College Road Trip Day 11: Davidson Visit: Davidson College, Davidson, NC (Photos here)
This visit began with a Tour, and then the Info Session followed. (This was pretty weird after having every other college visit work in the opposite manner.)

Tour

• Declare your major start of Jr yr. Interdisciplinary degree requires proposal and advisors from multiple depts - should be declared sooner.
• Students go to Charlotte - cars all 4 yrs. Or $1.6 bus trip.
  
• Vamanos bus between exit 25 & 36.
• Presby church on campus - with services held wkly
• All students can audition for theatre and music groups
• Prof do lecture and labs in sciences - Research opportunities available
• Lectures capped at 32 students, labs at 16; 80-90% med school accept rate
• Music lessons available
• Prof and Student led music groups
• 1900 students
• Avg class 18; Largest 32-35
• 100% faculty have office hrs in main bldg
• Distrib requirements: 2sci, 2soc, 1 fineart, 1math, 1hist, 1pe, 1 water, 1team - no req classes
• AP classes (4,5) avail up to 4 credits
• Classes have technology integrated
• FT Staff and Student librarians always available
• Library closes at 1:30 (11:30 on wknd) 1-24hr room available use swipe card to access
• Honor code: will not cheat honor or steal while at DC
• Take home tests are common
• Self-scheduled final exams; 1wk period to complete
• Div 1 21 varsity sports (wildcats)
• 23% participate in varsity teams
• 20 club & intermural
• 24hr weight/health club in Student Center
• Odessey - incoming freshman experience
• Top 1% in alumni giving. 60% participation
• Student Center - main student activity with performance and lecture facilities. Bookstore and convenience shop.
• College Union plans all events and activities
• LEED cert dorm (duke); all new/remodeled dorms to follow this model
  
• Study abroad: 80% participate 70% for credit. 75% thru other collegiate FinAid follows
• Laundry number / laundry service included in tuition
• Commons - main dining hall
• 19 meals served all-u-can-eat; includes bonus bucks (can add)
• Patterson court: 9 frats, 1 sorority, 8 female eating houses (all social/dining only no housing) all events open to all (except formals) 60% female participate
• All dorms have 2 Jr RAs
• Co-Ed by floor (belk coed by wing)
• 20x16 dbls 2 bed, desk, wardrobe & sink (hall bath)
• Upperclassman dorms have singles and suites
• 90% live on campus all 4 yrs
• Guaranteed housing all 4 yrs

Info session
Lead by the Assistant Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid - informal q&a to start, then a (very) brief overview of the Application and Financial Aid

• All majors are discipline based
• Core activities are all on campus
• Students support each other in sports and arts equally
• Events every thu-sat
  
• Crier email sent each day
• Great location. Small town, suburbia & large city in equal measure
• Top rank SLAC with Honor Code; Integrity is key at DC.
• Open campus is secure. Campus police with security poles.
• Research grant opportunities
• Not an internship focused school
• Career services avail during and after school
• Primarily teaching professors
• CommonApp & Davidson supplement
• 2 teacher, 1 counselor, 1 peer recomd
• Book list for last year
• Need-based aid, DC can help with an early estimate
• Merit-based aid looks at all accepted applicants
• Rigor of curriculum, diverse classes, grades, class rank, essay & recos, (looking at how you write); extracurricular (how u will add to the DC community ; SAT/ACT
• Need-blind application; complete the College Scholarship Profile
• 100% of need-based trust; No required student loans. $2k work study
• 1 in 10 students receive merit scholarship
• Belk scholarship (full ride). Must be nominated by your high school

Trip Log
Location: Davidson, NC
Departure Time: 8:30 AM
Destination: Nashville, TN
Mileage: 440
Breakfast: Sleep Inn (Huntersville, NC)
Lunch: Chick-fil-A (Statesville, NC)
Dinner: Jack's BBQ (Nashville, TN)
Lodging: Comfort Inn (Nashville, TN)

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