Chance Please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Lehigh University
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<p>I am going to be a senior this year and I'm really interested in Lehigh. Please chance me for both ED and RD, if you can. </p>

<p>However, by no stretch of the imagination am I the strongest candidate, but I do not fully understand what my chances are and need some guidance.</p>

<p>Academics
GPA- 3.6 (unweighted)/ 4.2 (weighted)
ACT- 32
SAT II- Math I OR II, and History (haven't taken, but will be 750-800)
Are there any SAT 2s I should take in particular??
AP History- 4
Ap English-4
I will be taking 4-5 APs this year</p>

<p>Athletics
Baseball (9,10,12)
Track (9,11)</p>

<p>ECS (in order of importance, and I plan to get some leadership positions my senior year)
NHS (11,12)
SADD/Character Club (11,12)
SPanish CLub (10,11,12)
Cancer Awareness CLub (11,12)
FBLA (11,12)</p>

<p>Work History
Rec Basketball assistance (Winter 2008-2009/2009-2010/2010-2011)
Caddie at country club (Summers 09-10)</p>

<p>Volunteer Service
Summer 09-volunteered at old person's home 30 hours
Wrapping paper sale (Fall 08 and 09) maybe 15 hours (really nothing special)</p>

<p>*If I can arrange it, I'll do some volunteer service at a way center for mentally handicapped, however i might not get to do because of work and then school. </p>

<p>SUmmer experience
I just attended Amherst College for 2 weeks for the Great Books SUmmer Program</p>

<p>My essay's will be strong as well. I know that I am not that strong, but please tell me whereabout I stand.</p>

<p>BE HONEST</p>

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<p>I think your GPA and test scores a solid, my only question would be community service and leadership. Lehigh seems to place great emphasis on people who make a difference in their communites, people who have visited and want to go to Lehigh and those who write a creative and out of the box essay that reveals something special about themselves. </p>

<p>My advice this year is to take initiative, don’t just join!
Good luck!</p>

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<p>if you apply ED, you will very likely be accepted. RD- you may be waitlisted because your scores are very high, and lehigh may think you’ll get into a higher ranked school and go there instead (tufts syndrome). if you write a first choice letter for RD though, you will increase your chances for admission. something to be careful of is your grammar in your essays.</p>

<p>you said:
“My essay’s will be strong as well.”</p>

<p>should be essays, not essay’s… lehigh definitely takes things like that into consideration when reviewing an applicant’s file.</p>

<p>good luck. PM me if you have other questions about lehigh!</p>

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<p>haha thanks for that. NAh my grammars fine, I was just typing real quick</p>

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<p>What are your SAT I scores?
Those are probably the most important. and you want to score at least a 1250 - 1600 for that. (out of 1600, not including writing)
Also, get on the volunteering more. Theyre pretty big on volunteering, so you should look at some other stuff to do at the beginning of your senior year.</p>

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<p>well I have the 32 ACT but my SAT I is 1360/1600</p>