Pitt vs. Gettysburg vs. Bucknell

Mwfan1921
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:11:32 +0000

ReillysDad:

Net costs will all be close with Gettysburg and Bucknell being slightly cheaper. Honestly she’s not sure of her preferences. Likes all 3 for different reasons. We only got to visit Gettysburg before the shutdown. She’s looking for the one with more of a focus on her area of study and then go from there.

If she can see herself at all 3, have her do research on the history/poli sci departments of each, as well as outcomes/placement.

-Look at the professors in each department, their backgrounds and research focus
-Reach out to profs and ask questions
-What are the requirements for the major? What classes are most appealing to her?
-What are the school’s gen ed requirements?
-Use the online course catalogs to see what major courses are offered, how often, and their size
-Look at the career placement/outcomes. If not online by major, reach out to the career center and ask what type of data they have.

Comparing rankings is imperfect, but arguably Bucknell is the highest ranked of these schools, though all are good.