<p>Which school would you rank higher: Bucknell or Fordham? Academically, prestige wise, and just in general, which is a better school? Please justify your answer</p>
<p>Bucknell by far</p>
<p>sorry forgot to justify did tons of research and visits with my daughter. bucknell is ranked higher and from what i learned more prestigous although fordam is still a good school hope that helps</p>
<p>Hands down Fordham.
In the new york area Fordham is one of the most respected schools. As far as academics - it’s really a personal thing. With Fordham you have to like the core. Plus most people don’t want to live in the middle if PA then again no one wants to live in the Bronx. It is really a personal matter - you like the city go to Fordham; you like farms go to Bucknell</p>
<p>You say “hands down” Fordham based solely on the fact that it’s respected in New York then immediately devolve into saying everything else (including the most important topic, academics) is a matter of personal preference…hmm</p>
<p>You mad big guy?</p>
<p>mini, you are all over the place…mike is correct…as an example lets look at each of your statements separately, one by one:</p>
<p>***Hands down Fordham.</p>
<p>In the new york area Fordham is one of the most respected schools. </p>
<p>As far as academics - it’s really a personal thing. </p>
<p>With Fordham you have to like the core. </p>
<p>Plus most people don’t want to live in the middle if PA </p>
<p>then again no one wants to live in the Bronx. </p>
<p>It is really a personal matter - </p>
<p>you like the city go to Fordham; </p>
<p>you like farms go to Bucknell***</p>
<p>Dangus, Fibus, Targus</p>
<p>In terms of prestige and overall academic quality…Bucknell.</p>
<p>I like Bucknell a lot, but then I went to Wake Forest and Bucknell is Wake’s northern cousin. I’d take central PA over the Bronx - a lot of people wouldn’t - but hardly anyone could be ambivalent about the differences in the two locations.</p>
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<p>Bucknell is in the highly regarded Patriot League and has great reputation. Fordham is very solid but not as highly regarded.</p>
<p>I think Bucknell is MUCH better. The academic strength is much higher, it is generally more “prestigious” (never a reason to pick/not pick a college but it’s still important), and it has a more enjoyable sense of community/campus atmosphere.</p>
<p>Some stats just to help my point, though numbers aren’t the most important thing.</p>
<p>Bucknell Acceptance Rate: 30%
Fordham Acceptance Rate: 50%</p>
<p>The acceptance rate difference shows that Bucknell accepts more qualified applicants and therefore has a stronger and more competitive academic program</p>
<p>Bucknell SAT 25-75 Percentile: 1840-2100
Fordham SAT 25-75 Percentile: 1710-2010</p>
<p>Of course SATs aren’t the major indicator of intelligence and the difference isn’t THAT great, but SAT does show something about critical thinking skills and having strong critical thinkers is vital to the strength of the academic program.</p>
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<p>I still think Fordham is a great school of course, but when it’s between Fordham and Bucknell I would simply advise Bucknell. No bias here BTW, I go to Williams.</p>