a new 'ask a recent graduate your bucknell questions' thread... - Page 7

Ashelia · 05-23-2008, 09:32 AM

A little less significant purchase question: will we get an agenda book from BU, or do we need to purchase one on our own?

ilmor · 05-23-2008, 10:29 AM

You'd have to purchase that yourself. I found sticking post-it notes on my laptop to be pretty effective!

Ashelia · 05-23-2008, 02:58 PM

Haha, I'll considering doing that as well. Thanks for the info!

tennismom02 · 05-25-2008, 07:15 PM

My daughter was certain that she would be interested in the Res College option; however, after reading all the great Foundation Courses that were available she was more interested in some that did not offer the Res College experience. One of the positives of the Res College for her was that it might attract more serious students. Would this also be the case when electing a "Quiet Floor"?

Also, are there "Quiet Floors" available in all the dorms or is it just a designated dorm like "Choice"?

Any info. on the "Quiet Floors" would be very much appreciated! Thank you.

tennismom02 · 05-27-2008, 06:49 PM

Erase above question... my daughter said 24 hours of quiet would drive her crazy. She is rethinking the res college and Choice dorm options.

trappedinBRKI · 05-28-2008, 01:55 AM

@tennismom

Just a heads up, I signed up for both CHOICE and a res college (SoTech) my freshman year (not sure if it's still allowed). I ended up being put in Smith (non-CHOICE dorm) with my res college, but with a roommate who was also signed up for CHOICE and a res college. It sounded pretty good in theory but in practice we ended up hanging out with SoTech folks (path of least resistance) rather than the "CHOICE crowd" over in Harris. And since the whole point of CHOICE is to live with people who don't drink...

That being said if I had to do it again, I wouldn't change a thing. All of my friends were pretty much made that freshman year from people I met at SoTech, so I guess it all worked out.

tennismom02 · 05-28-2008, 06:20 AM

trapped,

Thanks! Last night she made the decision to do exactly the same as you. She is signing up for a Res College w/ Choice as a back-up so it must be still allowed. She is very much a "glass half full" type of kid so I know she'll be happy whereever she ends up.

CIA · 06-02-2008, 08:59 PM

I'm a liberal "politico" I guess. I love politics and want to major in it. I'm looking for a school with some political activism. A) How is the political science program at Bucknell. B) Will I fit in? C) Is there political activism on campus?

Thanks!

JustaMom5465 · 06-19-2008, 02:12 PM

Hello Bucknellians,

I could probably search for this, but I haven't posted in a while, so I'll just ask. What do most students do for Banking? Curious whether or not there is a Bank of America nearby? Or do most use the bank that owns the ATM in the student center (I think it's M&T?)

Thanks!

kaleigh3 · 06-22-2008, 10:37 AM

JustaMom,

My daughter just opened a student checking account w/ Sovereign which was advised in one of Eric's previous threads... We happen to have a Sovereign bank close to us at home so that works well. But most banks have on-line banking so I would think the only significant advantage to the 2 local Lewisburg banks (M&T and Sovereign) would be the feeless ATM. Apparently, there are no ATM fees for students using M&T and Sovereign cards on-campus. Sovereign also has an ATM machine at the Lewisburg CVS which is a quick walk off campus.

kaleigh3 · 06-22-2008, 10:41 AM

My daughter just completed her 1st semester registration a few weeks ago... I was surprised to see that she was required to enter such a long list of courses as back-up to her 1st choices. I am assuming that every effort is made to give students their 1st choice courses. What has been your experience with registration and course scheduling?

ilmor · 06-22-2008, 10:54 AM

I got my first choice elective, Linguistics, which is an awesome class btw; however, I know another person who was placed in Economics which I believe was one of his last choices. So, I'm not sure how things will turn out for you.

breckw · 07-06-2008, 02:01 PM

ok so class of 2012 got our housing assignments yesterday and i was placed in harris hall, the dorm that houses all first year CHOICE students at bucknell. i am not interested in being involved in CHOICE (kind of the opposite, actually) so i was wondering if any of you who go/went to bu know how the dorm is divided up. a lot of other kids in harris are really curious about it, as well. thaaanks

one2go · 07-07-2008, 08:02 AM

try to sign in again. they accidently put the assignments up to early and some may change.

nets_balla · 07-20-2008, 09:01 PM

i'm looking for a college in the mid- to upper-atlantic area that has a good science department (biology) and i was recommended by a friend to look at bucknell. you think that bucknell has a good science dept? i'm looking to go to dental school. does bucknell have pre-professional advising?

is bucknell for me?

quick stat check:

competitive hs
GPA - Weighted: 93.00
Class Size: 230, doesn't rank

Scores:

SAT: 770 M 650 CR 670 W
SAT II: Math Level 2 (IIC): 770, Bio-E: 650, Physics: 730, Chem: 660

ECs:

NHS (11)
Span NHS (11)
jazz band (9, 10, 11)
pit band- plays for school plays (11)
newspaper (9, 10, 11)
sadd (10, 11)
spanish club (10, 11)
intramural basketball (10)
math team (10, 11)
hospital- food service (150+ hours)
hospital- admitting (40 hours)
emt (100+ hours)
Honors and Awards: 1st honors (10,11)
2nd honors (9)