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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The overall flavor of a school (conservative, liberal, southern, northern, whatever) doesn't matter as much in a smaller college because the kids are kindof forced to get to know different people instead of sticking with their usual cliques.  I went to Davidson as self-styled non-preppy person decades ago and made friends who ended up very, very cool and liberal (but didn't necessarily look that way when they were 17).  I'm glad I didn't go to a big school and just hang out with the people I thought I had a lot in common with when I was 17.  Also, you guys seem to be underestimating how hard it is to get in to Davidson these days -- it may not be famous nationally, but it is very hard to get admitted there.  [/quote]

I agree with how selective it is now.  Ranked #9 among liberal arts colleges by US News. Kind of a moot point for many of these posters whose kids can't get in anyway.[/quote]

I had honestly never heard of Davidson and still haven't met anyone who went there.  [/quote]

If you didn't grow up in the south and don't have children in high school or college, I'm not surprised.  I grew up in California, came east for school and had barely heard about Davidson until about 5 years ago when my oldest child applied to college.  Since then I've heard more and more about the school as it has become increasingly popular in this area.  Prior to that time I had met very few Davidson alumni and only one whom I knew well.  He's a classmate from law school (a top 5 school in the northeast) -- a great guy, who was wicked smart and whose career has been distinguished by his passion for justice.           [/quote]

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