UD Honors vs. Bucknell?

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<p>Ashelia ( & K9Leader):
Congrats on your decision. It sounds to me that Bucknell always was your choice, but it's nice to know that you considered the financial ramifications of the cost difference on you and your family. My cousins daughter will be a junior at Bucknell next year and ABSOLUTELY loves it.</p>

<p>Our experience at Villanova was quite similiar to yours at Bucknell. The students presented themselves so professional (skirts on the girls and khakis/button down shirts on the boys) and passionate. Not the same experience as UD where the power point slide show was very "grade schoolish" and the student presenters were dressed in jeans and work-out clothes. Both accepted senior tours were well organized and we actually had a great meeting (private) with the honors department at UD - faculty, staff and honor students were present and provided us with a wealth of info. My son did not sit in a class at UD, but sat in on a Chem Eng class at Villanova and again, was quite impressed.</p>

<p>That all being said, he's going to UD and is thrilled with his decision. I'm still wrestling a bit with him walking away from a Villanova education. Size, reputation and a Catholic enviornment were important to ME. But, it ultimately was his decision and he chose UD because it was more diverse, had a bustling campus and town, his impression with the honors program, the study abroad (which is tough for an engineering major) and the fact that UD offered him a heck of alot more money than Villanova and was half the price. He just didn't think that being that in debt upon graduation was worth the whole Villanova name. </p>

<p>There was one thing I asked my son prior to this whole college search process. I asked him to name 3 people whom he admired and why. I then asked him where those 3 people did their undergraduate studies. He had no clue. Come to find out 1 didn't even go to college. It's ultimately not where you go, but what you make of it and how happy you are with what you choose to do with and in life. Best of luck at Bucknell and in the future.</p>

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<p>Hi,
I actually just chose GW over UDEL honors program. It was a very difficult decision. Unitmately, I chose GW because I feel it is a better school adademically, I love DC and all of the internship possibilites and Feel that it would be meore of a broadening experience.</p>

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<p>Thank you all for your suggestions and interesting stories. </p>

<p>K9Leader, hope your son continues to do well, and I hope your daughter will be able to figure out the best option for her next year (I'm sure she will!). </p>

<p>jmlct, I suppose you have a point that BU probably was my choice along, but I guess I needed some extra push to take me over the line. I wish your son the best at UD, though; it <em>is</em> a good school, but it's just not for everyone I guess. And as an aside, my friend got waitlisted at Villanova and was a little crushed; she probably would be pretty angry if she heard about your son, haha. </p>

<p>Meadesport, my other friend's heading to GW as well. That's also a great school with an awesome location, so I'm pretty excited for you. Feels relieving after making the decision, eh?</p>