Bucknell?

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Anonymous wrote:I have a very geeky kid who is looking at all of these schools for engineering. He's concerned about the greek/sporty life. Is there a cohort outside of that? We're really struggling to find a SLAC with engineering that doesn't have a significant greek and/or prominent athletic component.

Try WPI, RIT, or U of Rochester

We are in the same boat. What is the climate at VA Tech and U Pitt?

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Anonymous wrote:I have a very geeky kid who is looking at all of these schools for engineering. He's concerned about the greek/sporty life. Is there a cohort outside of that? We're really struggling to find a SLAC with engineering that doesn't have a significant greek and/or prominent athletic component.

Try WPI, RIT, or U of Rochester

We are in the same boat. What is the climate at VA Tech and U Pitt?

Look at Clemson too. They have frats, but not totally focused on it.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is looking at Bucknell. Don’t know much about the school. Any insight on the school would be great.

Solid LAC with an engineering school. Location is middle of nowhere, but they frat hard and make their own fun on campus. That fun usually involves booze and a fair amount of giggity giggity, so if your kid is decent-looking and has some game, it could be a good fit. Comparable to Lafayette and Union, also preppy, somewhat fratty LAC/engineering hybrids.

That’s the best, most straightforward description I’ve heard of Buck, Lafayette and Union (applies to Lehigh too right)? Everyone should know whether it’s a great fit or not with that.

Outside of the engineering school, Lehigh has less of an LAC feel and more of a preprofessional vibe than the other three. But yes, the campus climate is the same.

I disagree with that, actually. There is nothing that feels pre professional about Lehigh. My daughter was dead set on a LAC, and we looked at almost every one on the east coast. We toured Lehigh because we were touring Lafayette, so why not, and she fell in love and isa very happy junior Econ major. It feels just like the LACs with a bit more research and a couple thousand more students.

Fair enough. My description was based not on any personal experience on campus (I've only driven through) but on several alums I know, all of whom eschew intellectual pursuits and take a funk benches, get money approach to education and to life. It's entirely possible that the graduates I know are not representative of the student body at large.

I’m guessing they’re from NJ/NY. That’s the general culture of that area, and not representative of the school they attended in PA.

God, why do I come here? You people turn my stomach.

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Anonymous wrote:Bucknell, you mean F*cknail????

F*cknail!!! HA HA HA HA HA! You took the word "Bucknell" and changed it to "F*cknail" which is funny because it kinda rhymes! (Well, almost). Plus it has "F*ck" in it! So clever! Why are you not writing for Stephen Colbert or Saturday Night Live? You have the gift! You are the next Great American Humorist in the classic vein! Like when Mark Twain called Princeton "F*ckton"! Genius!

Can we get the adults posting back here please?

Calm down.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a very geeky kid who is looking at all of these schools for engineering. He's concerned about the greek/sporty life. Is there a cohort outside of that? We're really struggling to find a SLAC with engineering that doesn't have a significant greek and/or prominent athletic component.

V tech, Perdue etc would be better. Easier to find your tribe and not feel left out bigger schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a very geeky kid who is looking at all of these schools for engineering. He's concerned about the greek/sporty life. Is there a cohort outside of that? We're really struggling to find a SLAC with engineering that doesn't have a significant greek and/or prominent athletic component.

I don't know, but Bucknell would not be among my top picks if I were looking for non-Greek, non-sporty. It is truly in the middle of nowhere, so the campus culture is undiluted by civilization.

Try RPI, WPI, CWRU, RIT, and Clark if you want lac-sized engineering without as%-ho^:s.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is looking at Bucknell. Don’t know much about the school. Any insight on the school would be great.

Solid LAC with an engineering school. Location is middle of nowhere, but they frat hard and make their own fun on campus. That fun usually involves booze and a fair amount of giggity giggity, so if your kid is decent-looking and has some game, it could be a good fit. Comparable to Lafayette and Union, also preppy, somewhat fratty LAC/engineering hybrids.

That’s the best, most straightforward description I’ve heard of Buck, Lafayette and Union (applies to Lehigh too right)? Everyone should know whether it’s a great fit or not with that.

Outside of the engineering school, Lehigh has less of an LAC feel and more of a preprofessional vibe than the other three. But yes, the campus climate is the same.

I disagree with that, actually. There is nothing that feels pre professional about Lehigh. My daughter was dead set on a LAC, and we looked at almost every one on the east coast. We toured Lehigh because we were touring Lafayette, so why not, and she fell in love and isa very happy junior Econ major. It feels just like the LACs with a bit more research and a couple thousand more students.

Fair enough. My description was based not on any personal experience on campus (I've only driven through) but on several alums I know, all of whom eschew intellectual pursuits and take a funk benches, get money approach to education and to life. It's entirely possible that the graduates I know are not representative of the student body at large.

A very polite post. These two aren’t contradictory but the latter is still largely on target.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is looking at Bucknell. Don’t know much about the school. Any insight on the school would be great.

Solid LAC with an engineering school. Location is middle of nowhere, but they frat hard and make their own fun on campus. That fun usually involves booze and a fair amount of giggity giggity, so if your kid is decent-looking and has some game, it could be a good fit. Comparable to Lafayette and Union, also preppy, somewhat fratty LAC/engineering hybrids.

That’s the best, most straightforward description I’ve heard of Buck, Lafayette and Union (applies to Lehigh too right)? Everyone should know whether it’s a great fit or not with that.

Outside of the engineering school, Lehigh has less of an LAC feel and more of a preprofessional vibe than the other three. But yes, the campus climate is the same.

I disagree with that, actually. There is nothing that feels pre professional about Lehigh. My daughter was dead set on a LAC, and we looked at almost every one on the east coast. We toured Lehigh because we were touring Lafayette, so why not, and she fell in love and isa very happy junior Econ major. It feels just like the LACs with a bit more research and a couple thousand more students.

Fair enough. My description was based not on any personal experience on campus (I've only driven through) but on several alums I know, all of whom eschew intellectual pursuits and take a funk benches, get money approach to education and to life. It's entirely possible that the graduates I know are not representative of the student body at large.

I’m guessing they’re from NJ/NY. That’s the general culture of that area, and not representative of the school they attended in PA.

But it represents the dominant and “dominant” student body.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a very geeky kid who is looking at all of these schools for engineering. He's concerned about the greek/sporty life. Is there a cohort outside of that? We're really struggling to find a SLAC with engineering that doesn't have a significant greek and/or prominent athletic component.

Try WPI, RIT, or U of Rochester

We are in the same boat. What is the climate at VA Tech and U Pitt?

Both are good schools with friendly students and goof school spirit. Just depends if you want a rural town feel or city feel. Your student would likely have an immediate preference upon visiting.

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^ good not goof ... (actually great school spirit at both). But different. Easy to visit and choose.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is looking at Bucknell. Don’t know much about the school. Any insight on the school would be great.

Solid LAC with an engineering school. Location is middle of nowhere, but they frat hard and make their own fun on campus. That fun usually involves booze and a fair amount of giggity giggity, so if your kid is decent-looking and has some game, it could be a good fit. Comparable to Lafayette and Union, also preppy, somewhat fratty LAC/engineering hybrids.

That’s the best, most straightforward description I’ve heard of Buck, Lafayette and Union (applies to Lehigh too right)? Everyone should know whether it’s a great fit or not with that.

Outside of the engineering school, Lehigh has less of an LAC feel and more of a preprofessional vibe than the other three. But yes, the campus climate is the same.

I disagree with that, actually. There is nothing that feels pre professional about Lehigh. My daughter was dead set on a LAC, and we looked at almost every one on the east coast. We toured Lehigh because we were touring Lafayette, so why not, and she fell in love and isa very happy junior Econ major. It feels just like the LACs with a bit more research and a couple thousand more students.

Fair enough. My description was based not on any personal experience on campus (I've only driven through) but on several alums I know, all of whom eschew intellectual pursuits and take a funk benches, get money approach to education and to life. It's entirely possible that the graduates I know are not representative of the student body at large.

I’m guessing they’re from NJ/NY. That’s the general culture of that area, and not representative of the school they attended in PA.

But it represents the dominant and “dominant” student body.

Then you’d have to say the same about most schools in the upper right quadrant of the US.
NJ’s largest export is college students.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is looking at Bucknell. Don’t know much about the school. Any insight on the school would be great.

Solid LAC with an engineering school. Location is middle of nowhere, but they frat hard and make their own fun on campus. That fun usually involves booze and a fair amount of giggity giggity, so if your kid is decent-looking and has some game, it could be a good fit. Comparable to Lafayette and Union, also preppy, somewhat fratty LAC/engineering hybrids.

That’s the best, most straightforward description I’ve heard of Buck, Lafayette and Union (applies to Lehigh too right)? Everyone should know whether it’s a great fit or not with that.

Outside of the engineering school, Lehigh has less of an LAC feel and more of a preprofessional vibe than the other three. But yes, the campus climate is the same.

I disagree with that, actually. There is nothing that feels pre professional about Lehigh. My daughter was dead set on a LAC, and we looked at almost every one on the east coast. We toured Lehigh because we were touring Lafayette, so why not, and she fell in love and isa very happy junior Econ major. It feels just like the LACs with a bit more research and a couple thousand more students.

Fair enough. My description was based not on any personal experience on campus (I've only driven through) but on several alums I know, all of whom eschew intellectual pursuits and take a funk benches, get money approach to education and to life. It's entirely possible that the graduates I know are not representative of the student body at large.

I’m guessing they’re from NJ/NY. That’s the general culture of that area, and not representative of the school they attended in PA.

But it represents the dominant and “dominant” student body.

Then you’d have to say the same about most schools in the upper right quadrant of the US.
NJ’s largest export is college students.

NP but that isn’t helping, then, in terms of the post that was being replied to!

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Anonymous wrote:I have a very geeky kid who is looking at all of these schools for engineering. He's concerned about the greek/sporty life. Is there a cohort outside of that? We're really struggling to find a SLAC with engineering that doesn't have a significant greek and/or prominent athletic component.

I don't know, but Bucknell would not be among my top picks if I were looking for non-Greek, non-sporty. It is truly in the middle of nowhere, so the campus culture is undiluted by civilization.

Try RPI, WPI, CWRU, RIT, and Clark if you want lac-sized engineering without as%-ho^:s.

Poster of the engineering question here. I appreciate the advice of many, but he's really set on a small school, and he doesn't want to do a 3+2 because he doesn't want to have to switch schools. He rejected School of Mines out of hand because they promote their athletic program heavily on the website, and he's worried about the lack of diversity at Rose Hulman. It doesn't appear to me that Clark has an engineering program, which is too bad, because I think otherwise it would be a great fit. Currently WPI is his top choice.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is looking at Bucknell. Don’t know much about the school. Any insight on the school would be great.

Solid LAC with an engineering school. Location is middle of nowhere, but they frat hard and make their own fun on campus. That fun usually involves booze and a fair amount of giggity giggity, so if your kid is decent-looking and has some game, it could be a good fit. Comparable to Lafayette and Union, also preppy, somewhat fratty LAC/engineering hybrids.

That’s the best, most straightforward description I’ve heard of Buck, Lafayette and Union (applies to Lehigh too right)? Everyone should know whether it’s a great fit or not with that.

Outside of the engineering school, Lehigh has less of an LAC feel and more of a preprofessional vibe than the other three. But yes, the campus climate is the same.

I disagree with that, actually. There is nothing that feels pre professional about Lehigh. My daughter was dead set on a LAC, and we looked at almost every one on the east coast. We toured Lehigh because we were touring Lafayette, so why not, and she fell in love and isa very happy junior Econ major. It feels just like the LACs with a bit more research and a couple thousand more students.

Your daughter must be an Econ major in the College of Arts and Sciences, because the Business and Engineering colleges are very pre-professional.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is looking at Bucknell. Don’t know much about the school. Any insight on the school would be great.

Solid LAC with an engineering school. Location is middle of nowhere, but they frat hard and make their own fun on campus. That fun usually involves booze and a fair amount of giggity giggity, so if your kid is decent-looking and has some game, it could be a good fit. Comparable to Lafayette and Union, also preppy, somewhat fratty LAC/engineering hybrids.

That’s the best, most straightforward description I’ve heard of Buck, Lafayette and Union (applies to Lehigh too right)? Everyone should know whether it’s a great fit or not with that.

Outside of the engineering school, Lehigh has less of an LAC feel and more of a preprofessional vibe than the other three. But yes, the campus climate is the same.

I disagree with that, actually. There is nothing that feels pre professional about Lehigh. My daughter was dead set on a LAC, and we looked at almost every one on the east coast. We toured Lehigh because we were touring Lafayette, so why not, and she fell in love and isa very happy junior Econ major. It feels just like the LACs with a bit more research and a couple thousand more students.

Fair enough. My description was based not on any personal experience on campus (I've only driven through) but on several alums I know, all of whom eschew intellectual pursuits and take a funk benches, get money approach to education and to life. It's entirely possible that the graduates I know are not representative of the student body at large.[/


As a Lehigh alum, I have to admit that is one of the best descriptions I’ve read, sadly. And to that you can now add that a shockingly large number of their alumni are Trumpian Republicans.