This past weekend I drove up to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, home to Bucknell University. The second I drove up to the campus I was blown away. Students were making their way to class, walking across the perfectly cut green grass. The buildings looked very nice and were all made of red brick. The first thing I noticed was their football stadium, which actually turned out to be nicer than I thought.
I walked up to the admissions office and took the tour of the campus. The girl we had was a senior and told us how much she loved Bucknell and how she thought she would love a huge school. The great thing about Bucknell is that everything seems to be in walking distance. The academic quad is great because the entire courtyard is wireless, which means one can bring his/her laptop and do work outside. The classrooms were a decent size and our tour told us that the max class size would be about 40 students. That makes sense since the school has about 4,000 undergraduate students.
All the dorms at Bucknell have air conditioning and are pretty nice, with a lot of room. One of the major things that blew me away was how nice everyone was, especially at the athletic complex. I was able to meet the assistant coach for the Bucknell Bisons football team. He was very helpful and I also got to meet the recruiting coach. The athletic complex was brand new, with a huge area to lift and run. The facilities at Bucknell are definitely an incentive to go there.
Bucknell is located in central Pennsylvania and is pretty much by itself. There is a main street close to campus that all the students love to go to. BU costs close to $40,000 per year for tuition and board. It is pretty selective and is a private institution. Do not let these factors disway you from looking at Bucknell. It has a gorgeous campus, everything kept nice and clean. Along with that, the people are friendly and there are just the right amount of people to interact with.
Bucknell also has a great sense of school pride. Basketball games at Bucknell are huge and mostly eveyrone goes to them. Football games are also big at Bucknell. The Greek Life at Bucknell is great because there are frat houses right on campus. However, sororities are in a building, with individual floors, instead of individual houses. Many kids decide to live on campus for the time they are there, but some decide to live off campus for junior or senior year. All in all, Bucknell is a great place that incorporates amazing academics, athletics, and college atmosphere.
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