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Episode 15: The Role of Social Media When Looking at Colleges
In this episode of College Admissions Insider, the hosts discuss the role of social media when looking at colleges, including whether colleges review applicants' posts and how students can use social media when exploring schools on their list.
Gift to Honor Bucknell Mentor Benefits Many
$6 million gift will enhance transformational learning experiences and advance Bucknell’s mission of engaging with the region.
Episode 14: Beyond Academics — How to Show Who You Really Are on an Application
In this episode of College Admissions Insider, the hosts share how to show who you really are on an application — offering a complete picture that goes way beyond grades.
Bucknell Partners with Encore Renewable Energy to Install Solar Project
The project, to be built near the West Athletic Fields and Bucknell Golf Club, will supply campus with clean, renewable energy.
Bucknell Teams with Togetherall to Enhance Student Mental Health Services
Bucknell Student Government and the Counseling & Student Development Center fund the 24/7 online peer-to-peer platform to support student mental health.
Episode 13: Is a Gap Year Right For You?
In this episode of College Admissions Insider, the hosts offer a complete guide to gap years.
Bucknell Will Continue In-person Instruction in Fall 2021
The University will also return to its regular, unmodified academic calendar.
Bucknell’s Custom Viewbook Gives Students the Power of Personalization
With Bucknell's new Custom Viewbook, prospective students and their families select the academic departments and areas of student life that interest them most to generate a made-to-order overview of Bucknell.
Bucknell Sets Commencement Plan
The University will have three in-person Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 23, at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Episode 12: A Guide to Early Decision and Early Action
In this episode of College Admissions Insider, the hosts offer a complete guide to Early Decision and Early Action.
Advancing Clinical Creativity: Bucknell Neuroscience Major Receives Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Awarded to only 25 U.S. applicants annually, the scholarship will provide William Snyder '21 full funding to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge.
Episode 11: What International Students Need to Know About Applying to College in the U.S.
In this episode of College Admissions Insider, the hosts discuss what international students need to know about applying to college in the United States.
Be Here From Anywhere: Bucknell Virtual Experience Helps Future Students See Campus With Their Own Eyes
The all-new experience takes dozens of the iconic elements that make Bucknell and Lewisburg unique and blends them together to create an interactive multimedia space ripe for exploration.
More Than a Plaque: How Bucknell’s Newest LEED Gold Building Benefits Students
Many of the green features of Academic East, the University's third new construction project to receive LEED Gold status, can be used by student researchers.
Lawyer and Policy Shaper Audra Wilson ’94 Is Bucknell’s 2021 Commencement Speaker
From working with President Obama to heading the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, Wilson's 20-year career has been one of leadership in law, politics and community development.
Episode 10: A Guide to Transferring Colleges
In this episode of College Admissions Insider, the hosts offer a guide to transferring colleges.
Bucknell Breaks Application Record
The University sets the new standard with 11,109 applications, a 12.3% increase from last year.
Episode 8: What 9th and 10th Graders Can Do Now to Prepare to Apply
In this episode of College Admissions Insider, the hosts share what 9th and 10th graders can do now to get ready for college.
Bucknell Astronomers Discover Binary Planetary System
Bucknell’s Katelyn Allers and Blake Pantoja joined an international team that used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to discover planetary companions 450 million light-years from Earth.
Bucknell Sets Spring Reopening Plan
Classes will begin Feb. 1 as planned. Students will need two negative COVID-19 test results prior to arrival and will take a weekly test through the first month.