Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 19:14     Subject: bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:Bucknell and Wake were 2 of my choices in the 90s. The campus buildings were designed by the same people and even share several building names.

I chose Wake in the end, but Bucknell was such a gorgeous setting. It snowed the day I visited, and it was just picturesque, the way the campus flowed nicely into the cute little town.


Bucknell and Wakes campus don’t look anything alike
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 19:12     Subject: bucknell is a hidden gem..
Bucknell has a ~73% admission rate for ED1. It also has ED2.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 19:04     Subject: Re:bucknell is a hidden gem..
There's no such thing as hidden gem.
Its just not popular for reasons
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 19:03     Subject: bucknell is a hidden gem..
I wonder if they still have programs where the students visit the prisoners. It’s truly an amazing memory! A group of us had a supervised visit on a Friday night with a group of “well behaved” prisoners. Further north (about 20 miles?) is a “farm” for white collar criminals, Allenwood.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 19:00     Subject: bucknell is a hidden gem..
<< If you're serious about it make sure you visit on a rainy or snowy day in January or February. It can be a long, cold isolated winter with not a lot of excitement beyond the Lewisburg Wal-Mart. >>

And we survived with great memories!
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 18:57     Subject: bucknell is a hidden gem..
I’m always surprised at the number of people in the photos on Coming Out Day. It seems like it has a fairly good size contingent.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 18:51     Subject: Re:bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Heavy drinking culture.


+ 1,000%

Bucknell University is not a small school--at least in terms of LACs. Bucknell, at about 3,700 undergrads, is probably the largest LAC by a significant margin as Colgate has about 3,000 undergrads and Wesleyan has about 2,700. (Bucknell, Colgate, & Wesleyan are the three largest LACs to the best of my knowledge.)

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania is a charming town & home to a federal penitentiary.

Bucknell is well known for a heavy drinking culture that goes beyond beer & wine. But, this is true at Bucknell's overlap schools as well = Colgate, Lehigh, Wash & Lee, & Lafayette.

Additional overlap schools are: Univ. of Richmond, Villanova, Hamilton, and Boston College.

Beautiful town, beautiful campus, attracts lots of upper middle class & some upper class. Very white (75%). Not diverse & not inclusive. Solid engineering program.

One publication lists the top 5 employers as: PwC, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, IBM, & Merck. Very impressive list. Compare to Colgate University top 5 employers: EY, Morgan Stanley, Google, Goldman Sachs, & JP Morgan Chase.

In my opinion, both Bucknell & Colgate have beautiful take-your-breath-away campuses that can lead to a wonderful 4 years if you fit in.


Is the federal pen what makes it a charming town?


No, but it can lead to some great Wall Street connections.


Well played!
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 18:00     Subject: Re:bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Heavy drinking culture.


+ 1,000%

Bucknell University is not a small school--at least in terms of LACs. Bucknell, at about 3,700 undergrads, is probably the largest LAC by a significant margin as Colgate has about 3,000 undergrads and Wesleyan has about 2,700. (Bucknell, Colgate, & Wesleyan are the three largest LACs to the best of my knowledge.)

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania is a charming town & home to a federal penitentiary.

Bucknell is well known for a heavy drinking culture that goes beyond beer & wine. But, this is true at Bucknell's overlap schools as well = Colgate, Lehigh, Wash & Lee, & Lafayette.

Additional overlap schools are: Univ. of Richmond, Villanova, Hamilton, and Boston College.

Beautiful town, beautiful campus, attracts lots of upper middle class & some upper class. Very white (75%). Not diverse & not inclusive. Solid engineering program.

One publication lists the top 5 employers as: PwC, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, IBM, & Merck. Very impressive list. Compare to Colgate University top 5 employers: EY, Morgan Stanley, Google, Goldman Sachs, & JP Morgan Chase.

In my opinion, both Bucknell & Colgate have beautiful take-your-breath-away campuses that can lead to a wonderful 4 years if you fit in.


Is the federal pen what makes it a charming town?


No, but it can lead to some great Wall Street connections.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 17:56     Subject: Re:bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Heavy drinking culture.


+ 1,000%

Bucknell University is not a small school--at least in terms of LACs. Bucknell, at about 3,700 undergrads, is probably the largest LAC by a significant margin as Colgate has about 3,000 undergrads and Wesleyan has about 2,700. (Bucknell, Colgate, & Wesleyan are the three largest LACs to the best of my knowledge.)

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania is a charming town & home to a federal penitentiary.

Bucknell is well known for a heavy drinking culture that goes beyond beer & wine. But, this is true at Bucknell's overlap schools as well = Colgate, Lehigh, Wash & Lee, & Lafayette.

Additional overlap schools are: Univ. of Richmond, Villanova, Hamilton, and Boston College.

Beautiful town, beautiful campus, attracts lots of upper middle class & some upper class. Very white (75%). Not diverse & not inclusive. Solid engineering program.

One publication lists the top 5 employers as: PwC, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, IBM, & Merck. Very impressive list. Compare to Colgate University top 5 employers: EY, Morgan Stanley, Google, Goldman Sachs, & JP Morgan Chase.

In my opinion, both Bucknell & Colgate have beautiful take-your-breath-away campuses that can lead to a wonderful 4 years if you fit in.


Is the federal pen what makes it a charming town?
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 17:52     Subject: bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:The campus is awful looking

And the location is terrible.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 17:51     Subject: Re:bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:Heavy drinking culture.


+ 1,000%

Bucknell University is not a small school--at least in terms of LACs. Bucknell, at about 3,700 undergrads, is probably the largest LAC by a significant margin as Colgate has about 3,000 undergrads and Wesleyan has about 2,700. (Bucknell, Colgate, & Wesleyan are the three largest LACs to the best of my knowledge.)

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania is a charming town & home to a federal penitentiary.

Bucknell is well known for a heavy drinking culture that goes beyond beer & wine. But, this is true at Bucknell's overlap schools as well = Colgate, Lehigh, Wash & Lee, & Lafayette.

Additional overlap schools are: Univ. of Richmond, Villanova, Hamilton, and Boston College.

Beautiful town, beautiful campus, attracts lots of upper middle class & some upper class. Very white (75%). Not diverse & not inclusive. Solid engineering program.

One publication lists the top 5 employers as: PwC, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, IBM, & Merck. Very impressive list. Compare to Colgate University top 5 employers: EY, Morgan Stanley, Google, Goldman Sachs, & JP Morgan Chase.

In my opinion, both Bucknell & Colgate have beautiful take-your-breath-away campuses that can lead to a wonderful 4 years if you fit in.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 17:50     Subject: Re:bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:Op, based on your post, you’ve basically come here looking for a fight. If your kid wants to go there and thinks they’ll be happy, then that’s all there is to it.


Agree. OP did the bait and switch. “You assume my son is white. He’s not.” Gotcha moment.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 17:49     Subject: bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:Bucknell isn’t hidden - it is a very well known and very well appreciated gem


+1 I appleid there almost 40 years ago.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 17:48     Subject: Re:bucknell is a hidden gem..
Anonymous wrote:OP here - didn’t come off as very diverse, but don’t know those stats.

my DS isn’t looking for a melting pot for college - he likes a small, warm, supportive environment with kids similar to him.

i know that’s horrendous to say on this forum - how dare he doesn’t crave a diverse eclectic college environment

oh and i heard the wall street alumn hire bucknell kids with a passion bordering on zealotry


OP we loved Bucknell but visited on a beautiful fall afternoon. If you're serious about it make sure you visit on a rainy or snowy day in January or February. It can be a long, cold isolated winter with not a lot of excitement beyond the Lewisburg Wal-Mart.

And yes drinking culture is heavy. Of course it is.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2022 17:44     Subject: Re:bucknell is a hidden gem..
Op, based on your post, you’ve basically come here looking for a fight. If your kid wants to go there and thinks they’ll be happy, then that’s all there is to it.