just kidding.
35 is the new 25, right?
that said, if you went to davis (and i know a few of you did..), where would you take her to show off the campus and city (or town or village? what is davis anyway?)?
i had such a great college experience and i want her to have one too- even if she goes somewhere else. so for the rest of you, any words of sage wisdom...things you wish you had known when you were 17 about college? about picking a college? about life? what she should look for in a school?
dawsons for breakfast even though it is in dixon
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coffee at mishka's
potato gratin at coffee house
people watching on the quad
try to find all the eggheads on campus
This was always fun having been a student and then working in Undergraduate Admissions.
ReplyDeleteI always told students to trust their gut as well as their head. Most schools will be fine academically but if it does or doesn't feel like it could be home for several years, that's probably accurate.
Arboretum
Dos
Coffee House
Rec Hall/ARC (if they like the gym)
One of the DCs
Other things that might be good:
Shields Library
Bike Circles
Bookstore
Central Park
The pool
The Death Star
The Mondavi/Theatre/Music/Art building
Fountain Circle #3
Bum Bum You've Been Here Before
Also, ask about what they have heard about Davis, good and bad. If they say that the dorms smell like cows, go to Tercero and see. Then go to actually see the cows. etc.
Bossy Cow Cow
Honey Bee Bee
Oleo Margarine
Oleo Butterine
Alfalfa HAY!
king lounge
ReplyDeleteUm, take a ride on the fabulous double decker Unitrans of course (or at least check a couple out); I second the votes for egg heads, Mishka's and the Quad! Tercero B Building was always a hit!! :) Maybe Trudy's for their fine furniture. :) Do they still have the bowling alley in the MU?
ReplyDeleteTake her downtown and show her all the best restaurants & coffee shops. Be advised: the CoHo is under construction and the only open part is on the east side of the MU where the copy shop/post office/travel agency used to be. However, it's getting upgraded so you can totally talk it up. It has all the same stuff from when we were in college, but they've added a Pho bar with sushi and I believe this new remodel will add even more things.
ReplyDeletehaving grown up in davis, I think I can say that I understand why people think Davis isn't really all that much. I mean, it's awesome, but all of my favorite things are my favorite because they have stories and memories embedded in them. I think you can talk to her about how she can choose any college and find what she's looking for - if she's looking for good friends, meaningful personal growth, etc...
I think you should tell your favorite stories about your roommates and best friends so that she knows that even though davis is a small town and sometimes smells like cows (I lived in Tercero) it can also be an incredibly important and fun place.
Have fun!
Some of my other favorite Davis places:
Newsbeat
Central Park/Farmer's Market
the Co-op
Peet's Downtown
Zia's Deli
Kathmandu
Sophia's Thai
Sam's (by campus - for Shwarma)
Greenbelt/Bike Path (esp. South Davis)
Y'know, Santa Cruz is nice, too! Just sayin'. (Go slugs!)
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