Shalom Badze ’29
International Admission Ambassador
Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe
Pronouns: she/her
Major: Bioinformatics
Campus Involvements: Student Government Association (SGA), Chidsey Program for Leadership Development, Davidson African Students Association (DASA), Rock Climbing Club, RUF, InterVarsity, College Union Information Desk Attendant
"Why Davidson? The people! Davidson College faculty and staff want to get to know who you are as a person before they look at your grades. I have met countless students who will go out of their way to be of service to someone else, not because it's transactional, but because of the mutual trust, love, and support that is foundational to who we are as a community. As an international student I am beyond grateful for the connections I have created at Davidson in just my first year here. They have been my absolute pillars of support whenever I have missed home. The Davidson curriculum is undeniably rigorous, but we thrive in that rigor because of the academic support we give each other on campus. It's never a competition because there is more than enough room ( and resources) to go around!"
Fun Fact
This summer, I got stranded while on the tallest operating rollercoaster in the U.S., and the rain started pouring!
(Yes, I would absolutely do it again.)