<p>I read that unless you are going in for engineering and business, Lehigh is not a place. My S is a political science/international relations type of a guy. Should we cross Lehigh off his list?</p>
<p>The views you are reading are outdated. Arts & Sciences is the [largest</a> college](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_University]largest”>Lehigh University - Wikipedia) at Lehigh and its scholarship/ethos is on par with any top liberal arts college. My son was an IR major before he found his true passion in architecture. The [department[/url</a>] is excellent and very rigorous…definetely not for the average student. They are even registered as an [url=<a href=“http://www.lehigh.edu/~inunited/about.html]NGO”>http://www.lehigh.edu/~inunited/about.html]NGO</a> with the United Nations](<a href=“http://cas.lehigh.edu/casweb/Content/default.aspx?pageid=174]department[/url”>http://cas.lehigh.edu/casweb/Content/default.aspx?pageid=174):</p>
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<p>It’s well worth a visit to meet with the department’s faculty and students to get a first-hand impression. While there, stop in on the the excellent art and music facilities along with the new, state-of-the-art [STEPS</a> facility](<a href=“http://www3.lehigh.edu/steps/index.html]STEPS”>http://www3.lehigh.edu/steps/index.html), a new part of Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>If your son is up to the challenge and is self-directed in his studies, he might want to look at [South</a> Mountain College](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/lehigh-university/464094-south-mountain-college.html]South”>South Mountain College - Lehigh University - College Confidential Forums). </p>
<p>To get a deeper understanding of Lehigh, read through the [Strategic</a> Plan](<a href=“http://www.lehigh.edu/2009plan/]Strategic”>Lehigh University: Strategic Plan) and its [Alumni</a> Bulletin](<a href=“http://www3.lehigh.edu/news/bulletin/default.asp]Alumni”>http://www3.lehigh.edu/news/bulletin/default.asp), which profiles many A&S alumni.</p>
<p>thank you. this is very helpful.</p>