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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Id think deeply about the type of environment he wants. Example:

Uchicago is a great, really hard school. It’s not exactly known for its exciting environment even if it’s in Chicago, because students work like hounds there, and the academic culture is very PhD prep even if you’re going off to industry right after.

Bowdoin is also great, really collaborative community school. Bowdoin people work hard, but they also spend a lot of time community bonding (Maine winter on a small campus brings people together).

Davidson is another great option, pretty much a rigorous, Greek life school. It’s got heavy grade deflation but students love it there and the Greek life takes over the culture a bit. With North Carolina, you get the sun but you also get the humidity.

He should also look at faculty closely. Humanities departments across the board are struggling a bit with their faculty lines, and he should Ed where he has the ability to be taught by important people in his field. For example, if I was an English major today, I’d jump at the opportunity to go to Columbia or Iowa, because they have the best of the best.[/quote]

Our experience with Davidson doesn’t quite fit the above portrayal. While it is true that students love the Davidson experience, work hard, and have a Greek life, there is not grade deflation and Greek life is very unlike most Greek schools.

Davidson publishes annually an academic profile of its graduating class. For 2024, the average GPA was 3.658 and the median was 3.748. Three quarters of the kids had a GPA above 3.52.

As for Greek life, it’s very much Greek-lite. Only 25% of guys join a fraternity and most Greek girls join eating houses. The eating houses are non-rush, non-competitive admissions. Girls input preferences for their self or a group of friends and a computer determines the match. All Greek parties are open to everyone, save the formals. [/quote]

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