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2025 Access Davidson Application

Program Dates: Sunday, September 14 - Tuesday, September 16

To be considered for Access Davidson, please complete and submit the application below. Please note that answers cannot be saved and the application must be completed in one sitting. Be prepared to respond to the following questions:

1. People often have roles and identities that they find incredibly important to their everyday lives. Tell us about an informal role, identity, or responsibility in your life that is especially important to you.

2. There are just under four thousand 4-year colleges and universities in the United States. Being as specific as possible, what interests you most about Davidson College?

You will also need to upload a copy of your senior year schedule and a copy of your high school transcript that includes final grades through the end of your junior year.

Application Deadline: Friday, August 1

The Admission Committee will review and consider all applications received by the deadline, and decisions will be communicated via email by mid-August. Access Davidson is only open to high school seniors living and attending high school in the United States and Puerto Rico.

If you have questions about the application process or admissions at Davidson, please contact the Office of Admission and Financial Aid at (800) 768-0380 or admission@davidson.edu.

Davidson College will offer Access Davidson programming both in-person and virtually this year. We will automatically consider applicants for our in-person programming, unless they indicate otherwise below. Due to space limitations, however, a select group of students will be invited to join us for a virtual Access Davidson program. In-person programming will run September 14-16 on campus and virtual programming will happen from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Sunday, September 14.

Please indicate which programs you would like to be considered for, noting that students selected to participate will ultimately only be invited to one of the two programs.*

I would like to be considered for both in-person and virtual programming.

I would only like to be considered for virtual programming.

Personal Information

Please ensure the required fields in this section match your state I.D., driver's license, or other government-issued I.D. as this will allow us to connect your Access Davidson application to your application for admission to Davidson College. Only include your middle name or middle initial if it appears on your identification. Note that this information is also used for the purposes of booking your travel arrangements to campus should you be invited to participate in our in-person programming.

All fields marked with an asterisk* are required.

First Name*

Middle Name

Last Name*

Preferred First Name (if different from above)

Birthdate*

Sex Assigned at Birth*

Please indicate your pronouns

She/Her/Hers

He/Him/His

They/Them/Theirs

If you would like, we invite you to share more about your gender identity below.

Student Contact Information

Applicant Email Address*

Applicant Cell Phone Number*

Please indicate your consent to be contacted by Davidson College at the cell phone number provided above. Contact via text will be minimal, if any, and only limited to text messaging related to Access Davidson.*

Yes

Permanent Address*

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Are you boarding at school?*

Yes

Mailing Address at School*

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Is your mailing address different from your permanent address(es)?*

Yes

Mailing Address (if different from above)

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Parent/Guardian Information

Parents'/Guardians' Marital Status*

If Other, please specify

With whom do you make your permanent home?*

If Other, please specify.

Parent/Guardian I*

First Name*

Last Name*

Sex*

If parent deceased, please provide date deceased

Position Title/Occupation*

Employer/Firm*

Preferred Phone Number

E-mail*

Parent/Guardian I address the same as your address?*

Yes

Address (if different from yours)

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Did Parent/Guardian I graduate from a 4-year college or university?*

Yes

Parent/Guardian I College Information

Undergraduate Institution

Undergraduate Degree

Year Graduated from Undergraduate

Graduate Institution

Graduate Degree

Graduate Year

Parent/Guardian II*

First Name

Last Name

Sex

If parent deceased, please provide date deceased

Position Title/Occupation

Employer/Firm

Preferred Phone Number

Parent/Guardian II address the same as your address?

Yes

Address (if different from yours)

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Did Parent/Guardian II graduate from a 4-year college or university?*

Yes

No Second Parent/Guardian

Parent/Guardian II College Information

Undergraduate Institution

Undergraduate Degree

Year Graduated from Undergraduate

Graduate Institution

Graduate Degree

Graduate Year

Student Background Information

Citizenship*

Specify Citizenship*

Specify Dual Citizenship

Are you Hispanic or Latino/a/x?

Yes

Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you identify.

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Religious Preference

Language(s) spoken at home*

Will you be a first-generation college student (meaning neither of your parent(s)/guardian(s) graduated college with a bachelor's degree)?*

Yes

Do you live in a rural or remote part of the United States?*

Yes

Do you receive free or reduced lunch at school?*

Yes

Have you ever experienced homelessness or housing insecurity?

Yes

You can share more details about the timeline(s) during which you experienced homelessness or housing insecurity below, if you would like.

How many people, including yourself, live in your household?*

What is the approximate total income of your household in 2024?*

School Information

Please select your high school using the suggestion box below. You may search by high school name or location. If you cannot find your high school please manually enter your CEEB code. If you are home-schooled, please enter 970000 in the High School text box.

High School (Click on the name of your school to populate the CEEB code)

CEEB

Graduation Month*

Graduation Year*

High School Counselor First Name*

High School Counselor Last Name*

High School Counselor Email*

High School Counselor Phone*

If you receive college counseling or assistance from a community-based organization (such as Prep for Prep, LEDA, A Better Chance, etc.), please specify. You may select more than one by holding the Ctrl key and selecting multiple organizations.

If Other, please specify

Community-Based Organization Counselor (First and Last Name)

Community-Based Organization Counselor Email

Have you previously attended a different high school?*

Yes

List all other secondary schools (grades 9-12) you have attended.

Other High School

School Name

School City, State and Zip

Grades Attended

Dates Attended

School Type

Public

Independent

Parochial

Home School

Other High School

School Name

School City, State and Zip

Grades Attended

Dates Attended

School Type

Public

Independent

Parochial

Home School

Academic Information

Cumulative GPA*

GPA Scale*

GPA*

Weighted

Unweighted

If your school ranks, what is your class rank?

What is the size of your graduating class?*

Testing Information (Optional)

Highest SAT ERW Score

Highest SAT Math Score

Highest ACT Score

Highest TOEFL, IELTS, or DET score (if applicable)

List AP and IB exams and scores

Academic Interests

Academic Interest 1*

Academic Interest 2*

Academic Interest 3*

Course Information for Your Senior Year

What schedule system does your high school use?*

If Other, please share more details.

Do you have a copy of your school transcript(s) to upload that includes final grades for your freshmen, sophomore, AND junior years?*

Yes

You will need to upload a digital copy of your transcript at the bottom of this screen.

We are unable to consider your application for Access Davidson until we receive a copy of your transcript that includes all ninth, tenth, and eleventh-year grades. Please reach out to your high school counseling team to obtain a copy of your transcript.

Do you know your course selection/schedule for your senior year?*

Yes

You will be able to upload a copy of this schedule at the bottom of this screen. Independent of that upload, please enter your projected senior year schedule below and note if each course is a full year, semester, or trimester course. Indicate course level (Honors, AP, IB, etc.) when applicable.

Senior Year English Course(s):

Senior Year Foreign Language Course(s):

Senior Year Science Course(s):

Senior Year Math Course(s):

Senior Year Social Science Course(s):

Additional Senior Year Academic Course(s):

If your senior year schedule has not yet been finalized, please do your best to provide us with an overview of what your course selection may look like. List out the classes you are hoping to take for your Senior academic year. Please list courses in the following subject areas: English, Foreign Language, Science, Math, Social Science or any others. Note if each course is a full year, semester, or trimester course and indicate course level (Honors, AP, IB, etc.) when applicable.

Applicant Questions

Will you be applying for need-based financial aid?*

Yes

Do you have siblings?*

Yes

If you have siblings, please list their names, ages, grade level, and (if applicable) colleges attended.*

Will any of your sibling(s) also be applying to Davidson College this year?*

Yes

Full Name(s)

Have you previously visited Davidson?*

Yes

If so, when did you visit and what was the nature of your visit? (self-guided tour, official campus visit, summer camp, etc.)

How have you learned about Davidson College? Please select all that apply.*

Campus Visit

Coffee/Reception

College Counselor

College Fair

Davidson Community Members

Family or Friends

High School Counselor

High School Visit

Mail

Other

Self Guided Tour

Virtual Programming

Virtual Visit

Web

Which community member(s) helped you learn about Davidson? Please include name(s) and/or title(s), if known, and any other information you'd like to share.

How did you hear about Access Davidson?*

List your extracurricular activities (e.g., music, sports, student government, family responsibilities, community service, after-school job, etc.), including any leadership positions you’ve held.*

Please respond to the following in no more than 200 words: "People often have roles and identities that they find incredibly important to their everyday lives. Tell us about an informal role, identity, or responsibility in your life that is especially important to you."

Please respond to the following in no more than 300 words: "There are just under four thousand 4-year colleges and universities in the United States. Being as specific as possible, what interests you most about Davidson College?"*

Disciplinary Actions

In this next question, we are looking to learn about any disciplinary measures that removed you from your learning environment. A disciplinary infraction in high school does not disqualify you from joining our community. As a college, we emphasize accountability to self and others, as well as education and restoration in the face of missteps.

Have you ever been placed on probation, suspended, dismissed from school, convicted in court (other than for traffic violations), or found responsible for an honor code violation? Please include disciplinary actions from any educational institution you have attended from the 9^th grade (or the international equivalent) forward, whether related to academic or behavioral misconduct.*

Yes

Please explain the incident, the ways in which you accepted responsibility for your actions, and the steps that you took to restore yourself and those affected within your community.

Submitting Supporting Documentation

Please upload the following documents in PDF format. If you encounter problems during the upload process, please contact admission@davidson.edu for assistance.

High School Transcript (required)*
Please note that this transcript will be counted as unofficial. An official transcript will need to be submitted separately for a full application to be considered for admission. The transcript must include all courses and grades from 9th through the end of 11th grade.

Senior Schedule (required)*
Please note that this schedule will be counted as unofficial. An official transcript will need to be submitted separately for a full application to be considered for admission.

High School Profile (recommended)
School profiles allow high schools to highlight the things that make them special while helping college admission officers better understand each school’s student body and academic offerings. Your high school counseling office may be able to provide you with a digital copy to upload.

SAT/ACT Test Scores (optional)
Davidson College no longer requires test scores to be considered for admission. If you have test scores or a score report from a testing agency that you would like to be considered as part of your application, please upload them here. Please note that these scores will be counted as unofficial.

Verify and Submit

By providing my signature and date below, I certify that all information submitted on this application is my own work, factually true, and honestly presented.

Signature (Full Name)*

Date*