Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 16:24     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am a different Davidson parent who has a young graduate among my children. The friends my child made will be friends for life. I cannot begin to tell you the impact that school has made on my child's life. It was, without a doubt, the perfect school for my child. The experiences, relationships and networking it provides are amazing. Those kids are so tight and look out for each other. It is an amazing community. So maybe that is why people on DCUM promote it. IYKYK.


Thank you so much for this. What do you think made it the perfect school for your child?
What kind of student thrives there?
What kind of student might be unhappy?


New Davidson parent responding.
The student who thrives there is nice, curious, sports-loving, hard-working.
The student who would be unhappy would be a student who is looking for a place where they can hide or coast academically. It is rigorous with lots of reading and writing.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 16:17     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:When I lived in NYC I never heard of UVA, Willian and Mary so there is that


Most represented states at UVA:
- Virginia
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Maryland
- Connecticut

Most represented states at W&M:
- Virginia
- New Jersey
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- California
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 16:15     Subject: Re:Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is where rich, conservative kids who are not that smart go.


RE: Wake. Everyone i know who goes there fits this description. I don't know Davidson.


Agree with this. Also don't know Davidson.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 16:13     Subject: Re:Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:It is where rich, conservative kids who are not that smart go.


RE: Wake. Everyone i know who goes there fits this description. I don't know Davidson.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 16:12     Subject: Re:Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
It is where rich, conservative kids who are not that smart go.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 15:20     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In NY, no one will be interested in these schools. Zero interest. Are they really that good?


That’s not true. Kids from NY/NJ very interested in Wake now.


NY/NJ/CT are among the ten states sending the most kids to Wake, definitely more kids from there than the DMV.


And this isn’t just a “now” thing - my sorority had a lot of girls from these areas 30 years ago.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 14:07     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:Does Davidson have any Jewish kids? Community?


I got turned off when I found out Prez has to be Christian.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 14:06     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In NY, no one will be interested in these schools. Zero interest. Are they really that good?


That’s not true. Kids from NY/NJ very interested in Wake now.


NY/NJ/CT are among the ten states sending the most kids to Wake, definitely more kids from there than the DMV.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 14:05     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:In NY, no one will be interested in these schools. Zero interest. Are they really that good?


That’s not true. Kids from NY/NJ very interested in Wake now.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 13:50     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:Because they are colleges that above average (but not exceptional ) white, UMC families send their kids to when they are rejected from top 25 schools.


What a nasty comment! Both these schools get a ton of ED1 apps.

Once every week or so, there is a thread started by a parent complaining their kid has no friends, no fun, can’t join clubs, etc . . . That really isn’t the case at either of these schools which are both filled with well rounded kids. Kids who will work hard on their studies but also value having an active social life.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 13:47     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am a different Davidson parent who has a young graduate among my children. The friends my child made will be friends for life. I cannot begin to tell you the impact that school has made on my child's life. It was, without a doubt, the perfect school for my child. The experiences, relationships and networking it provides are amazing. Those kids are so tight and look out for each other. It is an amazing community. So maybe that is why people on DCUM promote it. IYKYK.


Thank you so much for this. What do you think made it the perfect school for your child?
What kind of student thrives there?
What kind of student might be unhappy?


I know a few Davidson students who are generally happy but not the blissful happy pp describes. Their complaint is mostly with the small size of the school (1900), wish they chose somewhere bigger and spend a fair amount of weekends roadtripping to other NC schools. Of course, for some kids, that is the perfect size, and perhaps those kids are having the experience pp describes.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 13:35     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:Whiteness


Tim Duncan and Steph Curry.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 13:23     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:Because they are colleges that above average (but not exceptional ) white, UMC families send their kids to when they are rejected from top 25 schools.


Not true. 5-6 students go to Davidson from our area’s too privates each year. Some (RD admits) have picked Davidson over Vandy, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Emory. Many have picked it over UVa. We get detailed scoir data that sorts by year and it is easy tell what schools kids got admitted to based on the “dots” matching.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 13:00     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the same reason that UVA is held in such high regard- this is a discussion board in a southern oriented location

in a discussion board in NY/CT, BC, Colby and Michigan are getting the same love


which board?


that specific comment was meant hypothetically 🙄


oh. i was hoping urbanbaby was back with its college discussion board.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2024 12:37     Subject: Why DCUM has such high regard to Wake and Davidson?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the same reason that UVA is held in such high regard- this is a discussion board in a southern oriented location

in a discussion board in NY/CT, BC, Colby and Michigan are getting the same love


which board?


that specific comment was meant hypothetically 🙄