College Admissions Insider Bucknell University

Send us a Text Message.If you've been listening to College Admissions Insider for a while, the title of this episode might ring a bell. In some of our early episodes, we invited real admissions counselors here to talk about how reading applications really works.Today, we're doing it all again. We'll be chatting about the process front to back — and then some.Our guest is Kevin Mathes '07, associate vice president and dean of admissions at Bucknell.Read a transcript for this episodeIf you have...

Send us a Text Message.Your grades, extracurriculars and essay responses paint a picture of who you are. But there's another part of your application that colleges and universities pay special attention to: your intended major.On this episode of College Admissions Insider, we're providing tips on identifying the primary discipline you'll study throughout your four years. We'll discuss when students should start thinking about their major, what your intended major tells a university and ...

Send us a Text Message.There's only so much you can learn about a school from Google. One of the best ways to get to know a college is to experience it for yourself.An in-person visit can push a college into dream school territory, or send it falling off your list entirely. In this episode of College Admissions Insider, we're exploring how you make the most of a college visit from the options available to setting it up and beyond. Our guest is Chris Rowe, admissions specialist for daily campu...

Send us a Text Message.When exploring colleges, there's only so much you can do online. At some point, you have to see these places for yourself — all five, 10 or 30 schools on your list.Unless a family member has unlimited vacation days (or a teleportation machine), the only way to realistically visit multiple schools in a reasonable amount of time is by planning a college visit road trip. But how do you organize one of these info-gathering trips? How can you keep all these visits straight i...

Send us a Text Message.Maybe you sketch in your free time, have a leading role in community theater production or dance in a semi-professional company. Whatever your arts interest, there are abundant opportunities to pursue it in college.On this episode of College Admissions Insider, we're chatting with two current Bucknell students about their involvement in the arts. We'll talk about how they found opportunities on campus to get involved, what their activities look like and more.Read a tran...

Send us a Text Message.In our last College Admissions Insider minisode, we shared some advice for weighing your admission offers and making a decision. But that was just the tip of the iceberg.There's no one better to walk high school seniors through the process than students who were in their shoes not too long ago.In this episode, we've invited our very own first-year college students to share how they chose the school that was best for them. We'll talk about their journey from applying to ...