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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Surprised at all the people suggesting Davidson as a laid back option. Students may be nice but that school is intense!  And it has a 15% acceptance rate (we have no stats from OP so it may be a completely unrealistic option with the minimal details provided). Let’s be honest, this is a selective college for really high-achieving kids, not a low-key and relaxed environment.[/quote]

It’s actually a relatively easy admit from local private schools.  I know multiple unhooked kids admitted from our academically rigorous  private who didn’t take top rigor and/or weren’t within top 20 percent of class.  Also a lot of student athletes since it’s less than 2000 students, and still competes D1.

I don’t believe op indicated if coming from public or private, but slacs still seem to give private schools a decent size preference.[/quote]

14.5% admit rate is NOT relatively easy. Welcome to 2024![/quote]

It’s over 80 percent from our private.  Some slacs love private schools.  I only mention because may be relevant to op.[/quote]

Last year, Davidson had a class of 490 students from 443 DIFFERENT high schools. Their yield is 50%. That means your high school probably had one, maybe two or three admits at most. To have an 80% admit rate from your school, you must have had four applications and three admits. But, had ten kids applied, there is no chance that eight would have been admitted. BTW, every school, even Harvard, takes more kids from their metro/state area. Most colleges see it as part of their community responsibility. 
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