<p>I am considering Comp Sc major at Bucknell and Macalester.Can knowledgable members pl guide me about strength and weknesses of the two.I have read information on the website but still confused.</p>
<p>I can’t comment on the program, but can tell you about the schools. They are both smallish, but Mac feels much smaller. It is in St. Paul and has a very oddly shaped, but interesting campus. It’s a long, narrow rectangle. The surrounding neighborhood is nice. There’s good eats and things to do. It’s in a hip metropolis. Bucknell is very remote in a cute little town, Lewisburg. Bucknell looks like you would expect the stereotypical east coast school to look like, lots of well kept, old buildings with a few, mostly tastefully designed new ones thrown in, set in rolling hills. I said it was remote right? It’s remote! With that said, they both seemed great. All the students looked happy. I think either would be wonderful experiences. They are just very different.</p>
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<p>CS course lists are here:</p>
<p>[Computer</a> Science Courses || Bucknell University](<a href=“http://www.bucknell.edu/x49253.xml]Computer”>http://www.bucknell.edu/x49253.xml)
[Course</a> Descriptions - Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science - Macalester College](<a href=“http://www.macalester.edu/academics/mscs/courses/]Course”>Course Descriptions - Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science - Macalester College)</p>
<p>Bucknell’s course selection seems to be somewhat better, including courses about networks and security as well as operating systems, algorithms, and databases.</p>
<p>However, as with any small school, check on the frequency of offering of each course. An advanced course offered once every two years may give only one chance to take.</p>