Anonymous
02/11/2022 11:21
Subject: Re:Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:centre college (if schools in Kentucky are ok)
+1
I'm surprised someone on here knows about it
Anonymous
02/11/2022 08:41
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Emory
13 percent acceptance rate.
33-35 avg accepted ACT.
Uh no. Not easier to get into by a long shot.
This but, Davidson and Emory have very similar students, especially the Oxford campus.
Anonymous
02/11/2022 07:45
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rhodes College
Best call so far.
Agree. My husband and I are Davidson alums and our child currently attends Rhodes. Their experience at Rhodes mirrors so many of the positive aspects of Davidson: intellectually curious and collaborative students, extensive interaction with professors, research opportunities, beautiful campus, a friendly, supportive feel to the school, easy-going social scene. For us it was a great bonus that Rhodes offers generous merit aid. Internships and research are encouraged; our child has interned at St Jude and will soon begin a sports marketing internship working closely with the professional basketball team. D3 sports (though our child is not involved so can't comment on that aspect). It reminds us a lot of Davidson
How southern does Rhodes feel?
Seems like Rhodes, like Davidson, has made a concerted effort to attract progressive students from a wide variety of backgrounds (economic/geographic/racial/cultural) and my student doesn't feel like there's a particularly "southern" feel. With that said, the college is deeply involved with its Memphis community, with all the reward and challenge that city offers. During the college search process got a much more southern vibe from Furman and Wofford.
My DC athlete was being recruited by Davidson but looks like academic record will keep them out. I had always had my eye on Rhodes for them, but my husband is a hard no on it because he is worried about their safety there. He grew up in DC and we are raising our family here, so it's not like he's a sheltered suburbanite. How have you felt about the safety of the Rhodes campus? I don't think he's wrong about crime in Memphis. Thanks!
Anonymous
02/11/2022 07:32
Subject: Re:Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
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Anonymous
02/10/2022 18:15
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rhodes College
Best call so far.
Agree. My husband and I are Davidson alums and our child currently attends Rhodes. Their experience at Rhodes mirrors so many of the positive aspects of Davidson: intellectually curious and collaborative students, extensive interaction with professors, research opportunities, beautiful campus, a friendly, supportive feel to the school, easy-going social scene. For us it was a great bonus that Rhodes offers generous merit aid. Internships and research are encouraged; our child has interned at St Jude and will soon begin a sports marketing internship working closely with the professional basketball team. D3 sports (though our child is not involved so can't comment on that aspect). It reminds us a lot of Davidson
How southern does Rhodes feel?
Seems like Rhodes, like Davidson, has made a concerted effort to attract progressive students from a wide variety of backgrounds (economic/geographic/racial/cultural) and my student doesn't feel like there's a particularly "southern" feel. With that said, the college is deeply involved with its Memphis community, with all the reward and challenge that city offers. During the college search process got a much more southern vibe from Furman and Wofford.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 18:16
Subject: Re:Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson is hard to get into?
Depends on whether you think 14% admit rate is hard to get into?
The recent admissions rate was 20%. And that is a "manufactured" Wash-U rate, driven by attracting 100% no-go's.
You sound a little bitter. Looks as if the acceptance rate for the class of '25 was actually between 14% and 20%, landing exactly at 17.8%. I'm also curious about their methods for attracting no-gos. It feels like a school that draws more of a self-selecting crowd.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:41
Subject: Re:Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson is hard to get into?
Depends on whether you think 14% admit rate is hard to get into?
The recent admissions rate was 20%. And that is a "manufactured" Wash-U rate, driven by attracting 100% no-go's.
Really? How so? I actually think they could do more of that manufacturing as many of their NESCAC peers do if they dropped their multiple supplemental essays and the additional peer recommendation letter.
Davidson is one of the rare schools that requires a letter of recommendation from an applicant's peer (Dartmouth does as well). I'd advise the OP's daughter to apply ED since the odds seem so much more favorable even if you factor in all the D1 athletic recruits. Even though Davidson is a D1 school, it has a lower % of athletes on campus than similarly sized NESCAC schools.
As an aside, Selingo's book Who Gets In and Why is a fascinating read. He had behind the scenes access to admissions at Emory, Univ of Washington and to a lesser extent Davidson.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:09
Subject: Re:Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson is hard to get into?
Depends on whether you think 14% admit rate is hard to get into?
The recent admissions rate was 20%. And that is a "manufactured" Wash-U rate, driven by attracting 100% no-go's.
Really? How so? I actually think they could do more of that manufacturing as many of their NESCAC peers do if they dropped their multiple supplemental essays and the additional peer recommendation letter.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:04
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Lafayette, Lehigh, Juniata, Muhlenberg, Kenyon, Oberlin, SMCM, UMW, Goucher, Ursinus, Clark, College of New Jersey, Connecticut College, Tulane
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:02
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Dickinson
Elon
Bucknell
Miami of Ohio
Oberlin
Sewanee
Kenyon
Wake Forrest
Miami of Ohio is a state school with at least 15,000 students so not really like Davidson which is much smaller and a LAC.
I am aware that Miami of Ohio is larger, but the vibe on campus is very similar to Davidson and Miami gives significant merit aid to students.
Drug, alcohol, party environment at Miami is out of control.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 17:01
Subject: Re:Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson is hard to get into?
Depends on whether you think 14% admit rate is hard to get into?
The recent admissions rate was 20%. And that is a "manufactured" Wash-U rate, driven by attracting 100% no-go's.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 16:48
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rhodes College
Best call so far.
Agree. My husband and I are Davidson alums and our child currently attends Rhodes. Their experience at Rhodes mirrors so many of the positive aspects of Davidson: intellectually curious and collaborative students, extensive interaction with professors, research opportunities, beautiful campus, a friendly, supportive feel to the school, easy-going social scene. For us it was a great bonus that Rhodes offers generous merit aid. Internships and research are encouraged; our child has interned at St Jude and will soon begin a sports marketing internship working closely with the professional basketball team. D3 sports (though our child is not involved so can't comment on that aspect). It reminds us a lot of Davidson
How southern does Rhodes feel?
Anonymous
02/09/2022 16:44
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Dickinson
Elon
Bucknell
Miami of Ohio
Oberlin
Sewanee
Kenyon
Wake Forrest
+1 minus MU and Oberlin
Oberlin seems like a different type of school. Perhaps add schools like Lafayette, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall, Rhodes.
Richmond is fairly similar in stats to Davidson (although probably a bit lower) but should be considered.
+1
Anonymous
02/09/2022 14:50
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Dickinson
Elon
Bucknell
Miami of Ohio
Oberlin
Sewanee
Kenyon
Wake Forrest
WF? Ha - never - if you can't get into Davidson - don't even glimpse at WF
Disagree. From our school, looks like WF is easier to get into. Almost no one gets in to Davidson. I think you really have to apply ED to get in from our school.
Anonymous
02/09/2022 14:19
Subject: Colleges similar to Davidson but easier to get into?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Dickinson
Elon
Bucknell
Miami of Ohio
Oberlin
Sewanee
Kenyon
Wake Forrest
+1 minus MU and Oberlin
Oberlin seems like a different type of school. Perhaps add schools like Lafayette, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall, Rhodes.
Richmond is fairly similar in stats to Davidson (although probably a bit lower) but should be considered.