<p>If you were accepted in to both-which would you choose? Both have similar climates and school atmosphere (feel free to correct me), but Colgate is slightly higher ranked. I am also an economics major who wants good internships/job placement out of college.</p>
<p>Which one would you choose? Why?</p>
<p>i chose bucknell over colgate as a prospective economics major out of high school (i ended up majoring in mathematics and economics).</p>
<p>one of my reasons for doing so was proximity to home, which is insignificant to you. however, bucknell also seemed like a fantastic liberal arts college at which to study economics because it has a very, very good mathematics department as well as two business majors (management and accounting). the best thing you can do for yourself classwise as an economics major entering business is become as proficient as possible in mathematics (id strongly recommend the mathematical economics major if you choose colgate) followed by having some experience in business classes.</p>
<p>both schools have fantastic summer internship and placement opportunities because of their graduates success in the corporate world. you cant go wrong in that regard.</p>
<p>also, this wasnt a factor in my decision (and probably shouldnt be in yours) but id say that bucknell is slightly less preppy than colgate, primarily because of the engineering population.</p>
<p>certainly cant go wrong with either school. good luck!</p>
<p>I think Colgate is a lot colder, actually, but I fell in love with it when we visited. Both are pretty equal academically.</p>
<p>i was hoping the op was referring to campus climate. hamilton, ny is COLD.</p>
<p>(no, procrastination doesnt end when you get to college.)</p>
<p>I would go to Colgate. solid economics and great alum networking.</p>
<p>oh well i was referring to both-however, i did not realize that there was that much difference in weather.</p>
<p>any further suggestions?</p>
<p>have you visited both? </p>
<p>if you really have no preference after doing everything you can to investigate both schools id make this recommendation: if youre more of a humanities/social sciences person, go to colgate; if youre more of a sciences person or think you might end up wanting to do an actual business/engineering major, go to bucknell. you may or may not end up majoring in economics.</p>
<p>but as ive said numerous times on this board, go to the place where you feel youll be most comfortable. the difference between colgate and bucknell educations is miniscule at best.</p>
<p>I admit to being somewhat biased because my H and I are Bucknell alums, but we have just gone through three years of college seeking, for our D (now a freshman at Muhlenberg- soccer/academic fit) and Senior S ( who was accepted to Bucknell as Dana Scholar).</p>
<p>We visited Colgate in summer for 4 days while D was in Soccer Camp. </p>
<p>Assuming you have visited both campuses you know they are both stunning, but I lean towards Bucknell's layout, less congested, but condusive to meeting people in the centralized Student center, across the street from the gorgeous Athletic Center. </p>
<p>Since I can not address the academic comparisons by department, I can say that the engineering and business departments at Bucknell are well respected in the real world. </p>
<p>This is my obvious, comparison. People who claim Bucknell is in the middle of nowhere, have not been to Colgate. Where is the town? And, the ride to get there from South Jersey was brutally long, tedious. </p>
<p>And, Colgate has recently taken over ownership of the frats which will definitely effect the overall, atmosphere on campus. Good or bad, for you to decide. Good luck, and you can't go wrong.</p>
<p>As a former Colgate Math Econ major, I think Colgate is a notch ahead in terms of academic reputation. Despite growing up in PA, didn't consider Bucknell and was down to Colgate and the wait-lists of Dartmouth & Cornell, which I think is more typical of Colgate than Bucknell (although yield at both schools seems about the same). I think Colgate does a fair bit better in grad school and job recruitment placements from what I have seen through my subsequent experiences at Wall Street type jobs and at a Top 10 MBA program. They both have similar social, structural setups and are unique in the level of sports they play with being a rather large LAC. I would go with fit to a certain degree, but unless you were much more comfortable with Bucknell, would think that Colgate would keep more doors open to you a little more easily than Bucknell.</p>