<p>Hey I'm currently attending the Frankfurt International School in Frankfurt Germany, but I'm American. The reason I'm over here is because my dad is Luitenant Colenol in the Marine Corps, and got orders over here to be the CO of Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment for 15 American Embassies in Western Europe and Scandinavia. I was wondering if anyone could help me a little bit and tell me what my chances are of getting into Lehigh.</p>
<p>-I am enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Program (extremely rigorous) with a 6.6 GPA (out of 7)
-I take Mathematics Higher level (along with English Higher and History Higher) which is considered one of the toughest courses in the school and I got a 6 my junior year, and currently have a 6 this first semester of senior year.
-I got a 1320 on my SAT's the first time I took them, Math - 730, Critical Reading - 590(looking to bring this up in October when I take them again).
-Member of the Student Athletic Counsel
-Class Representative for Student Government (The Forum)
-Captain of the Varsity Soccer Team this year. Last year I took the team to the ISST finals in Paris and scored the winning goal with 4 minutes left in overtime.
-Member of Poland Drive: and organization that conducts two trips to Poland every year to help with an orphanage.</p>
<p>If anyone could give me an opinion on how you think I compete with other prospective students of Lehigh, I'd appreciate it.</p>
<p>I am international student as well and was also enrolled in the IB program. You do receive credit for the High Level courses you take (minimum score of 5), so I would think that you could skip Calculus here. </p>
<p>The fact that you have a global background is a plus and I feel that your scores are quite acceptable. It truly is a first-rate school and I have learned so much here. The professors are extremely passionate and care about their students a great deal. I would definitely apply, as I believe it to be a good match.</p>
<p>Yeah that’s great to hear. Two positive responses :). I’m applying early decision as well, my parents and I discussed the financial options this morning actually. I can’t wait to see if I get accepted or not, it would be so nice knowing so early.</p>
<p>Ar31791, what grade are you in? Good parties at Lehigh? haha</p>
<p>Some other things I forgot to mention in my above post:</p>
<p>-I was captain of my Cure for Cancer Marathon Walk team, hosted at Hammond High School in Columbia, MD during my sophomore year
-I travelled to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California my freshmen year for a science trip. We visited a mining company and got hands on experience as to how they collect their minerals (Obsidian and Limestone mainly)</p>
<p>callmeb0ss, I’m a freshman. As far as parties… yeah. If you want em, you got em. The first weekend (orientation weekend), over 20 freshman were arrested for underage drinking. LOL. I’m not that into the party scene, so w/e.</p>
<p>i think im going to major in engineering. maths been my strong subject in school. plus the engineering building looks the coolest haha</p>
<p>and ar31791, do people usually get arrested at parties? or was it just cause it was the first week and everyone was trying to get the college experience right away</p>
<p>hey everbody, I am on my last supplement essay but i am having some trouble. I am not exactly sure how i should address the following question at hand. any suggestions?</p>
<p>Essay Topic: In our ever-changing society, people have defined ‘equity’ and ‘community’ in many different ways. How do you define these terms and what are the implications of equity and community for our 21st century society?</p>
<p>haha, yeah, I’m also really struggling with that essay; I think you have to define those concepts, and through explaining their importance to society, subtly convey how you would bring these 2 traits to Lehigh… and I think you have a great shot</p>
<p>Hey, sorry but if you guys could also give me an opinion of my chances at Lehigh: </p>
<p>Gpa: 3.67
Currently attending Karachi American School, with us citizenship with a Mauritian nationality.<br>
I have 6 APs: French, English lit, English lang, Econ micro/macro, Psychology, World History
Sat total: 1740; break up math-600 writing 600 cr 540 (that really got me down)
am going to apply normal decision but strongly thinking about ED2 </p>
<p>NHS - vp in 11th grade and member since 10th grade
FHS - vp in both 10th and 12 and member since 9th grade
Varsity Soccer team 9, 11, and 12
MUN in 10th grade travelling to the Hague for an international conference
last of 6 children to attend colleges
Pit Orchestra
Concert band (percussionist) 9th and 10th grade
Worked with several different charity organizations in the Karachi area</p>
<p>Zakiz91: I applied ED2, and I had similar SATs the first time around, I got them up to a 1270/1600 by the second time. </p>
<p>You have to realize that Lehigh isn’t always about numbers when accepting students. They reject so many kids with perfect SAT scores because they don’t show enough interest or if they aren’t very well rounded. If you show interest you’ll have a good shot and if you go ED 2 you’ll have an even better shot.</p>
<p>Lehigh accepts almost half of its class through both rounds of early decision.</p>
<p>Hey. I actually was accepted to Lehigh University, I found out this past week. I focused on the following in the equity and communty essay:</p>
<p>-Mention the difference between equity and equality. Equity implies fairness - people are rewarded based on their hard work and motivation, where as in an equality-based society people are rewarded equally, regardless of their personal input.
-Discuss the different communities you belong to, both broad and specific. Mention how these different communities may sometimes intermingle, and how this interweaving of different communites both shapes you as an individual, as well as provides you with a number of different perspectives and attributes.
-Then connect these two to 21st century topics and discuss their ‘implications’ based on the definitions you set up in your previous paragraphs. </p>
<p>One of the main things in essays is structure. Make sure your essay is structured logically, each new paragraphing smoothly following the previous. This is a big part of college essays. Hope I helped.</p>