<p>littlemimie, I have to disagree with your statement about the lack of personalized instruction at Bucknell. I just finished my first year at Bucknell and the majority of my classes comprised of about 20 students or less. The only large class I had was physics lecture. However, the associated recitation session had a small class size. Bucknell’s student/faculty ratio is 11:1, and while it is greater than Brandeis’s, Bucknell certainly offers an intimate setting for its students. Bucknell is currently in the process of hiring many more faculty due the University’s recent switch to a 5-course teaching load in order to promote more student/faculty scholarship.</p>
<p>Additionally, all of my classes were taught by full-time faculty who were extremely knowledgeable and passionate about their respective areas of expertise. The professors I’ve had thus far were very approachable and willing to answer questions both in and out of the classroom. The University’s primary focus is the education of its undergraduate students, and that is one of the main reasons I chose to attend Bucknell.</p>