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To: TaxRelief
Ooops, a good reason to reconsider Davidson College as a destination for my firstborn . . .

(We'd already pretty much ruled out Princeton, my alma mater and home of the infamous Singer.)

Tell me there are no crazies like this at Washington & Lee! Please!

14 posted on 11/30/2004 11:24:14 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Don't rule Davidson out too quickly; there are still some decent elements and there is a very active group of conservative Christian students. The CR's are great, too.

If a conservative kid wants to go to Davidson College, I can make sure they hook up with the right kids.


37 posted on 11/30/2004 11:47:01 AM PST by TaxRelief (out-of-the-closet conservative)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Have you considered Christendom? How long have you got to decide?


41 posted on 11/30/2004 11:51:44 AM PST by nina0113
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To: AnAmericanMother

W&L remains pretty conservative overall but they are very much more into the diversity thing than they used to be. This is fairly recent. Average SAT there is near 1400 and average GPA is near 4.0, but you catch a break of you're Jewish, black, or even from "underrepresented" states.

There was also a recent study showing that female students get groped and unwanted sexual advances a lot more often than the national average. Sigh. That certainly hasn't changed much since I was there 30 years ago, even though the student body is now 50 percent female (0 percent female when I was there).


109 posted on 11/30/2004 1:02:38 PM PST by Gone GF
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To: AnAmericanMother
(We'd already pretty much ruled out Princeton, my alma mater and home of the infamous Singer.)

If she can go Ivy, she should. It opens a lot of doors in life and the Princeton student body is pretty middle of the road politically.

That being said, W&L is a great school with a beautiful campus. Though I liked the school immensely, I turned them down for both undergrad and law school.

122 posted on 11/30/2004 1:14:50 PM PST by Modernman (Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. --Benjamin Franklin)
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To: AnAmericanMother
Make sure you order a copy of the ISI guide for Choosing the Right College: The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools from Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
202 posted on 11/30/2004 6:04:16 PM PST by TaxRelief (out-of-the-closet conservative)
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