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Required Application Materials |
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Official test scores |
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Official transcripts |
Required Financial Aid Materials |
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2013-2014 CSS PROFILE (including Noncustodial PROFILE, if applicable) |
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A copy of your parents' 2011 federal income tax returns (signed, with all schedules, attachments, W-2s, and other earnings statements). Include personal and corporate/partnership tax returns. Submit directly to Davidson using this cover sheet. Fax or mail to: |
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The CSS Financial Aid/PROFILE Business/Farm Supplement, if your parents own a business or farm. |
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If your parents are separated or divorced: a. Your noncustodial parent must submit the online Noncustodial PROFILE using the login ID and password that will be emailed to you when you complete the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE. b. Your noncustodial parent must also submit copies of their 2011 federal tax returns with all schedules, attachments, W-2s, and other earnings statements. Submit directly to Davidson using this cover sheet. c. If you do not have any contact with your noncustodial parents, then you may submit a request to waive the requirement of their financial information. Your request must include a statement from a third party who can verify your situation. The Noncustodial Waiver Petition is available online at http://www.questbridge.org/images/ncp_wiaver.pdf. |
Davidson College
Regular Decision Application Requirements
You may apply to Davidson via Regular Decision by completing the steps below.
- Request Regular Decision application forwarding on your "Application Management" page between December 1st and December 14th.
- Submit all required additional materials. Required materials may range from submitting official transcripts to emailing the college's admissions office to submitting the Common Application.
- All additional materials are due by the Davidson Regular Decision deadline, and you will be notified of the admissions decision according to their normal deadlines.
| Question | Finalists - Ranked Davidson for College Match | Finalists - Did Not Rank Davidson for College Match |
Non-Finalist |
| Can I use my QuestBridge application in lieu of your regular application? | Yes. Davidson will use the application that you submitted for the College Match as your application for admission. QuestBridge finalists must use the QuestBridge application to apply to Davidson. |
No. Please submit either the Common Application or the Davidson Application. |
No. Please submit either the Common Application or the Davidson Application. |
| What additional materials do I need to submit? |
If you have already sent your transcript and test scores to Davidson as part of your College Match application, you do not need to re-submit them. |
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| Is the application fee waived? | Yes. Upon receipt of a QuestBridge application, the application fee is automatically waived. |
Yes. The application fee is automatically waived. If using the Common App, you will need to select "Other Fee Waiver" in the payment section of the Common Application. |
No. |
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| What are the application deadlines? | Early Decision 1: Nov. 15 Early Decision 2: Jan. 2 Regular Decision: Jan. 2 More info |
Early Decision 1: Nov. 15 Early Decision 2: Jan. 2 Regular Decision: Jan. 2 More info |
Early Decision 1: Nov. 15 |
| Can I apply Early Decision? | Yes. Students who are not matched may apply through Early Decision 2. |
Yes. Students who are not matched may apply through Early Decision 1 or Early Decision 2. |
Yes. |
Davidson's Testing Requirements
Each of our partner colleges has different requirements for standardized tests that students must take in order to be considered for admission. Please review the testing requirements for Davidson. Refer to the National College Match Requirements (above) for instructions regarding submission of test scores to the colleges.
Must take one of the following:
- SAT Reasoning Test; or
- ACT
While it is not an application requirement, Davidson recommends applicants submit two SAT Subject Test scores (mathematics and one test area of your choosing). In addition, for students completing the ACT, we recommend that it be taken with Writing.
**Non-native English speakers must provide evidence of fluency in English through writing samples and successful performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) OR the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). TOEFL or IELTS scores must be sent directly to Davidson by the testing agency.
Please see our Standardized Testing page for a complete list of the standardized tests and testing deadlines required by each QuestBridge partner college.
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