Bucknell University

Bucknell University

·        3,500 undergraduate students, about 175 of whom study abroad each semester

·        150 graduate students.

·        Students from 46 states, 58 countries (20%  from Pennsylvania)

·        About three hours from New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

·        More than 7,100 applicants for about 925 spaces

·        Acceptance Rate: 31.4%  (of the 2,253 offered admission --47% were men and 53% were women)

·        SAT Middle 50%  Reading 620-720  Math  660-740

·        ACT Middle 50%  29-32

·        NCAA Patriot League member

We were fortunate enough to go to Bucknell during an open-house for juniors so the day was centered around all things Bucknell. A welcoming committee of Bucknell students greeted us and showed us into the lecture hall, where we would learn some useful information about the school, its students, and the admissions process. The following lectures and the student session were absolutely informative and interesting, I found out a lot about Bucknell's different programs (most important to me: study abroad) and a little about student life. I really liked how many of the students at Bucknell can major, minor, or double major in many different and seemingly unrelated topics (for example, our tour guide was a double-major in chemistry and Spanish). For someone who has a lot of interests in different subjects, Bucknell was perfect in this regard. After this we had a lunch (which was delicious)/information session and then a tour of the campus. The campus is gorgeous and spacious, is up to date on important things like internet and campus safety and it has just the right touch of an old campus feel without looking decrepit. All in all, Bucknell did everything right for their open house.  So far, Bucknell has been my favorite college!

Caroline 2012