A new 'ask a recent graduate your bucknell questions' thread

ericatbucknell
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:01:48 +0000

Hi- My daughter has applied ED to Bucknell. Her SATs have been sent (700 Math, 640 Verbal). Do you think she should have her ACT sent also (29)?



no need. a 1340 is better than a 29.



on declaring a major, dont worry too much about it. at least historically, qualified students not accepted into controlled majors (for freshmen, that basically means business) have been admitted as regular, non-declared students. that said, the admissions does need to make sure that it is accepting a healthy mix of students within the liberal arts. so at the end of the process a prospective chem major might have an advantage over a prospective english major if acceptance targets for science-types have not been met. however, it is more or less as likely that the targets for humanities-types will not have been met. as a result, one cant really game the system.

with that in mind, my suggestion for those who are truly torn is to start with the more technical major, with the possible exception being business (if attending bucknell is more important than being a business major). it will ensure that you get into the necessary classes as a first semester student and, should it not prove to be the correct choice, transitioning out would be relatively painless. trying to catch up in a heavily-sequenced curriculum is not always fun.