Another Junior Asking for Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Lehigh University
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<p>GPA - 98.7 Weighted, not sure unweighted, though all grades are As/A-'s
H.S. Junior
SAT I - CR 670, Math 700, Writing 780
SAT II - Math I 740, Bio 690, World History 690, (will take lit/US history) </p>

<p>Female/Caucasian/Middle Class
Attend private all-girls school in Bronx, NY—600 students
Ranked in top 1-5%, won’t know until Sept ’07 </p>

<p>Classes:
**Entered HS w/ credits based on accelerated middle school program. This would, under normal circumstances, be beneficial—however—due to the strict scheduling and general small size of my school, I was occasionally forced to take non-honors courses, though they were with the grade subsequent to my own. I have taken/registered for all A.P classes offered by school (other than Spanish, due to Latin track) and highest level of language.</p>

<p>9th: Honors English II, Honors Global I, Geometry Honors, Latin I, Biology, Communications, Freshman Computing, Religion I, Phys.EdI</p>

<p>10th: Honors English II, Honors Global II, Algebra II, Latin II, Chemistry Honors, Art Portfolio, Religion II, Phys.EdII</p>

<p>11th: Honors English III, AP U.S.History, Pre-Calculus, Latin III, Physics, Web Design, Religion III, Phys.EdIII</p>

<p>12th (will take): A.P Literature, Govt/Econ, A.P Calculus, A.P Biology, Web Design II, Religion IV, Phys.EdIV </p>

<p>Co-Curricular:
Student Council- Freshman VP, Sophomore Exec. Board President, Junior Exec. Board President, just elected “Big Four” StuCo Secretary, headed various committees/instituted Co-Curricular Management Program/part of Global Outreach Committee </p>

<p>Asian Club- Member (9), Secretary (10), President (11)</p>

<p>Newspaper- Reporter (9), Soph.Editor (10), Features Editor (11-12)</p>

<p>Book Club- Member (9), President (10-12) </p>

<p>Political Round Table- Member (9-10), VP (11), Pres. (12) </p>

<p>Senior Run Team (Visit Senior Citizens)- (9-12)</p>

<p>Student Recruitment Team/Peer Mentor (9-12)</p>

<p>Guidance Center Intern (10), Campus Ministry Intern (11)
Teams/Competitions: Math League (MVP Award-10), Science Olympiad, Moody’s Math Challenge, ExploraVision Competition, etc. </p>

<p>Math Tutor- (9-12)</p>

<p>Cashier @ local produce market (May ’05 – present) 15/hrs week</p>

<p>Volunteer @ Community School for children w/ special needs</p>

<p>Summer:
Summer internship 2005 – w/ Local Congressman (mostly worked w/ center for immigration and visas)
Summer internship 2006 – w/ Senator (worked on campaign for re-election) </p>

<p>Honors List since 9th grade, received Congressional Women in History Award, Gold Medals in a variety of subjects for highest average (including subjects taken in advanced grade level), won/participated in various essay contests, Kodak Leadership Award, among others that I don’t think are pertinent to a chances thread =] </p>

<p>Possible National Merit Scholarship semi finalist - will know for sure in Fall of 2007</p>

<p>Major: Some combination of Political Science/Statistics or Quantitative Reasoning—maybe major/minor, or double major</p>

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<p>^^ I've heard that when it comes to Lehigh, demonstrating interest in the school is VERY important! So, be sure to visit and really let Lehigh know that you are enthusiastic about going there. Good luck!</p>

<p>I think that you have good chances!</p>

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<p>Visit and interview. I also think you have good chances. It might all hinge on the strength of your essays and interviews.</p>

<p>Lehigh:
-- takes about a third of its class ED
-- gives a lot of need based aid, but not a lot of merit aid
If money is not an issue, consider applying ED.</p>

<p>My daughter applied ED and was accepted. Every other school with rolling admissions that accepted her was going to give her HUGE merit aid. She did not get a dime from Lehigh.</p>

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<p>In general, does applying ED preclude ( for the most part ) merit $$$ or does it vary from school to school ? I know of some kids who went ED down at GW and got some merit $$$ ( then again, maybe they had stellar stats ). Thanks. Marc</p>

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<p>I do know that there are a few merit scholarships @ Lehigh, however. How competitive are these? I think it says that they are awarded to the top % of the applicant pool.</p>

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<p>The merit scholarships are very very competitive. Think of it this way: Even within "merit scholarships", many of these require demonstrated need. I think you've got a good shot at Lehigh. However you should definitely demonstrate lots of interest. You seem like the typical student at Lehigh.</p>

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<p>Let me clarify what I wrote about Lehigh, applying anywhere ED, and money.</p>

<p>Lehigh does not give out a lot of merit aid. This might be wrong, but, I think they only give out about 100 merit scholarships between the Asa Packer scholarships and the Dean's scholarships per year. I don't know about the Fine Arts scholarships. This means that they give out merit money to the top 10% of the pool. They use more of their money for need based aid.</p>

<p>I do not believe that applying ED to Lehigh hurts your chances for merit aid. My daughter does know some people who were accepted ED and got merit money. For me, it was a real shock to have a kid in the top 2% of her college prep high school (private Catholic) and not get any merit money.</p>

<p>The thing about ED I is that it is binding. You can get out of it for financial reasons, but it is a very heavy burden to prove. As "generous" as Lehigh claims to be with need based aid, it could be a bigger burden to prove. You won't get out if it because you don't want to take out loans, and, oh by the way, another school with rolling admissions wants to offer you a full ride. If you will need to compare offers between schools, DON"T apply ED.</p>

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<p>your stats seem like ur good enough to get in, but i don't know if lehigh is the greatest fit for you. if you haven't visited, do that. from what i've heard greek life and sports dominate the social scene and i didn't see anything in ur EC's about either one.</p>

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<p>yes, actually those were my concerns about Lehigh. I'm not too much of an athletic fan, nor do I see myself adoring the Frat/Sorority scene. I've read through Lehigh's website/student newspaper, and from those it seemed like the social scenewas shifting away from Greek life...but of course, I would have to visit to really get a feel for the school. The educational opportunities, plus the location, gorgeous campus, and general reputation are things that sparked my interest in the school, so I didn't want to automatically rule it out because of the social aspect...but, at the same time, this is an important element to consider.</p>

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<p>The Greeks are still important, but there seems to be a growing number of students on campus that decline to join.</p>

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<p>You won't get a true "feel" of campus by simply visiting and doing tours. Definitely try to talk with the students. Better yet, if you know somebody from Lehigh try to sleep over for the weekend. This will definitely help whether you'll like the greek system or not. Regardless of whether the numbers pledging are decreasing, the greek system is still very strong. It's the primary location for "going out".</p>