Social Life/People at Bucknell

aberdeen
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:55:40 +0000

I have to echo what DKJAMEI (just a great honest, and truthful post!) wrote and continue the conversation…I am a 2011 grad now in medical school and I majored in Biology while at Bucknell. I had the chance to get a great liberal arts education–and while I worked very hard–I also had a great time with a lot of activities which included being in a fraternity and playing a club sport. I lived on campus all four years and had great roommates who were in the Engineering School and the Management School. All three of my roommates were hired and had jobs just after the December break in their respective fields…Bucknell’s alumni are great at endorsing Bucknellians for jobs and recruiters come to the campus-- and if you are an engineer or you are business oriented–chances are you will be hired. My roommates all had their jobs secured just after December break! The “Work Hard-Play Hard” mantra exists…but from my experience most everyone seemed to do it at their pace. The Biology Department was terrific in preparing me for medical school and the work required in obtaining admission. Having an excellent Pre-Health adviser personalized the experience…and this made it easier to get everything completed. FACT: Getting into medical school is hard for everyone even for an Ivy League type there are lots of hoops to jump through–Bucknell made it manageable and simplified the process. I had the opportunity to do an “externship” my sophomore year and I had a paid internship my junior year–all sponsored by Bucknell alumni in the medical field. If you are looking to go into medicine–Bucknell alumni doctors come back to the campus to speak and are helpful with the guidance they provide during their talks. Like anything in life–you get out of it what you put into it–I love Bucknell for its beauty–but most of all–for the people I met there. I met friends for life and my professors were “hands on”–it was worth the sacrifice of taking out loans–I was well-prepared. There was plenty to do, I liked the Lewisburg atmosphere and was not bothered that the school was located in the middle of PA…that will not stop you from doing what you want to do…it was a great four years!