Anonymous wrote:My DC is at Davidson receiving FA and is also working 8 hours a week. The job has been great for adding structure to DC's routine and the money has also been helpful. DC earns about $200 a month which has been more than enough to cover extras that arise. Davidson also has Lula Bell's, a great resource for all students; but extra support is available for those who need it most.

https://www.davidson.edu/offices-and-services/civic-engagement/lula-bells-resource-center

Davidson definitely has some full-pay students, but according to their website, "about 51 percent of our students receive need-based aid, and 70 percent receive aid from some source."

Anonymous wrote:Even if school is free, will the kid need to work part time? Davidson is rural, so there may not be any good opportunities.

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Anonymous wrote:To be clear, I wrote Mexican food, not Tex-Mex food. Maybe you don't know the difference? And NC's Latino population is primarily from Mexico, not Central America. One of my closest family friends lives in NC and we have had to make trips to Charlotte to get cooking supplies we needed to make something when it was too late to have it shipped by our families in Texas.

"Among all North Carolina Hispanic or Latino residents, including those born in the United States, 56% identify Mexican as their primary ancestry; 12% identify as Puerto Rican; and another 21% are of a Central American background like Salvadoran, Honduran, and Guatemalan." https://www.ncdemography.org/2021/02/05/north-carolinas-hispanic-community-2020-snapshot/

I do know the difference. Which is why a kid from Texas is not going to find the food they're missing in Charlotte. If the kid is from Beaumont, she's not going to be missing mole. (I still guessing the vast majority of the cheaper restaurants are owned by Salvadorans. It's a thing, although I can't really tell you why.)

This is a dumb conversation, anyway, as a low income kid on scholarship isn't going to be driving from Davidson to Charlotte on the regular to eat out at an "authentic Mexican" restaurant, anyway. If you ever were actually a poor kid in college, you've certainly forgotten what it's like.

Anonymous wrote:To be clear, I wrote Mexican food, not Tex-Mex food. Maybe you don't know the difference? And NC's Latino population is primarily from Mexico, not Central America. One of my closest family friends lives in NC and we have had to make trips to Charlotte to get cooking supplies we needed to make something when it was too late to have it shipped by our families in Texas.

"Among all North Carolina Hispanic or Latino residents, including those born in the United States, 56% identify Mexican as their primary ancestry; 12% identify as Puerto Rican; and another 21% are of a Central American background like Salvadoran, Honduran, and Guatemalan." https://www.ncdemography.org/2021/02/05/north-carolinas-hispanic-community-2020-snapshot/

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Anonymous wrote:What is the difference in cost between Macalester or the other places and UT, and would it all be made up of loans? Offhand I can’t see going 100k into debt for those schools over UT.

Exact COA:
UT Austin- 13K a year (no coverage for room and board- can receive federal loans)
Macalester- 3K a year federal loan, 5K student contribution from work study + summer savings
Davidson- No packaged loans, 2K work study
Bates- 2K a year federal loan, 4K work study + summer savings

Meanwhile, middle class kids go practically bankrupt to get through college.

Anonymous wrote:Go to Davidson. College is the time to shatter students' insular world. This is part of their education. Do it in the supportive environment that is Davidson.

If Davidson doesn't work out for whatever reason, the student can transfer to UT Austin. If she chooses UT Austin which is famous for its weed-out curriculum, she will be unable to transfer to Davidson.