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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter was pretty much convinced she was going to go to ED to Williams…until the tour.

The horrible weather that day and a very stressed out tour guide talking about how intense the school was did a double whammy on her. I know that both of those factors were random fate, and who knows, if she would’ve had a beautiful spring day and an upbeat tour guide, maybe she would have applied.

A week later, we found ourselves touring. Davidson on a warm day with a lovely guide, and that’s where she is now.[/quote]

+1 Davidson is an amazing place to spend 4 years!  Very strong academically, friendly students, engaging and supportive professors, charming campus/town, and a variety of activities/sports to support! I'm happy for your daughter![/quote]

I think it was about 2 years ago now, a student was down to these two and there was a boyfriend going to charlotte. The parents asked for advice and everybody was like "she should absolutely go to Williams-it's a better school" I understood the concern about picking a school to be closer to a boyfriend, but in terms of the schools, I honestly thought they were both solid choices. Picking Williams just felt like it was all for the bragging rights of going to "the #1 LAC". I think Davidson is also an excellent school AND the weather is better. I think about that post so much.[/quote]

I guess it depends on the type of weather and scenery you prefer.  The scenery around Williams is stunning and North Carolina can be hot and humid.    [/quote]

DP. North Carolina isn’t hot and humid during the school season. I have a kid at Davidson, and he has remarked that the weather is essentially ideal. [/quote]

I am a 7th generation North Carolinian so I know about the weather in the state.  The temperature can be nice, so on any random spring day it might be warm in Davidson when it's freezing cold up north.  But you could have bad stretches at other times when students are in school, especially in August and May.

Also, Davidson isn't Asheville or Boone, so you've got some nice hills and a lake nearby, but it's not knock-out stunning like the Berkshires.

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