<p>I heard that you don't get into Lehigh if they think you're over-qualified. How true is this? I know MULTIPLE people who were rejected but got into Ivies and had great applications.</p>
<p>I am not sure but I think it may be the reason that Lehigh knows that these people are not going to go to Lehigh in the first place. If these people, which i will call John and Jane, have 1580/1600 on their SATs and are ranked in the top 1% of their class of course Lehigh knows John and Jane are using Lehigh as a saftey. Lehigh also knows that John and jane have a pretty solid shot at Dartmouth or Cornell so why accept John and Jane when they are going to take Cornell over Lehigh. If the did accept every over qualified kid their acceptance rate would shoot up and they would not have space for the kids that actually do want to go. Again this is just a theory.</p>
<p>spot on! xx</p>
<p>doesnt that defeat the purpose of a SAFETY? if those people “john and jane” don’t get into their top schools, they aren’t getting in anywhere.</p>
<p>In Open Houses and other prospective student events, Lehigh talks about looking for students with a “best fit”. I know it’s been said on this forum that Lehigh gives weight to those students who show interest in the university. If John and Jane never showed any interest in Lehigh, that could weigh against them.</p>
<p>Besides showing interest in the school by visiting, contacting, etc., how do they judge “best fit”?</p>
<p>Again this is just a theory but it is possible that these kids might have mbeen TOO high. If you have a solid shot at harvard, sorry to say this, Lehigh might be really low for them. Going back to the original theory they will get rejected.</p>
<p>It has less to do with these kids being “too good” for Lehigh and more to do with the fact that these kids probably thought of Lehigh as a safety and didn’t show any interest (i.e. visit, meet w/ an admissions rep, etc.).
From what I’ve heard, Lehigh puts a lot of emphasis on demonstrated interest (and I’m pretty sure this is true b/c they asked so many questions pertaining to this topic in their supplement). If you don’t show any interest, no matter how good you are, you are most likely going to be rejected.</p>
<p>Lehigh is trying to increase its “yield” which impacts its ratings. Therefore, if they think you won’t attend, they are less likely to take you.</p>