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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I attended Bucknell University for 2 years and then transferred. It was the biggest mistake of my life to attend Bucknell (or is it Sucknell?). I was attracted to the beautiful campus and I thought a small school would suit me well. I was wrong. The school is isolated in an ignorant backwater of Pennsylvania. There is nothing to do except get completely drunk out of your mind every weekend. The social life is a joke unless you're really into a pretentious, elitist Greek scene. Social life revolves around trying to get into a Greek party. Once inside, the party consists of standing in a packed room drinking beer and getting completely wasted. There is little meaningful social interaction among students where people form real relationships. The social life is oppressive. Students have to register parties and are limited to the number of parties they can have over a certain time frame. I had more freedom in high school than I did as a student at Bucknell. The student body is very homogeneous - white, affluent, Northeastern, uptight, and pretentious. There is no community or unity in the student body. I'm from the South, and witnessed more racism and sexism in two years at Bucknell than I have in my entire life in the South (yes, THAT is saying something). The academics were ok - not great, not bad, but ok. I had a professor forget to show up for a final exam!!! I had some really pathetic math professors, which isn't good if you're studying engineering. If you're going to shell out $40k/yr for school, it better be good, and I found the academics at Bucknell were no better than the large public university to which I transferred. Many of my peers at Bucknell were unhappy like me, but couldn't transfer b/c their parents wanted them to attend a school with name recognition. Overall, if you're from the Northeast, white, attended a prep school, and have pretentious inclinations, you'll probably be happy at Bucknell. If you don't fall into the aforementioned constraints, stay away and find a more rewarding and affordable college experience. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Innovation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 16 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 1994    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=45276&uid=1146'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I didn't know what I was getting into when I decided to go to Bucknell. I thought it was going to be this amazing place where I could grow personally and intellectually, but I felt stifled at Bucknell. The lack of diversity really does affect your education. I went to a high school where over 40 different languages were spoken on campus, and the other students added to my education just as much as the classes did. My interactions with my peers inside and out of the classroom made me more tolerant and taught me to think about issues from many angles. At Bucknell, everyone is exactly the same- rich, upperclass, white, new englanders. It really doesn't make for stimulating conversations. I learned nothing from my peers, and it really is a shame. Also, Bucknell is in the absolute middle of NOWHERE. It is 3 hours to the first actual city, and freshmen can't have a car, so you are pretty much stranded. I got really bored of the social scene on campus in about a month. It is the same thing every night. Drink in the basement of some gross frat where drunken awkward preppies rub against each other to the beat of overplayed rap songs, and get beer poured all over you. Seriously, a bit of advice for girls: don't bother wearing cute heels out- they will get ruined. After the first week I wore my shower sandals out. The parties are lame and a lot of them are really snobby about letting people in anyway. Thats why you have to join a frat or sorority if you go here. You will have no social life if you don't. Period. Academically, it was fine. For the most part my professors were very helpful. There were a few classes where the final grade was based more on pop quizzes than on the actual exams, which was annoying, but every class was different in the way it was ran. Bottome line: Bucknell is great if you want to go to a decent school out in the middle of nature with a pretty campus and party like you did in high school with people just like you. But if you want something different, a challenge, something interesting and stimulating that really changes who you are and how you think, you will definitely be let down. I am transferring this fall to a new school that hopefully will fit me better. Useful Schoolwork: A, Scholastic Success: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 23 2006 1st Year Female -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=23505&uid=1146'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Computer Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average I'm wondering if the same people keep commenting here about this place...there is no way it is the gem they make it out to be. The Bucknell Bubble seems like a nice break from reality - until you realize the reality of being in the middle of nowhere absolutely sucks and forces people to drink regularly to forget where they are. I thought I would be challenged more. I thought the people would be more diverse and open-minded. I thought there would be countless things to do. At least, that's what the recruiters told me. Good sell, impossible truth. I can definitely say this place is not for me, but there are many who enjoy the solitude here. Keep your options open before committing. When I go home for vacations (Seattle, WA) people have no idea WHERE Bucknell is, let alone WHAT it is. Does anyone else have that same problem if you're not from boring PA??? Campus Aesthetics: B+, Surrounding City: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 19 2005 3rd Year Male -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=20115&uid=1146'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Math  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average At first Bucknell may be impressive, but during your junior and senior years you realize you are meeting the same people, doing the same boring weekend parties/drinking, and the Bucknell Bubble becomes a stereotype that clings to your back and won't leave you alone until you leave. I was impressed with the variety of classes offered but not with the students. Diversity is nonexistent (unless you look at the football or basketball teams, whoop-dee-friggin' doo) and study abroad is probably the best opportunity to get away and really experience life from a global perspective. And not many people outside of PA even know what the hell Bucknell is, so think twice before spending 40k a year. Useful Schoolwork: B+, Surrounding City: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 30 2005 4th Year Female -- Class 2003    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=17048&uid=1146'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 13    Next

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