Integrity of Application Process

Each applicant is required to certify that any and all information furnished to the University is accurate and complete. In addition, any material submitted (including but not limited to the application itself, essays and supplemental materials) must be the applicant’s original work. Any applicant for admission or financial aid who knowingly submits false or fraudulent information, conceals material information, or intentionally misleads or misinforms the University, may be subject to actions including (but not limited to) denial of admission, revocation of an award of financial aid and repayment of dispersed funds, dismissal from the University, revocation of admission or revocation of a conferred degree.

The Bucknell Admissions Office practices holistic application review in alignment with the University Mission Statement. While the rigor of curriculum and performance/grades a student receives are incredibly important, the admissions committee also considers how a student engages with extracurricular activities, their community and home life, personal essay, questions specific to Bucknell University, secondary school report and school counselor evaluation, teacher recommendation(s), SAT or ACT scores (if the applicant chooses to include them on the application), scores from an English language proficiency exam (if required), and how a student may bring a diverse perspective or contribute to the University’s goal of creating an equitable and inclusive community. Race is not considered as a factor in any admission decisions. 

STATEMENT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Tools like ChatGPT and other AI-based programs are making a significant impact on society and various industries. We believe that these tools can help applicants generate ideas for their application, but ultimately everything the applicant submits as part of their application to Bucknell should be their own. Applicants should not copy and paste content into their application that they did not create. If the applicant chooses to utilize AI–based programs, we encourage them to rely on them as they would a teacher, family member or friend — for brainstorming, editing and honing their work.