Bucknell values the perspective of home-schooled students. At Bucknell, your professors become mentors as they challenge you to be an innovative, creative and active learner.
We encourage home-schooled students to enroll in a college summer program during the summer before their senior year of high school, or enroll in a college course while in high school during their junior year or first semester of their senior year.
Please note that all students who choose to enroll at Bucknell will be required to submit an SAT or ACT score before they begin their first year. If students choose not to submit SAT or ACT scores with the application, the scores will not be used in the admissions decision. However, they will be used in the assessment of the test-optional program. If you have never taken the SAT or ACT and do not have scores available, you will not be required to submit a score upon enrollment.
The application requirements for homeschool applicants are the same as those for non-homeschool applicants.
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Important Dates
Early Decision I application due
Early Decision I application due
Early Decision II application due
Regular Decision application due
Early Decision I deposit due
Early Decision II deposit due - early March
Regular Decision deposit due