ED or not?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Bucknell University
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<p>i know ive posted on other threads about this but i decided to make my own so i wouldnt take over someone elses…</p>

<p>i am so torn as to whether i should switch to ED 2…i know that bucknell is my top choice but my parents (as well as myself…a little) want me to keep my options open in case something comes up or something changes…so the pros of applying ED would be a better chance of acceptance…and cons would be that i would be locked in. here are my stats (do you think i would have a good chance of acceptance regular or i should just play it safe and suck it up and do ED 2?):</p>

<p>ACT: 34
GPA: 3.93 uw
classes: most demanding available
rank: not ranked, but top decile
awards: harvard book award, sister something award for religious studies and being a social example, many national science league medals and certificates
EC: sports every season, captain xc and track sr. year, president com.serv. club since soph year, lots of volunteer
recs: very good i would think (i didnt read them but i was the teachers best student)
guidance rec: excellent
essay: good, creative</p>

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<p>Bucknell Class of 2010: </p>

<p>First year applicants = 9021
Admitted students = 2985
Acceptance rate = 33.1 %
Enrolled students = 930</p>

<p>Admitted students middle 50% ACT composite = 29-32
Enrolled Students middle 50% ACT composite = 27-30</p>

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<p>Bucknell Class of 2011: </p>

<p>First year applicants = 8945
Admitted students = 2675
Acceptance rate = 29.9 %
Enrolled students = 908</p>

<p>Admitted students middle 50% ACT composite = 29-32
Enrolled Students middle 50% ACT composite = 27-31</p>

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<p>Bucknell Class of 2010 Early Decision students:</p>

<p>Applicants = 757
Acceptances = 398
Enrolled = 391 (don’t know what happened to the other 7)</p>

<p>87% of enrolled ED students were in the top 20% of their graduating class</p>

<p>For Early Decision Students:
Middle 50% SAT Verbal = 590-670
Middle 50% SAT Math = 630-700</p>

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<p>Bucknell Class of 2011 Early Decision students:</p>

<p>Applicants = 638
Acceptances = 357
Enrolled = 350 (again don’t know what happened to the other 7)</p>

<p>88% of enrolled ED students were in the top 20% of their graduating class</p>

<p>For Early Decision Students:
Middle 50% SAT Verbal = 610-680
Middle 50% SAT Math = 630-700</p>

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<p>Bucknell Class of 2010 (all students):</p>

<p>----------------------Applied-------Accepted-----Enrolled</p>

<p>Public School-----------5992----------2005---------648</p>

<p>Private School----------3026----------978----------282</p>

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<p>Bucknell Class of 2011 (all students):</p>

<p>----------------------Applied-------Accepted-----Enrolled</p>

<p>Public School-----------6016----------1795---------643</p>

<p>Private School----------2928----------880----------265</p>

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<p>i could give a geographical distribution of accepted/enrolled students too if you post which state you’re from. and if you know what you want to major in, i could give you a major specific breakdown. Anyway, these are all just numbers and statistics and you definitely have a superior GPA and ACT score, as well as very good extracurricular stuff. No one can say for sure of course whether you’ll get in or not = that’s the admission people’s job. Do what seems best to you in the end. Hope the posts help.</p>

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<p>satn, I don’t like your on-screen name :eek: but I really appreciate the good info you’re sharing here. It really lends insight to both BU and its enrollees as well as removing some of the hype of it all. Thanks.</p>

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<p>No problem. I’m glad to be of some help. </p>

<p>And as for my screen name, those are just my initials, a rather peculiar coincidence as to what they spell, but then again, what can i do!</p>

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<p>^ lol wow. that’s pretty odd/coincidental haha.</p>

<p>yes very useful information. thank you for taking the time to do this! =)</p>

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<p>ya, thanks for all of this!! btw, i applied as a chemistry major and im a girl from new england, idk if that changes chances</p>

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<p>Here goes…</p>

<p>Bucknell Class of 2010: </p>

<p>------------------Applied--------Accepted--------Enrolled</p>

<p>New England-------1242----------347--------------98</p>

<p>For Students applying as Science majors (includes Chemistry, Biology and Physics , i guess) </p>

<p>Sciences----------1384----------517-------------127</p>

<p>Couldn’t find exact numbers for Chemistry only, though; the Bucknell website does say that about 30 Chemistry majors graduate every year.</p>

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<p>Bucknell Class of 2011: </p>

<p>------------------Applied--------Accepted--------Enrolled</p>

<p>New England-------1247----------374--------------138</p>

<p>For Students applying as Science majors (includes Chemistry, Biology and Physics , i guess) </p>

<p>Sciences----------1418----------465-------------128</p>

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<p>And a bit more for the class of 2011: </p>

<p>ACT Composite scoring for enrolled students:</p>

<p>30-36: 38.5% of Students
24-29: 55% of Students
18-23: 6% of Students
12-17: 0.5% of Students
11-0: 0% of Students</p>

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<p>its fun posting numbers now that I’m on break!</p>

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<p>haha wow thanks for all those stats!</p>