Anonymous
09/12/2025 20:10
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
We toured Lafayette and Lehigh recently. Really did not like the vibe of Lehigh and thought Bethlehem was an absolute dump. But Lafayette was charming, and Easton was, too. We drove around a bit and were pleasantly surprised. You have to go beyond the streets surrounding campus.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 19:51
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Who wants to spend some of the best years at Lehigh(sounds like a high school) or Lafayette. And on top of that pay $90k a year. Of all the locations Bethlehem and Easton- no way.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 18:00
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those 3 Pa schools don’t have cache with the DCUM crowd based on the middling rankings and locales - not seen as serious options for any of the DCUM private school kids with the hardscrabble blue collar / industrial feel of Easton and Bethlehem. But these kids tend to be grittier than the soft prima donnas from Wesleyan or Bowdoin
Oh brother. Yes the privileged private/Catholic school kids from NJ and PA with lower scores and GPAs who wind up at Lafayette and Bucknell are definitely “grittier.” I guess this is just trolling but you’ve got to stop trying to make Lafayette happen. Or at least bring some creativity like the Bucknell pipeline to the street guy. I miss them.
have to say you both have a point - Easton and Bethlehem aren’t terribly attractive towns, and Hamilton is a great comp for Lafayette and probably Tufts as a comp for Lehigh. But this is mostly full of 1300 3.7 type kids from tri state privates
The only similarities between Lafayette and Hamilton kids is that they all can get into Lafayette. (Unless you’re talking about the January admits at Hamilton. More of a Lafayette caliber student.) Also, I’m a fan of Lehigh but Tufts is just objectively a much tougher admit. And while Bethlehem has its charms, I think it loses out to the Boston burbs.
agree hamilton probably a good nescac proxy for lafayette and other high academic Pa LACs line F&M. Hamilton harder admit but from a prestige perspective very similar, especially in the big apple
Anonymous
09/12/2025 17:23
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
They are behind Bates/Colby in selectivity and prestige. More preprofessional.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 17:21
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those 3 Pa schools don’t have cache with the DCUM crowd based on the middling rankings and locales - not seen as serious options for any of the DCUM private school kids with the hardscrabble blue collar / industrial feel of Easton and Bethlehem. But these kids tend to be grittier than the soft prima donnas from Wesleyan or Bowdoin
Oh brother. Yes the privileged private/Catholic school kids from NJ and PA with lower scores and GPAs who wind up at Lafayette and Bucknell are definitely “grittier.” I guess this is just trolling but you’ve got to stop trying to make Lafayette happen. Or at least bring some creativity like the Bucknell pipeline to the street guy. I miss them.
have to say you both have a point - Easton and Bethlehem aren’t terribly attractive towns, and Hamilton is a great comp for Lafayette and probably Tufts as a comp for Lehigh. But this is mostly full of 1300 3.7 type kids from tri state privates
The only similarities between Lafayette and Hamilton kids is that they all can get into Lafayette. (Unless you’re talking about the January admits at Hamilton. More of a Lafayette caliber student.) Also, I’m a fan of Lehigh but Tufts is just objectively a much tougher admit. And while Bethlehem has its charms, I think it loses out to the Boston burbs.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 16:32
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those 3 Pa schools don’t have cache with the DCUM crowd based on the middling rankings and locales - not seen as serious options for any of the DCUM private school kids with the hardscrabble blue collar / industrial feel of Easton and Bethlehem. But these kids tend to be grittier than the soft prima donnas from Wesleyan or Bowdoin
Oh brother. Yes the privileged private/Catholic school kids from NJ and PA with lower scores and GPAs who wind up at Lafayette and Bucknell are definitely “grittier.” I guess this is just trolling but you’ve got to stop trying to make Lafayette happen. Or at least bring some creativity like the Bucknell pipeline to the street guy. I miss them.
have to say you both have a point - Easton and Bethlehem aren’t terribly attractive towns, and Hamilton is a great comp for Lafayette and probably Tufts as a comp for Lehigh. But this is mostly full of 1300 3.7 type kids from tri state privates
Anonymous
09/12/2025 16:09
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Anonymous wrote:Those 3 Pa schools don’t have cache with the DCUM crowd based on the middling rankings and locales - not seen as serious options for any of the DCUM private school kids with the hardscrabble blue collar / industrial feel of Easton and Bethlehem. But these kids tend to be grittier than the soft prima donnas from Wesleyan or Bowdoin
Oh brother. Yes the privileged private/Catholic school kids from NJ and PA with lower scores and GPAs who wind up at Lafayette and Bucknell are definitely “grittier.” I guess this is just trolling but you’ve got to stop trying to make Lafayette happen. Or at least bring some creativity like the Bucknell pipeline to the street guy. I miss them.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 15:25
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Those 3 Pa schools don’t have cache with the DCUM crowd based on the middling rankings and locales - not seen as serious options for any of the DCUM private school kids with the hardscrabble blue collar / industrial feel of Easton and Bethlehem. But these kids tend to be grittier than the soft prima donnas from Wesleyan or Bowdoin
Anonymous
09/12/2025 15:16
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
It’s also possible to be in the business school and pick up a minor in engineering, like industrial for example. Admission to the IBE program is quite competitive.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 15:10
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Anonymous
09/12/2025 15:08
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Anonymous wrote:if you want a path to finance from a Pa schools and Nescacs that’s comparable, lehigh blows the other two away - and i would say has comparable loyalty to A and W on the street
+10
Anonymous
09/12/2025 15:07
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Lehigh joint business / engineering major for financial engineering is a better major to
make booku bucks on the street than anything at Lafayette Bucknell or Nescacs - those kids all have multiple offers on the street well into 6 figures. Hard to get in though and would be tough to manage workload as an athlete
make booku bucks on the street than anything at Lafayette Bucknell or Nescacs - those kids all have multiple offers on the street well into 6 figures. Hard to get in though and would be tough to manage workload as an athlete
Anonymous
09/12/2025 15:04
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
if you want a path to finance from a Pa schools and Nescacs that’s comparable, lehigh blows the other two away - and i would say has comparable loyalty to A and W on the street
Anonymous
09/12/2025 14:54
Subject: Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
Bucknell ain’t going anywhere up. Only time they were noticeable was when they would occasionally upset a higher seed in NCAA hoops and those days are over.
Anonymous
09/12/2025 14:52
Subject: Re:Lafayette/Bucknell vs Nescacs
You mentioned being an athlete… do they want to play DI? That would take NESCAC out of play.