<p>My son was accepted there. Didn’t go there but it was a school that made his list and he did not apply to any that he did not like. I have another who applied and was accepted at Geneseo, and I agree that the towns are not that unalike.</p>
<p>A visit could make the difference. On paper, Bucknell, Dickinson and Gettysburg are very similar. Son loved G, liked D and disliked B. The location of B was an issue. Too isolated from a “decent” town. D is downtown Carlisle rather than out in the boonies. Gettysburg has a vibrant, tourist town outside a magnificent, spacious campus. Bucknell is outside of a suburb that didn’t have a thing my son liked. Another student we know transferred from B for that reason. Couldn’t stand the location. Yet B was a top choice for my oldest who applied to St B. I would visit and get the feel of the location. That was the only way that my current high school junior can get an idea of the atmosphere.</p>