UD Honors vs. Bucknell?

BlueHenDad
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:07:55 +0000

“but I can tell they are a little concerned”
I would suggest you have a nice long talk with your parents about money and investing for the future. You are looking at a $175K cost difference, for two schools that are, for the most part, comparable in term of academics.

During our college search with our daughter last year, she proclaimed she wanted to go as far away as possible to school to experience ‘being on her own’. Her mother said that sounds fine, as long as she found a school east of the Mississippi River (we live in Maryland). Next thing I know we are visiting Wash U in St. Louis, where I did manage to dip my toe in the river. Long story short, she ended up at Goucher College in Maryland (30 minutes from home). It probably was not her first choice, but a full academic scholarship was clearly the deciding factor. She absolutely loves it there. She is 30 minutes from home, but may as well be hours. She calls us when she needs something and I think enjoys being the local tour guide to all of her out-of-state friends.

Your college experience will be what you make it to be, no matter where you end up.

Best of luck to you.