Is Bucknell really that bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all are zero fun. Bucknell sounds awesome.

Lame DCUM moms.

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Bucknell is a GREAT school. It gets horrible reviews on this site but it is a wholesome, clean cut community where many kids thrive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a bunch of people who went there. They all come from money and are bright. All do very well 25 years later, and they are still friends with bucknell people.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems unfair to dump on Bucknell specifically.

The culture of many of these smaller schools in the middle of nowhere (especially in places that are cold for 2/3 of the college year) are vey much the same. Not much to do in the general area, and heavy drinking is the primary social scene.

Replace Bucknell with Bowdoin, Williams, Lafayette and about 100 other similar schools and you will get the same response.

Thank you!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From 2001-2005, in my experience, yes , it was.

Yes, we toured at 9am on a Saturday morning and there was a frat party going on, frat house back patio. Not a good look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all are zero fun. Bucknell sounds awesome.

Lame DCUM moms.

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Bucknell is a GREAT school. It gets horrible reviews on this site but it is a wholesome, clean cut community where many kids thrive.

It gets better reviews here than anywhere else I've seen. It sounds like a good school for what it is -- a one dimensional frat boy school for students who didn't get into business school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A neighbor's DS is looking to transfer after saying that the Bucknell is just a four year long frat party. Is that accurate?

From 1978 to 1982. I would. NEVER send anyone I care about there

It is for rich kids.

Entitled kids

[Anonymous]

Why are the boosters pumping this school up? I agree with a PP who said it is like 100 others - isolated, heavy Greek and mostly upper or upper middle class kids.

Fine if you like partying and doing a little homework, less so for building a career or an environment that offers more.

P.S. one exception might be athletes who want to continue their careers and parlay that into job placement since some places look for college athletes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people with kids there. It seems to be a popular school for kids these days who, a generation ago, would have gone to Middlebury/Bowdoin, but with the increased competition these days, can’t get in. So, I bet there are plenty of smart, competent and normal kids at Bucknell, they just aren’t pointy enough to get into higher ranked schools.

It seems like the SEC for rich/UMC tri-state kids who are "too good" for those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Re. "Colgate.. is a poor man's BC." Maybe LOL but wrong on every metric - in fact it's the other way around.
Colgate - significantly richer student body (median family income $270k vs 194k BC). Higher endowment per student (391k C vs 257k BC). Higher average SAT score (1435 C vs 1420 BC). Lower admit rate (17% C vs 19% BC).

And by the way - Bucknell beats BC on family income and endowment per student, too.

PS - I have no dog in this fight.

According to Bucknell their acceptance rate for c/o 2029 was 28.9%. BC’s was 12.6%

You’re just making up numbers

[Anonymous]

My kid got in there. DC is an accomplished singer ( awards, etc). We applied for a bit of aid. Not one dime. Heard about the partying and Greek emphasis on too of that. No. That was that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Re. "Colgate.. is a poor man's BC." Maybe LOL but wrong on every metric - in fact it's the other way around.
Colgate - significantly richer student body (median family income $270k vs 194k BC). Higher endowment per student (391k C vs 257k BC). Higher average SAT score (1435 C vs 1420 BC). Lower admit rate (17% C vs 19% BC).

And by the way - Bucknell beats BC on family income and endowment per student, too.

PS - I have no dog in this fight.

According to Bucknell their acceptance rate for c/o 2029 was 28.9%. BC’s was 12.6%

You’re just making up numbers

The poster made no mention of Bucknell's acceptance rate and commented on BC"s acceptance rate from the perspective of 2022.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of people with kids there. It seems to be a popular school for kids these days who, a generation ago, would have gone to Middlebury/Bowdoin, but with the increased competition these days, can’t get in. So, I bet there are plenty of smart, competent and normal kids at Bucknell, they just aren’t pointy enough to get into higher ranked schools.

It seems like the SEC for rich/UMC tri-state kids who are "too good" for those schools.

Yep, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From 2001-2005, in my experience, yes , it was.

Yes, we toured at 9am on a Saturday morning and there was a frat party going on, frat house back patio. Not a good look.

Sure, because everyone wants to go to college and study in the library at 9am.

[Anonymous]

4 years in Lewisburg no way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all are zero fun. Bucknell sounds awesome.

Lame DCUM moms.

+1
Bucknell is a GREAT school. It gets horrible reviews on this site but it is a wholesome, clean cut community where many kids thrive.

It gets better reviews here than anywhere else I've seen. It sounds like a good school for what it is -- a one dimensional frat boy school for students who didn't get into business school.

Bucknell has a business school, geed, and a damn good one.