<p>hello everyone!.... i applied to lehigh in RD.... does anybody knows... when will they tell me if i'm in or not???....</p>
<p>I'm a Jewish, Panamenian girl (latin)... very anxiouse of going to study in the US!... wish me luck</p>
<p>Pretty sure decisions don't come out until April 1.</p>
<p>April 1st?...good grief that's late. We've applied to a number of other colleges (RD) and have already been accepted.</p>
<p>Also, I'm not getting a good vibe about Lehigh and all this partying. Yeah, they're trying to change it but you can't turn a battleship on a dime.</p>
<p>I believe my d. got her acceptance around March 20 -- her first notification. Most private schools, at least near the top, notify their applicants between March 15 and April 15, with decisions due around May 15.</p>
<p>can i check my acceptance or rejection online?? or i have to wait until they send me a mail?</p>
<p>My S got his acceptance in the mail. </p>
<p>Jack: about the partying - yes, it is at Lehigh, just as it is at ALL colleges. You can choose to participate or choose to abstain. It's not the only thing going on at Lehigh.</p>
<p>i wish they would post online, because im going to be in italy for 11 days on vacation starting on march 31. itll KILL me to know the letter is sitting back home and i cant know! </p>
<p>jack, even though i dont like to hear it, the party scene is really changing at lehigh. theyve taken action with some of the frats and are trying to control the party scene. of course its not going to become a dry campus because no college is. but i think logically if htey were trying to put a damper on the partying they would provide students with other things to do. so if you choose to go there and not participate in the parties, you will have things to do and will not be alone. imo, it makes me sad to hear that the partying is slowing down, i love the idea of a great academic school with a great social scene. suppose there will always be parties as long as there are people who want to :)</p>
<p>I remember seeing a "Congratulations!" screen on the Lehigh site, but I can't remember whether applicants could access it only after they got their letters (and Banner ID) and whether it came up at about the same time.</p>
<p>As for partying, I'm glad to see the Lehigh administration take the party scene more seriously, since sexual assault, hate speech/crimes, and vandalism increase with heavy drinking and parties. Lehigh will <em>never</em> make the campus dry -- no one wants this -- but it can crack down on inappropriate and irresponsible behavior. Drinking and having fun is one thing. Drinking until your brain cells begin to die is another.</p>
<p>The major problem with Lehigh's partying/frat reputation is that it scares away a subgroup of excellent students who aren't interested in that kind of entertainment. Lehigh should have room - and be comfortable - for top students of all kinds if it wants to maintain its selectivity.</p>
<p>"The major problem with Lehigh's partying/frat reputation is that it scares away a subgroup of excellent students who aren't interested in that kind of entertainment. Lehigh should have room - and be comfortable - for top students of all kinds if it wants to maintain its selectivity."</p>
<p>Defffintelyyyyy. I'm kind of nervous about if I'd end up at Lehigh because I don't want to be "an outcast" if I don't choose to get smashed every night.... I've heard different opinions regarding that matter about Lehigh. </p>
<p>Is the party scene THAT huge???</p>
<p>"Is the party scene THAT huge???"</p>
<p>Yes and no.</p>
<p>The student organization that supports substance-free housing and on-campus options numbers over two-hundred members. From the Lehigh website:</p>
<p>"Students who live in substance-free housing sign a pledge not to drink or smoke in their residence hall, or return home intoxicated. They make a pledge to be responsible and respectful of their peers in order to promote a healthy living and learning environment.. . </p>
<p>Students who are thinking about living in substance-free housing may worry that they won't have a social life. However, students are not asked to refrain from the social life of Lehigh. Instead, they make a pact with their fellow residents to keep their living area free from cigarettes and all other tobacco products, beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs."</p>
<p>Here's a link to the official university statement on what is being done:</p>
<p>More on what the university is doing to provide social outlets:</p>
<h1>Substance-free housing has grown from 11 students to more than 200 who choose to be alcohol and drug free in their campus homes.</h1>
<h1>Alcohol-free events have been dramatically expanded to provide more social options.</h1>
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<li>Each fraternity and sorority is now required to host one non-alcoholic party a year.</li>
<li>The Moonlight Caf</li>
</ol>
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<p>Two hundred plus students is not many given the size of the university, but it is still substantial.</p>
<p>I went to Lehigh back in the time drinking was "legal" and the frat/hill scene was at its most notorious. But, please...even then it wasn't like you were an "outcast" if you didn't drink all the time. Jeeze! You've got to realize that the vast majority of nights YOU WILL BE STUDYING. If you expect to stay enrolled...you will be studying A LOT.....so how on earth can you be considered an "outcast" if you're not drunk all the time? Quite the opposite...you WILL be an outcast if you are drunk all the time!</p>
<p>As a side note: after Lehigh, I went to grad school in a big city...and let me tell you there were FAR, FAR more non-academic distractions around then there ever was or ever will be at Lehigh.</p>
<p>okay.... i heard ''the outcast'' thing from another kid i know. they basically said that if you dont drink, then you will def. not fit in at lehigh.</p>
<p>I would say your friend is very wrong.</p>
<p>I second that rogracer.</p>
<p>Well, that is a HUGE relief to hear that he is wrong. I mean, it's not that I'm never going to touch a beer or anything in college--- i just didn't want to go to a place where there were soo soo soo many parties like every single night w/ ppl just constantly getting smashed. I'm really glad to hear that ppl are serious about academics with a decent amount of fun.</p>
<p>I knew he had to be full of it :)</p>
<p>You won't be an outcast if you don't drink, but you will be if you aren't social. Even you don't drink it won't be a bad thing to go to parties and what not... nobody is forcing alcohol down your throat.... one of my friends doesn't drink yet he is one of the more popular kids in the building.</p>
<p>I know some kids in the sub free hall, some are them are strange but others are totally normal good kids. Also some sub free kids drink after coming to Lehigh, but they keep more quiet in comparison to other halls.</p>
<p>"You won't be an outcast if you don't drink, but you will be if you aren't social. "</p>
<p>What IS an outcast, anyway, in the context of a university? </p>
<p>Normally "being social" means meeting people and talking with them, but I get the idea that that lrnpexll means it as partying. You do NOT have to party, with or without alcohol, to make friends. You join clubs, organizations, hang out in dorm rooms. If, of course, you are not a joiner or a party-person or are too shy to introduce yourself, then you probably have a personality that will make the adjustment to social life at any college difficult. But an outcast? That's too extreme a word. I'm sure there are kids at Lehigh who have just a few good friends because that's the type of person they are. Are they outcasts? Maybe in the eyes of the more mainstream students, but certainly not in their own.</p>
<p>The really nice thing about college is that the social politics of high school is largely absent. People do their own things. People aren't picked on for not drinking, just as they are not picked on for wearing the "wrong" clothes or hanging with the "wrong" people or liking the "wrong" activity.</p>
<p>Perhaps "outcast" was indeed too strong of a word. Just wanted to clarify that BEING SOCIAL is not about partying, there's a lot of hanging out in the dorm rooms, joining clubs/organizations, and such. Just be outgoing, you'll find someone to hang out with.</p>
<p>By the way, in the beginning of the year I was shocked how around 10-11pm the whole dorms would empty out as people would go out to party and such. It's still relatively true now, but to a lesser degree now that we've all settled in and found our place.</p>
<p>Just learn to fake drink.</p>