UD Honors vs. Bucknell?

K9Leader
Sun, 04 May 2008 19:10:11 +0000

Ashelia:

Bucknell is a great school and will be a great place to spend four years. If it is a better fit, and you went into it with a full awareness of the costs, which too many students and families gloss over or ignore, then it is the right decision for you.

My son had to make a similar decision between UD and William & Mary. He finishes his sophomore year at William & Mary tomorrow morning and will be home sometime later in the week. The cost differential was not quite as large as the one you faced (about $11K per year at UD vs. $35K per year at W&M) but it is significant. It helps that his mother and I are W&M grads so we understand the choice. He, too, felt more comfortable in the smaller, more academically-focused student community, and the smaller college feel of W&M, which is very similar to that of Bucknell.

My daughter will go through this same decision process over the next year. Thanks for sharing your experience and good luck at Bucknell!

K9Leader