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2020 Access Davidson Application

Sunday, November 8 - Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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 question: "What interests you most about Davidson College?".

Access Davidson Application Priority Deadline: Monday, August 24
Access Davidson Application Final Deadline: Monday, September 14

While the Admission Committee will review and consider all applications received by the final deadline, they will begin reviewing and inviting students to attend on a rolling basis following the priority deadline. The visit program is only open to high school seniors living 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.

Application Plan*

Regular Decision (Deadline: Jan 11)

Submit Flag

Application Type

Application Fee Type

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 they will be used to book your travel arrangements if you are selected to attend the program. Only include your middle name or middle initial if it appears on your identification.

All fields marked with an asterisk* are required.

First Name*

Middle Name

Last Name*

Suffix

Preferred First Name (if different from above)

Year you plan to begin college*

Birthdate*

Social Security Number (Without Dashes)

Sex Assigned At Birth*

Please indicate which pronouns you use

If Other, please specify

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

Contact Information

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

Yes

Permanent address (if different from above)

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

E-mail Address*

Student Cell Phone Number

Other Telephone Number, if applicable

Please indicate your consent to be contacted by Davidson College at the cell phone number provided above. Contact will be limited to text messaging related to Access Davidson.*

Yes

Place of Birth

Birth City

Birth State

Birth Nation

Citizenship

Citizenship*

U.S. Citizen

U.S. Dual Citizen

U.S. Permanent Resident

U.S. Refugee or Asylee

Non-U.S. Citizen

Undocumented

Specify Citizenship

Specify Dual Citizenship

Visa Type

Specify Other VISA Type

Ethnic/Cultural Background (Optional)

Are you Hispanic or Latino/a/x (including Spain)?

Yes

Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you identify yourself. (Check one or more.)

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Religious Preference

Language(s) spoken at home

School Information

Please select your high school using the suggestion box below. This will allow you to locate your CEEB code. 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 HOME in the CEEB code field.

High School

High School CEEB Code*

Graduation Month*

Graduation Year*

College Counselor

Counselor Phone

Counselor Email

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.

If Other, please specify

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

Grades Attended

School Name

School City, State and Zip

Dates Attended

School Type

Public

Independent

Parochial

Home School

Grades Attended

School Name

School City, State and Zip

Dates Attended

School Type

Public

Independent

Parochial

Home School

Academic Information

List your cumulative GPA

GPA

Weighted

Unweighted

Estimate your class rank

Estimate your class size

Highest SAT Score

Highest ACT Score

Highest TOEFL or IELTS score (if relevant)

List AP and IB exams and scores

Academic Interest 1*

Academic Interest 2*

Academic Interest 3*

Possible career

List course information for the 2020-2021 academic year

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):

Parent/Guardian Information

Parent/Guardian I

First Name

Middle 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

Undergraduate Year

Graduate Institution

Graduate Degree

Graduate Year

Parent/Guardian II

First Name

Middle 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

Parent II/Guardian College Information

Undergraduate Institution

Undergraduate Degree

Undergraduate Year

Graduate Institution

Graduate Degree

Graduate Year

Parents' Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Separated

Divorced

Other

If Divorced, date (Month/Year)

If Other, please specify

With whom do you make your permanent home?

Parent I

Parent II

Both Parents

Other

If Other, please specify

Names, ages, and grade level of brothers and sisters and, if applicable, colleges attended

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

Yes

Full Name(s)

Applicant Questions

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

Yes

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

Campus Visit

Coffee/Reception

College Fair

Davidson Community Members (e.g. Admission Counselor, Coach, Current Student, Faculty, Graduate, Staff, etc.)

High School Counselor

High School Visit

Mail

Other

Web

When did you visit campus and with whom did you speak while here?

Please provide additional details about the Davidson community, if desired. Please include name(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 300 words: "What interests you most about Davidson College?"*

Have you ever been placed on probation, suspended, or dismissed from school, convicted in court (other than for traffic violations), or found guilty of honor code violations?*

Yes

Please attach a complete explanation.

Please upload the following documents in PDF format. If you encounter problems during the upload process, please contact Allison Melton for assistance.

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

Test Scores
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.

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

High School Profile (recommended if available)

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.

Date*

Signature (Full Name)*

10,000 Degrees
100 Black Men
12 Plus
21st Century Atlanta Scholars
21st Century Scholars
Aaron's Presents
ABC - A Better Chance
Access Opportunity
Access Youth Academy
Accessive, Inc.
Achieve Program
AchieveMpls
Adventure Risk Challenge
After-School All Stars (Main)
Aguila Youth Leadership Institute
AIMS
Ak-Chin Indian Community
Alabama Possible
Albany Park Theater Project
AM I READY
American Student Assistance
AMIDEAST
Appalchian State University Upward Bound Program
Arkansas Commitment
Art of Problem Solving Foundation
ASP Dallas
ASPIRA of New York
ASPIRA of Pennsylvania
ASU TRIO Upward Bound at Tempe
Attollo Prep
Balfour Scholars Program
Baltimore SquashWise
Bard Early College New Orleans
Baton Rouge Youth Coalition
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia
Beacon Academy
Better Angels
Better Angels
Birmingham Education Foundation
Black Student Fund
Boston University Upward Bound Math Science
Bottom Line
Bowdoin College Upward Bound
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Boys Hope Girls Hope New York
Breakthrough
Breakthrough Manchester College-Bound
Bridge Scholars of Chattanooga
Bridge to Employment
Bridge2College
Bridge2Rwanda
Bridges Baltimore
Bridges Project for Education
Bridges to a Brighter Future
Bright Prospect
Building STEPS
C5 Georgia Youth Foundation
C5 Los Angeles Youth Foundation
Cal-SOAP
Capital Area College Access Network
Capital Partners for Education
Career Council, Inc.
Carolina Youth Coalition
Casa de Amistad
Castleton University Upward Bound
CatalyzED
Center for Student Opportunity
Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Center for Urban Education
Center Pole
Character Lab
Chester County Futures
Chicago Jesuit Academy
Chicago Scholars
Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Citrus Memorial Health Foundation YMCA
City Hope Community
City Kids Wilderness Project
City of Asheville Youth Leadership Academy (CAYLA)
City Year - Headquarters
Cloud Peak Project
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina
College Access Now
College Access Plan
College Advising Corps (CAC)
College AIM
College and Career Pathways, Inc.
College Bound DC
College Bound St. Louis
College Community Career
College Confident
College Depot
College Dream Team Program
College Dreams
College Forward
College Horizons
College Is real, Inc.
College Match LA
College Now Greater Cleveland
College of Lake County TRiO Educational Talent Search Scholars
College Partnership Program - Fairfax County
College Possible
College Success Foundation- Headquarters
College Summit
College Track
College Tracks
College Tracks - Montgomery County, MD
College Visions
CollegeBound Initiative (NYC)
CollegePoint
Collegiate Academies
Collegiate Directions, Inc.
Communities in Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Communities In Schools of Jacksonville
Community Foundation for Monterey County
Community Partners
Con Mi MADRE
Cooperman College Scholars
Cooperman College Scholars
Council for Unity
Covenant United Church of Christ
Crosby Scholars Forsyth County
Crosby Scholars Iredell County
Crosby Scholars Rowan County
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
DC Prep- Prep Next
DC-CAP
Degrees of Change
Delaware College Scholars
Denver Scholarship Foundation
Determined to Succeed
Dr. Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy
Dream.US
Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP)
East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring
East Side House Settlement
ECMC's The College Place
Education is Freedom
Education Matters - Zimbabwe
Educational Alliance
Educational Talent Search
Eduseed
El Vínculo Hispano/ The Hispanic Liaison
Elon Academy
EMERGE
Emily K Center
Erie Neighborhood House
Evanston Scholars
Explore Solutions
FAME Fund
Family Means
First Generation College Bound
First Graduate
Fort Valley State University Upward Bound Program
Foundation for a College Education
Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity
Freedom Schools
Fulfillment Fund
Fund for Advancement of Minorities
Future Quest, Inc.
Gear Up
GEMS Education Worldwide
GenOne Charlotte
George Snow Scholarship Fund
Get2College
Global Citizen Year
Global Kids
Golden Door Scholars - Red Ventures
Green Halo Foundation
Guadalupe Center
Guided Pathway Support Program: A Ron Brown Scholar Program initiative
Harlem Educational Activities Fund
Hartford Promise
Hartford Youth Scholars
Heart of Los Angeles
Helios Education Foundation - Florida
Henry Street Settlement, Expanded Horizons College Success Program
Hey Mentor
HFS Chicago Scholars
High Jump Chicago
Higher Achievement - National
Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs, Inc.
Higherlife Foundation
HighSight
Hispanic Arts Council of St Louis
Hispanic Organization Promoting Education (HoPe)
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
Horizons (National)
Horizons at Green Farms Academy
Horizons Savannah (GA)
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Upward Bound Program
Houston LULAC National Educational Service Center, Inc.
Huckleberry Youth Programs
I Have a Dream Foundation
I-LEAD
IIT Global Leaders Program
iMentor
iMentor
INROADS
International Educational Foundation-IEFAUSA.INC
Inversant
INVESTING NOW - University of Pittsburgh
Ismart
Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Johns Hopkins CTY Scholars
Juma Ventures
Kamehameha Scholars
Kansas State College Advising Corps
Kappa Leadership Institute - Chicago
Kauffman Scholars
KAUST Gifted Student Program (KGSP)
KenSAP
KenSAP (Kenya Scholar-Athlete Project)
Kid City Hope Place
Kids Interested in Technology, Engineering and Science ( KITES) Inc.
Kinesis Fundacion (PR)
KIPP
KIPP LA Schools - KIPP Through College
KIPP New Orleans KIPP Through College
La Plaza
Latino Student Fund (LSF)
Lauch U - Chicago
LaVida Scholars
Leaders in Training (LIT)
Leadership Initiatives
Leadership York
LEDA
Legal Outreach, Inc.
Lenfest Scholars Foundation
Let's Get Ready
LINK Unlimited
Lyford Cay Foundation
Madison A Better Chance
Make the Road New Jersey
Making Waves Foundation
Marian Middle School
Martha O'Bryan Center
Mathletics
Matriculate
Matthew Gaffney Foundation
Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation
Memphis Challenge
Mentors, Inc.
MERIT Health Leadership Academy
MetroSquash (IL)
Mexican-American Council, Inc.
MHC After 3
Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club
Middlesex Community College PreCollegiate TRiO Programs and Gear Up:MA
Minds Matter
Minds Matter – Los Angeles
Mission Graduates
Mitch22 Foundation, Inc
Montgomery College TRIO- Educational Opportunity Center
N.C. Sli
National College Advising Corps
National Hispanic Institute
New Economics for Women
New Settlement's College Access Center
Next Generation Scholars
Nicholas Academic Centers
NJ LEEP
NJ SEEDS
Noonan Scholars
North Alabama Center For Educational Excellence
Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools
NPEA (National Partnership for Educational Access)
Oasis College Connection
Odyssey Atlanta
Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship & Financial Assistance (ONNSFA)
Office of Special Programs at U Chicago
Oliver Scholars
Olivet Boys and Girls Club
One Voice LA
OneGoal
ONNSFA Tuba City
Other
Palouse Pathways
Partnership for the Future
Pathfinder Hopkins School
PATT (Preparing America's Tomorrow Today)
Peer Forward
Peer Forward
Peninsula Bridge
Pennsylvania College Advising Corps
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Philadelphia Futures
POSSE Foundation
Prep for Prep
Price Philanthropies Foundation -Cardinals Interact Program
Princeton University Summer Journalism Program
Project Discovery of Virginia
Project GRAD
Project GRAD Houston
Project GRAD Los Angeles
Project Think
Public Prep Alumni Program
PUEO (Perpetuating Unique Educational Opportunities)
Quest College Success
QuestBridge
RAIN Incubator
Rainier Scholars
Raise Up Mentoring and Scholarship Program
RAW Art Works
Re'Generation Movement
Reach for Excellence
REACH Memphis
REACH Prep
Reality Changers
Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation
Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation
Ron Brown Scholar Program
Rotary Futures College Resource Center
Rutgers University - Upward Bound
San Jacinto College, North Campus Upward Bound
Sandy Springs Mission, Inc.
Say Yes to Education
ScholarMatch
School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt
Schuler Scholars
Scripps College Academy
Seattle Sounders Academy
Seeds of Fortune Inc.
SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)
Service to School
Service to School (S2S)
Simmons Memorial Foundation
Sisters Circle
SMART
Smart Kids Virginia Academic and Career Coaching (c/o SPARK)
South Asian Youth Action
South Central Scholars Fund
South Seattle College TRIO Upward Bound
Spectrum Florida
Squash Haven
SquashBusters
Starfish Alliance, Inc.
STEM From Dance
Step Ahead Idaho
STEP: Student Expedition Program
Steppingstone Scholars
Steps to Success (MA)
Strive for College
Stuart Powell Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron
Student U Durham
Students Rising Above
Summer Search
Sutton Trust
Tampa Bay Academy of Hope
Target HOPE
Team ACE
Team ACE
TeenSHARP
Tenacity (MA)
Texas Southern University TRIO Educational Opportunity Center
The Academy Group
The Challenge Foundation
The Champion Project
The Dignified Learning Project
The Door
The First Tee of Atlanta
The First Tee of Metropolitan New York
The Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity
The Griffin Bridges Program
The Guidance Center of Westchester
The Hidden Genius Project
The Ingenuity Project
The Intersection
The Joyce Ivy Foundation
The New York Public Library
The Noble Network of Charter Schools
The Opportunity Network (OppNet)
The Paratum Scholars
The Possible Project
The Roger Lehecka Double Discovery Center
The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria
The SEED Foundation
The Steppingstone Foundation
The TEAK Fellowship
The Wight Foundation
The Young Vets Program
Tiger Woods Foundation
TRIO
U-Lead Athens
uAspire
Ukraine Global Scholars
UNC CHAPEL HILL UPWARD BOUND
UnidosNow
Univeristy of Chicago Office of Special Programs-College Prep
University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program
University of Kansas Upward Bound Math and Science
University of Maine Farmington Upward Bound
University of Minnesota TRIO/ Upward Bound
University of Southern Maine TRIO Upward Bound
University of Tennessee Chattanooga Upward Bound Math Science
University of Washington Dream Project
University of Washington Math Science Upward Bound
Upward Bound
Upward Bound: John Wood Community College
Urban Prep Academies
Urban Scholars
USC Bovard Scholars
USC College Advising Corps
USC Trio Programs - Upward Bound
UT Austin AdviseTX College Advising Corps
UT-Arlington Upward Bound Math & Science
UW Women's Center, Making Connection Program
Valley Scholars
Valley Scholars Program
Veterans Memorial ECHS GEAR UP
Vickery Meadow Youth Development Foundation- EAGLE Scholars
Victory Leadership Group, Inc.
VineCorps
Warrior Scholar Project
Warrior Scholar Project
Washington State University TC CB TRIO Upward Bound - CB
Waukegan to College (IL)
Wayne Westland Upward Bound
Western Kentucky University Upward Bound
Wight Foundation
Wilkes University Upward Bound
Wolverine Pathways at The University of Michigan
Woodward Hines Education Foundation
YES Prep
Yonkers Partners in Education
Young Black Leadership Alliance (YBLA)
Young Eisner Scholars (YES)
Young Voices
Youth Outreach Services