Bucknell Through a Current Student's Eyes

nyc2013
Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:41:40 +0000

As someone who received their acceptance letter today and has been spending hours digging through anything remotely related to Bucknell out of excitement I have to say how glad I am I found this. It was one of the MOST COMFORTING things I have ever read. To know that despite having immense difficulty at the school you still found “the school fantastic academically” is exactly what I wanted to hear. I have always been a firm believer that the purpose of college is to learn, and that even though extra curricular activities and social activities are highly important, they do come second.
Bucknell has an extremely high Greek population (especially when you consider how skewed the facts are because freshman aren’t allowed to join) which is something any student applying should be aware of. Because of this students should already know there will probably be lots of greek parties and that because it’s the middle of nowhere PA these parties are likely the hub of social activities. However, it’s also possible to go to these parties, have fun, and not drink (or at least not out of moderation). I do plan on joining the Greek system and whatever clubs interest me (and hopefully make a particular varsity sport), but from what I’ve learned about Bucknell, academics are always a high priority for most students.
I am thrilled to be leaving for Bucknell soon, if anyone sees this and has info on the school, stories they’d like to share or advice I’d love to learn more through replies here or PM’s.
Thank you!