<p>Please help! I’m narrowed my colleges to these two schools, (I’m aware they’re basically opposites) but I’m not really sure what I want or where I’d fit in the best. Girl from south-east Pennsylvania. Planning on majoring in bio-medical engineering. I’m not sure if I’m going greek, however I am a very social and would love to go to a school with an active social scene (ie. sports games/house parties/ student organizations etc.) Also very into out-reach and volunteering. hoping to study abroad one semester.</p>
<p>Bucknell: 60K (appealed for scholarship but will hear in a week),
very rural, 3,500 undergrad, low teacher-student ration, ranked #32 in LAC’s, strong alumni network, strong engineering program </p>
<p>Northeastern: 60K (14K engineering scholarship) so about 45K w/ scholarship
Very large city,13,000 undergrad, higher student-faculty ration, ranked #49 in National Universities (rising quickly), amazing co-op, strong engineering program</p>
<p>Visited Bucknell during winter semester; it was snowing but I still loved the campus. Students seem very preppy/well-off but still down to earth, very hardworking and friendly- felt like I would fit in easily. Visited Northeastern during the summer so I can’t say much about the students (any input??), yet the campus was very nice with great facilities, and a campus-y feel despite the location. It seems Northeastern’s location and co-op could offer me a variety of opportunities that Bucknell’s remote location would not be able to (professionally and socially). At the same time, Bucknell being a LAC could offer me much closer relations with my professors and more a more hands on education, especially in a difficult field like engineering, and the strong alumni network provides a very high job placement for engineers.</p>
<p>Any input? Thanks in advance.</p>