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HokieGator HokieGator OP
May 25, 2026 at 09:37 AM ET
Taking my daughter to visit High Point and Davidson next month. Anybody
Familiar with either schools? I've heard that you either love or hate High Point and that the campus is amazing but the surrounding area is sketchy. I do know that both are expensive!

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capitals1 capitals1
2mo
Davidson...my kids had some swim practices there in the summer if this
helps haha...saw Stephen Curry play a couple of games there. Charming affluent town. I know nothing about the University. High Point...a neighbor's kid went there...majored in gaming design or something like that..he loved it. ** Edited by capitals1 at 5/25/2026, 4:42:01 PM
RTFC RTFC
2mo
There are some sketchy areas
near the university - but no more so than any small/average size city. There difference is the campus is very nice - right beside some of those areas. You don't go to HP for what else is in the area, but like anyplace, if you look hard enough there are interesting things. The HP president is a fundraiser extraordinaire. They freely admit they are a "life skills" institution - not heavy research or stereotypical academia. They admit their impressive facilities are partly to ensure their students are comfortable in high end/ritzy settings, although that also matches the upbringing many of them had - and the cost confirms that. ** Edited by RTFC at 5/25/2026, 12:24:53 PM
UTPr0sim UTPr0sim
2mo
Our neighbors daughter is at Davidson and loves it (as do most college kids
She is definitely doing liberal arts studies and has found some interesting interships in Charlotte this summer.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
2mo
There are internships in liberal arts? What is the nature of those?
UTPr0sim UTPr0sim
2mo
She works for a non profit and has worked for the ACC......
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
2mo
Not to get argumentative, but are there career skills to be had in either?
Stork Stork
2mo
Some would argue some wonderful skills gain with a liberal arts education.
And more well rounded than many science only based education. It’s all what the student wants, and what they do with it.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
2mo
Yes, great on Jeopardy. Look - I'm not knocking a liberal arts degree but
is does look more and more anachronistic as we trod forward in increasingly techno pursuits.
UTPr0sim UTPr0sim
2mo
Same as a photographer. LOL
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
2mo
As a sole practitioner for 38+ years I learned so many business
skills, interpersonal relationship skills among the architectural, building construction, property management and brokerage firm communities, organizational and administrative skills, technical editing and production skills with a pretty hefty number of industry vendors. The list goes on and on. Naturally, on the outside, some might equate it with that nitwit 'camera' on their phone. LOL.
UTPr0sim UTPr0sim
2mo
Not many use what they learned in college. I learned how to learn
Plus a good deal of Engineering common sense.
E
EDGEMAN
2mo
McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut...