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Dear Prospective Students,
Hi! My name is Hadley Weiss. I am 16 years old and am currently wrapping up my senior year at
The Davidson Academy. My main ambition in coming to the Academy three years ago was, simply put, intellectual challenge. Throughout my entire academic career, I have always wanted to go above and beyond the standard classroom curriculum, and I knew that Davidson could provide me with a wealth of resources to do just that. Over the past few years, my expectations have been repeatedly shattered by my amazing experiences at the Academy.
In each and every class, regardless of the subject, the curriculum at Davidson is designed to really push students to become active participants in their personal education, not simply reading and regurgitating information but digging beneath the surface to search for the ‘how’ or ‘why’ of what they are learning. In addition, because of the small class size, classes
are frequently tailored toward the students’ specific interests integrating the subject matter into something much more lasting and meaningful. Davidson also offers a diverse range of Friday electives, from Neurophilosophy to Astronomy, which allows students to dabble in as-yet unfamiliar subjects, expanding their intellectual horizons and perhaps discovering a new passion along the way. Another unparalleled opportunity available to students is the ability to augment their education with courses at the University of Nevada, Reno, on whose campus the school is located. This has personally been one of my favorite aspects of my time at the Academy as it has enabled me to pursue my interests in math and chemistry far beyond the typical high school level, as well as experience the rigor of university-level courses.
But even more than this, by far the best part of being at the Academy has been all of the inquisitive, impassioned, inspiring teachers that I have met throughout my journey here. There is truly nothing I can say that will accurately convey just how absolutely incredible the teachers at Davidson are. Each and every teacher is there because he or she has a profound passion for his or her subject and wants nothing more than to share this with and inspire this in students. The teachers I have worked with throughout the years have all been equally eager to challenge and be challenged by their students, going so far beyond their basic job requirements and investing time and energy in each individual student in order to help him or her grow as a leader and thinker.
Overall, I know that coming to The Davidson Academy was without a doubt the best decision I have ever made, and I cannot imagine being anywhere else.
~ Hadley Weiss, Fourth Year Davidson Academy Student
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2014-2015 Application AvailableIf you think The Davidson Academy of Nevada may be the right fit for you, consider applying for the 2014-2015 school year! Visit the
How to Apply
page to access the new online application system. The Academy is specifically designed to meet the needs of profoundly gifted middle and high school students who score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ or college entrance tests, such as the SAT or ACT. Please review the recently updated
Qualification Criteria page of our website as these scores are mandatory for student eligibility. On the
Application Review Process
page, you will find detailed information about the
on-site assessment.
Upcoming Tour for Prospective Students
The final tour of the Davidson Academy during the current school year will take place 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March
14, 2014.
Each Academy tour for prospective students and their parents allows visitors to meet current Academy students, parents, faculty and staff, and ask specific questions about the school.
For details, including directions to The Davidson Academy and RSVP information, please visit the
Tours page. If you would like more information, please contact us at
outreach@davidsonacademy.unr.edu.
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 Presidential Scholars Program Candidates
The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and the
United States Department of Education recently informed the
following Academy students that they are
Presidential Scholars Program
candidates: Rebecca Bauer, Lillian Chien, Anthony Dyer, Kevin Gibbs, Christopher Huh, Jacob Lokshin,
Karthik Rohatgi,
Austin Shinagawa,
Lindsey Shoenhard,
Rebecca Thompson,
Dennis Wei and Hadley Weiss. These students will compete to be one of
up to 141 Presidential Scholars from across the country who
get invited to Washington, D.C., for the National
Recognition Weekend in June. The Academy has had one past
Presidential Scholar and would be honored to build a
tradition of Presidential Scholars.
National Merit Scholarship Finalists Announced
Academy students Rebecca Bauer,
Lillian Chien,
Timothy Gaetke,
Kevin Gibbs,
Alex Hayes,
Christopher Huh,
Jacob Lokshin,
Karthik Rohatgi,
Austin Shinagawa,
Rebecca Thompson,
Jan Van Havel,
Ben Vulich,
Dennis Wei and Hadley Weiss
are among the 15,000 finalists throughout the country being
considered for this year's
National Merit Scholarships.
The selection of approximately 8,000 Merit Scholarship winners is now
in progress and winners will be notified in April, May and July.
DECA The
Davidson Academy's DECA team recently traveled to Las Vegas to
compete in the Nevada State Career Development Conference and did
extremely well, competing in various events related to business, marketing, finance, and entrepreneurship. Top-level recognition went to the following students:
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Duncan Boren - 3rd place in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
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Haydn Bradstreet - 1st place in Principle of Finance
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Will Combs - 2nd place in Principle of Finance
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Maya Gupta - 1st place in Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Arturo Guzman - 3rd place in Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Anna Hayes - 2nd place in Principles of Business Management and Administration
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Ameen Homayoon - 1st place in Principles of Marketing
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Christopher Huh and Becki Thompson - 1st place in Hospitality Services Team Decision Making
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Hannah Huh - 3rd place in Principle of Finance
- Divya Tenetti - Elected to the office of Northern Nevada DECA Vice President, and also took 3rd place in Business Finance Series
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Nadia Tung - 1st place in Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
Students placing in the top three slots qualify for the international competition in Atlanta, Ga. in May. DECA is an international student marketing association which: 1) encourages students in marketing-related classes to pursue careers in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship and 2) promotes understanding and appreciation of the free enterprise system as well as the responsibilities of citizenship. Congratulations to all participants for a successful conference!
Academy Students Win Big
at Northern Nevada Chapter MathCounts Competition
 The Davidson Academy MATHCOUNTS team had a fantastic
performance at the Northern Nevada Chapter Competition! The
Academy team, comprised of ten students, achieved 1st place
in the Team Competition.
After the individual and team rounds, the top eight scorers were selected to
compete in the countdown round.
All of our students did a great job representing themselves and the Academy.
Here are the results for each of our student competitors (out of 115 total students):
- 3rd place – Ethan Lu (1st time representing the Academy)
- 4th place – Rinik Kumar
- 5th Place – Derek Chien (1st time representing the Academy)
- 6th Place – Sarah MacHarg
- 7th Place – Galen Kimball
- 8th Place – Shashank Addagarla (1st time representing the Academy)
- 10th Place – Gabriel Angres
- 11th Place – Courtney Shinagawa
- 12th Place – Yatin Chandar (1st time representing the Academy)
- 24th Place – David Serrate (1st time representing the Academy)
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 The
application deadline of April 1 for
the 2014 THINK Summer Institute
is fast approaching! THINK is a three-week residential summer program on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno where students can earn up to six college credits by completing two university courses. The 2014 THINK Summer Institute will run from July 12 through Aug.
2. Tuition is $3,400 and covers course credits, books and materials, room and board and the cost of planned activities. Need-based scholarships are available. To qualify, students
from across the country must be 13 to 16 years old during THINK and must meet or exceed composite SAT score of 1130 (excludes writing portion) or ACT score of 26. Homeschooled students are eligible to apply.
Apply today!
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 “When I came to the Academy
. . . I was able to show that I could handle a curriculum that very few other schools would let me take. Taking all these hard courses has been very difficult, to say the least, but I am happy I have gotten to learn all that I could. It certainly helps that my peers here are also able to fully understand and appreciate these classes, making for complex and interesting discussions about our lessons a common occurrence, in and out of the classroom.”
Elliot Glazer, Davidson Academy Graduate (pictured, left)
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