Student Profile
Meg
- Class: Senior
- Major: Psychology
- Gender: F
- High School:
- Transfer Student: N
Big Picture
My favorite things about Bucknell are the scenery and the people. Bucknell has a gorgeous campus in Spring - Fall, but winter is not so amazing. I wanted to go to a small school, but since Lewisburg is in a small town in the middle of Pennsylvania, the combination makes for a slightly dry social life. That is why most people go "Greek" at Bucknell (around 50% of students!). It also explains why people party and drink so much - cause there really isn't much else to do! Most of my time is spent with my friends doing whatever: Usually going to dinner downtown or hanging out in someone's dorm or going to 7th St. Cafe. Like I mentioned before, there isn't much exciting in Lewisburg, so it's nice to make friends with someone who has a car so you can get off campus once in awhile. The basketball team at Bucknell did really well in the 2006-2007 season, so school pride was pretty high! The games are always fun! Another memorable experience at Bucknell is the candlelight service in December. It is held in Rooke Chapel and they have a choir and bell ringers. Most things at this school are overpriced. Go into the bookstore and you'll find batteries three times the price of what you could find at a local store. Even in the cafeteria or "Bison" the cheapest meals usually come out to around $8 and the food does not taste that amazing.
Academic Life
The professors at Bucknell are wonderful! Most of them are available for outside help, the classes are pretty small too so you can get one-on-one time with your professor. Class participation is usually a must. The average Bucknellian has a "work hard, play hard" attitude in regards to the academic/social life balance. You definitely have to study to do well, but that's just college in general. Bucknell has a great alumni base which is great for networking for jobs and things like that, but Bucknell's recruiting benefits mostly for the engineering and finance industries.
Student Body
Most students are involved in campus activities. It's easy to find something that you're interested in, or you could always start your own club. Diversity is kind of an issue still at Bucknell, though not as much as it was a few years ago. Most people are Caucasian so minorities might feel out of place. The majority of students come from the east coast, though there are a bunch from California and other midwest and west coast states too.
The Best Things
The campus setting. <3
The Worst Things
It's in the middle of nowhere!
