. DH and I were ready to enroll. Lovely campus, small classes, pretty part of the country. DS liked the idea of a SLAC where it's not freezing much of the year. DS ultimately did not apply because we couldn't justify the price differential with our in-state (VA) universities. I feel bad about that since I attended a SLAC, but that is just the reality today. If money doesn't matter to you or your DS might qualify for a lot of aid (mine wouldn't have), I'd check it out.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

So are the Naval academy, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, Haverford all second tier?

Of these, I've only ever heard of the Naval Academy.--NP

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

It is in no way "second-tier". I know people who were admitted to schools such as Boston College, Wake Forest, Bowdoin & even Swathmore (with no "hook") who did not get into Davidson.

Signed,
Someone who did not go to Davidson & has no personal connection with the school whatsoever

The school is a good but not quite as good as they to brag. Their graduation job placement is not nearly as impressive as others.

I think the graduation placement is an issue with all liberal arts schools these days.

All of my kid's friends who graduated from a New England LAC in May found professional positions in New York - with Citibank, and other financial services firms, PR firms, Snapchat, etc. Their majors: Political Science, English and History. So the death of liberal arts education is greatly exaggerated to paraphase Mark Twain. Companies want smart kids who know how to think. Davidson is no different.

I doubt every single friend your child had landed a job at a bulge bracket bank or whatnot. Yes, there are companies that hire liberal arts majors, especially from top schools. However, statistically liberal arts majors don't fare as well in the job market right out of school. It's why you would see so many liberal arts grads attending law school during the recession. Unfortunately, liberal arts majors may be able to think but they don't necessarily have any skills.

I guess my six-figure salary, flex schedule and paid-for-by-employer MA and I will go cry in a corner now because I'm just a sad little LA major...

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Anonymous wrote:Prestigious, small liberal arts schools are pretty much all the same.

This. And why their alumni get so worked up about their school not being known is beyond me. If you wanted to go somewhere instantly recognizable, maybe Lafayette shouldn't have been your choice...

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It's a good school for science. Steph Curry's alma mater!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

So are the Naval academy, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, Haverford all second tier?

Of these, I've only ever heard of the Naval Academy.--NP

Then you are an ignoramus, or from flyover country, since they are all from one coast or another.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

So are the Naval academy, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, Haverford all second tier?

Of these, I've only ever heard of the Naval Academy.--NP

Then you are an ignoramus, or from flyover country, since they are all from one coast or another.

I'm from the East Coast.

But since we're talking about being an ignoramus, you do realize that people fly over both U.S. coasts every day, yes? That would make them flyover country.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

It is in no way "second-tier". I know people who were admitted to schools such as Boston College, Wake Forest, Bowdoin & even Swathmore (with no "hook") who did not get into Davidson.

Signed,
Someone who did not go to Davidson & has no personal connection with the school whatsoever

The school is a good but not quite as good as they to brag. Their graduation job placement is not nearly as impressive as others.

I think the graduation placement is an issue with all liberal arts schools these days.

All of my kid's friends who graduated from a New England LAC in May found professional positions in New York - with Citibank, and other financial services firms, PR firms, Snapchat, etc. Their majors: Political Science, English and History. So the death of liberal arts education is greatly exaggerated to paraphase Mark Twain. Companies want smart kids who know how to think. Davidson is no different.

I doubt every single friend your child had landed a job at a bulge bracket bank or whatnot. Yes, there are companies that hire liberal arts majors, especially from top schools. However, statistically liberal arts majors don't fare as well in the job market right out of school. It's why you would see so many liberal arts grads attending law school during the recession. Unfortunately, liberal arts majors may be able to think but they don't necessarily have any skills.

I guess my six-figure salary, flex schedule and paid-for-by-employer MA and I will go cry in a corner now because I'm just a sad little LA major...

Look of course there are plenty of liberal arts majors that do well. However, the fact you are so defensive is telling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have. It is a second-tier (nothing wrong with that) liberal arts college, and it is in the South.

It is in no way "second-tier". I know people who were admitted to schools such as Boston College, Wake Forest, Bowdoin & even Swathmore (with no "hook") who did not get into Davidson.

Signed,
Someone who did not go to Davidson & has no personal connection with the school whatsoever

The school is a good but not quite as good as they to brag. Their graduation job placement is not nearly as impressive as others.

I think the graduation placement is an issue with all liberal arts schools these days.

All of my kid's friends who graduated from a New England LAC in May found professional positions in New York - with Citibank, and other financial services firms, PR firms, Snapchat, etc. Their majors: Political Science, English and History. So the death of liberal arts education is greatly exaggerated to paraphase Mark Twain. Companies want smart kids who know how to think. Davidson is no different.

I doubt every single friend your child had landed a job at a bulge bracket bank or whatnot. Yes, there are companies that hire liberal arts majors, especially from top schools. However, statistically liberal arts majors don't fare as well in the job market right out of school. It's why you would see so many liberal arts grads attending law school during the recession. Unfortunately, liberal arts majors may be able to think but they don't necessarily have any skills.

I guess my six-figure salary, flex schedule and paid-for-by-employer MA and I will go cry in a corner now because I'm just a sad little LA major...

Look of course there are plenty of liberal arts majors that do well. However, the fact you are so defensive is telling.

LOL. That wasn't "defensive"--that poster slam-dunked your ass!

Signed, another successful LA major who is tired of all the "LA majors are useless" threads and posts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Prestigious, small liberal arts schools are pretty much all the same.

This. And why their alumni get so worked up about their school not being known is beyond me. If you wanted to go somewhere instantly recognizable, maybe Lafayette shouldn't have been your choice...

Davidson is a much better school than Lafayette.

That being said, I agree with the bolded statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Davidson is a highly ranked LAC in the south with a fairly unique club system in lieu of frats. I know people who went there, loved it, and got great educations.

Davidson actually has frats. The club system is iieu of sororities. But, yes,it is a great school.

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Before reading this thread, I had never heard of it. I don't know of anyone who went there.