<p>Actually, one of your biggest advantages is being from Arizona. That will make you stand out. Bucknell is always trying to widen its appeal and there is a special admissions office person for the western region. I would really try to get to a regional interview if they come to your area. We drove our son up to Houston because we live in "nowheresville" Texas. ;)</p>
<p>I would not worry about the stats of the waitlisted people as there is never an apparent reason to us (parents and students) for why one student gets in and another doesn't. We'd have to be sitting at that admissions table to really know. Just make sure you turn in a good, well written application. </p>
<p>Because Bucknell's admit rate is declining each year, even if you are a statistical match it may still not work out, so yes, as advised above, make sure you apply to some schools that have higher admit rates. You may also want to investigate similar schools in that region: Colgate, Lafayette and Lehigh are all in the same Patriot League. Also Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, Muehlenburg, and Gettysburg attract similar applicants. PA is just filled with small LACs. </p>
<p>Are you interested in engineering or liberal arts?</p>