UD Honors vs. Bucknell?

Ashelia
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:27:28 +0000

ilmor, that sounds wonderful. I’m not a big spender myself, so I guess I won’t have too much of a problem with spending money either if I go to Bucknell. The students have enough “free” opportunities for them anyway, I’m guessing?

Mattmoosemom: Haha, yeah. I’m a bit afraid I might do that if I go to UD… Does your son like the school so far, though? And has he had any problems?

BlueHenDad, I certainly want to be at a distance from my parents, but I don’t want to go too far. Bucknell seems like the perfect distance (3 hours): far enough for them not to stalk me, but close enough for them (or me) to visit on a weekend. Though you do have a point in that my experience is what I make of it, regardless of where I go.

Thanks for all the replies so far. I’m still pretty confused, but I’ll have another talk with my parents and maybe my guidance counselor. My parents’ logic with paying so much (other than being very kind) is that I wish I to be a doctor (whether M.D. or Ph.D, not sure yet). My brother’s on the same route, as I said earlier. So, they figure that I’ll have a high-enough salary later on to pay everything back. I’m just worried about the time in between - it’s certainly a long road getting there.