Anonymous wrote:Probably Davidson for the academics.

Never heard of it.

Anonymous wrote:To 12:08---you have no idea of the qualifications of the 82% that got rejected. You have a lot of well-qualified students who would never consider W&L because of the conservatism and Greek life and a lot of southern not-so-bright preppies who desperately want that cocoon.

--native Carolinian who went to high school with lots of not-so-bright preppies who aspired to W&L and settled for Hampden-Sydney (motto: where 'men are men and women are guests . . . . ")

My DC didn't get in. 35 ACT, 36 Superscore, Legacy, several APs, full pay, many ecs and volunteer work. We visited toured officially once and unofficially 2 times. Legacy was told since they graduated at every reunion that admissions would look fondly on the applications of legacy if they met academic standards. DC was even told to apply for a prestigous scholarship because of their test scores. Neighbors who are alumni were also told the same thing. We were shocked when the local alumni couldn't be bothered to meet with DC and legacy and nieghbor were surprised.

I am clueless. Good luck. Next kid is going the athletic route only.

Davidson or Wake

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Anonymous wrote:Washington & Lee, Wake Forest, Emory or Davidson. This is the current top choice list for my DC. Plan to visit all this summer. He's a liberal arts type, with an eye towards law school one day. Which would you choose and why?

Depends on your DC. These are comparable academically, but quite different as you'll discover when you tour. Would not recommend Davidson or W&L for girls.

Insanity. I would recommend Davidson over the others for my son or my daughter.

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Anonymous wrote:Washington & Lee, Wake Forest, Emory or Davidson. This is the current top choice list for my DC. Plan to visit all this summer. He's a liberal arts type, with an eye towards law school one day. Which would you choose and why?

Depends on your DC. These are comparable academically, but quite different as you'll discover when you tour. Would not recommend Davidson or W&L for girls.

okay, you can't get away with that without saying why.

Not PP but W&L is a very fratty, very southern, very lax bro culture. I wouldn't send my son or daughter there. The dumbest kid in my class at STA went there....which kind of skews my opinion of W&L's academics.

Would a person of color feel comfortable there?

Anonymous wrote:4 great academic schools with very different flavors. From Wake Forest Division 1 ACC with 50,000 people at a football game to Emory with no football at all. W&L and Davidson are more similar, but Davidson has D-1 sports and more athletic focus. W&L is D-3, very small town and oldest of the group. Visit all 4 and you will come away with a favorite.

Well said

4 great academic schools with very different flavors. From Wake Forest Division 1 ACC with 50,000 people at a football game to Emory with no football at all. W&L and Davidson are more similar, but Davidson has D-1 sports and more athletic focus. W&L is D-3, very small town and oldest of the group. Visit all 4 and you will come away with a favorite.

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Anonymous wrote:Washington & Lee, Wake Forest, Emory or Davidson. This is the current top choice list for my DC. Plan to visit all this summer. He's a liberal arts type, with an eye towards law school one day. Which would you choose and why?

Depends on your DC. These are comparable academically, but quite different as you'll discover when you tour. Would not recommend Davidson or W&L for girls.

okay, you can't get away with that without saying why.

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Anonymous wrote:Washington & Lee, Wake Forest, Emory or Davidson. This is the current top choice list for my DC. Plan to visit all this summer. He's a liberal arts type, with an eye towards law school one day. Which would you choose and why?

Depends on your DC. These are comparable academically, but quite different as you'll discover when you tour. Would not recommend Davidson or W&L for girls.

Anonymous wrote:Washington & Lee, Wake Forest, Emory or Davidson. This is the current top choice list for my DC. Plan to visit all this summer. He's a liberal arts type, with an eye towards law school one day. Which would you choose and why?

Depends on your DC. These are comparable academically, but quite different as you'll discover when you tour. Would not recommend Davidson or W&L for girls.

Probably Davidson for the academics.

Washington & Lee, Wake Forest, Emory or Davidson. This is the current top choice list for my DC. Plan to visit all this summer. He's a liberal arts type, with an eye towards law school one day. Which would you choose and why?

I recently read that W&L admissions statistics (and others) might be inflated. I believe it was in the Washington Post.

Good school. Admissions might not be as hard as we think.

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Anonymous wrote:Do the dc independent schools regularly send kids to wl?

Yes they do.

A very few kids each year, and not the ones who were getting into Yale.

At first glance one would say that this is stating the obvious...but then.....the school wouldn't know who is/is not getting into Yale when they recommend W&L. I would suppse what's meant here is that students who don't qualify for Yale..but then....they would need to go somplace? Point being, not sure what the post is intended to say.

Perhaps, but there is also the fact that W&L does not worship at the altar of diversity to the same extent as Yale do you have a different mix. Everyone is similarly qualified.

So athletes don't get an edge in admissions? The children of alumni? The very wealthy?

No question this school lacks diversity...they'll not admit it...but it is true. One need only take a walk on the campus...we did and that's what we immediately noticed. Not condemning the school by any means just making the point.