<p>Has anyone been accepted off the waitlist for Class of 2016 with a Fall 2012 offer?</p>
<p>I read in another thread (I think it was on the one with the list of colleges known to be going to their wait lists?) that Lehigh has no spots for fall 2012 but was offering some for spring 2013.</p>
<p>My son has an offer for Jan 2013, but I was curious if there were any Fall 2012 offers. Thanks for your reply.</p>
<p>They are not making any offers from the waitlist for Fall 2012 according to their correspondance with waitlist candidates. Perhaps that will change over the summer. You may want to contact the school directly to access the chances of a Fall 2012 offer.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>If your financial aid package is not what you thought, read the below article, link for entire article is also below. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is why some transfer students didn’t get appropriate aid also.</p>
<p>The financial price of waitlisting
Students who do beat the odds and get off wait lists can end up getting ripped off financially. Plenty of schools that brag about their great financial aid practices turn into scrooges when they start selecting students off their lists. Wait list survivors shouldn’t be surprised if their financial aid packages are stuffed with loans. The wait-listed freshman, who require financial aid, often get treated shabbily.</p>
<p>[Why</a> you should get off that wait list now - CBS News](<a href=“http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57414363/why-you-should-get-off-that-wait-list-now/]Why”>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57414363/why-you-should-get-off-that-wait-list-now/)</p>
<p>Frankly, I don’t think Lehigh originally planned on opening up spots to wait listed students - we traditionally accept a very small percentage of wait list applicants. I don’t want to seem unfeeling, but I’m not surprised transfers or wait-listed students got lousy offers. Lehigh probably gave away competitive offers to more desirable ED and RD students.</p>
<p>Fall 2012 offers seem possible but very unlikely. I doubt admitted students will choose to wait an entire semester or force any opening spots. Lehigh always seems to admit more than it can handle anyway.</p>
<p>my son has a january admit to Lehigh…curious how many there are. He is trying to decide what to do although he hasn’t received the official letter yet. Are there others in this predicament? And what are your child’s plans?</p>
<p>My son plans to take the Jan 2013 offer with the hopes of a space opening over the summer. If no spaces open, he’ll work and take some classes locally part-time from Sept. to Dec.</p>
<p>For the January admits, anyone know how fraternities work with rushing? Is your son potentially interested in this? My son is not sure what he wants to do but thinks that might be more difficult coming in in Jan.Anyone know how Jan admits are going to be helped integrate into the school?</p>
<p>Too bad they didn’t let any of you waitlisters in… I was accepted but am not attending because they didn’t give me enough financial aid. I thought that at least that meant I’d make someone on the waitlist very happy, but apparently not.</p>
<p>xskybirdx, FYI…several (not many) “waitlisters” received offers for Jan. 2013 enrollement.</p>
<p>for 5lakeside…about potentially rushing fraternities for January admits: The primary disadvantage is that the guy January admits won’t have the opportunity to attend frat parties first semester and meet/make friends with other guys in the houses. However, formal “Rush” officially begins in January (the first 3 weeks of the spring semester), so the January admits have the same chance as anyone else to get accepted into a fraternity. The fraternities like when a group of 2 or 3 guy friends rush a house together because it shows that you are social and can get along with others. Once Rush ends, bids are given out to the rushes, and if a bid is accepted, then pledging begins.</p>
<p>To get invited to “Rush” events, sign up for Interfraternity Council (IFC) emails. The IFC will email the frat Open House dates and you attend the Open Houses you are interested in.</p>
<p>NOTE: The timing of above scenario is not true for Sororities…the girls “rush” the WEEK BEFORE the spring semester begins.</p>
<p>Good luck to your son! We never thought our son would go Greek, but he did and he loves it. He has taken on leadership roles in the house and has make wonderful friends. I am now a converted parent!</p>
<p>5lakeside and other Students admitted for January 2013:</p>
<p>You will not be able to rush/join a fraternity or sorority your first year. You must have 12 Lehigh credits. My daughter tells me they do not back down on this including if you fail a class or two and do not have 12 completed credits. Credits cannot be from AP or any other college including other 4 year schools.</p>
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<li> What are the changes to the rush process and when do these changes go into effect?</li>
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<p>The new rush process will be implemented for the '04-'05 academic year. Fraternity rush will begin in January and last four weeks. The six-week new member education will begin immediately after bid signing. Fraternity rush events will be limited to 2 or 3 nights a week during rush. </p>
<p>Sorority rush will remain the week prior to the start of the spring semester.</p>
<p>A formal fall rush process will be established for chapters wishing to recruit members who are sophomores or above. Chapters wishing to rush upper class students must adhere to this process.</p>
<p>During the fall semester, system wide events highlighting Greek life will be held monthly, and sponsored by the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council and the university. There should be no individual chapter rush events during the Fall '04.</p>
<p>Students interested in joining a fraternity or sorority will still need to have 12 Lehigh credits earned and a 2.25 GPA.</p>
<p>For more information on the changes to the rush process, visit Appendix J of the Strengthening Greek Life report at: www3.lehigh.edu/greeklife/Task<em>Force</em>Report.pdf</p>
<p>I am the parent of a January admit off the waitlist. Very happy to have been accepted but a little anxious about a few things.
- Can the offer be rescinded if the student enrolls elsewhere during the gap semester and fails to maintain a requisite GPA?
- Are January admits new to Lehigh? Are they deemed probationary? What is their purpose and what is the rationale for them? How many were there?
- In light of Post !3 (thanks Lehighmother) it appears rushing a frat or sorority will be off limits for the January admits. How do your families view this? Would this be a dealbreaker for anyone out here?</p>
<p>LEPops,</p>
<p>I can’t offer much help on 1. - ask admissions. </p>
<p>For 2., I’ve always understood that very, very few students were taken off the waitlists - now that policy has changed. But once you’re in, you’re in - Lehigh won’t treat your child as a lesser student due to his or her acceptance off the waitlist as a January admit. I think Lehigh figures some freshman who complete their first semester may choose to drop out - when I was a freshman I remember a girl who moved out after winter break - some people just can’t do it here and Lehigh probably wants to fill in those gaps.</p>
<p>And for 3., I would hope no student would seriously back out of a late-admission offer from Lehigh based solely on the fact that they can’t rush. That’s incredibly shortsighted - any student that into Greek life shouldn’t bother with Lehigh to begin with.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<ul>
<li>Mike</li>
</ul>
<p>thanks for your response.
I have 2 questions for you
- Do you feel the January admits, few in number, will feel somewhat isolated and less well oriented socially during their freshman year?
- If you were accepted off the waitlist for January, how would YOU elect to spend the gap semester period?</p>
<p>Hey LEPops,</p>
<p>It’s no problem at all - I’m happy to share my advice. To answer 1., it’s definitely going to be a little bit harder adjusting to college life when most students by then will have completely adjusted. I’m not certain, but I’d bet that Lehigh will set up some sort of orientation for January admits - maybe they’ll lump them together with transfers.</p>
<p>As you may know, there’s usually a preLUsion preorientation program set up before the fall semester. Last year for the first time, preLUsion programs open to all undergraduates were held in the days before the spring semester. It was pretty popular, so I’d expect that they’ll try it again for spring 2013. If that’s the case, I encourage any January admit to sign up - it will get them comfortable with campus before students come back and could help start up some new relationships.</p>
<p>Gryphons regularly have meeting and events, so your child will definitely be able to feel comfortable with who he or she is living with. And once classes start, he or she may be able to find a close group to do work with. And there’s always counseling available too.</p>
<p>To answer 2., frankly I would take as many college credit courses as I could so I wouldn’t be academically behind as a January admit. I recommend taking a full courseload at one of your other college options - if financially possible. It allows students to get used to college level work and might make them better able to adjust to Lehigh.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<ul>
<li>Mike</li>
</ul>
<p>Word of caution - read the terms of your late admit. It may specify how many credit hours you can take the semester before. I’m not sure you could enroll as a full time student first semester.</p>
<p>Actually Jan admits can’t rush fraternities. It took us a long time to get a consistent answer from Lehigh. You have to have 12 “Lehigh” credits, APs dont count, and you can only take up to 11 credits in the fall. Very disappointing to my son. And maybe a deal breaker.</p>
<p>To MIKE,
If a student takes more than 11 credits elsewhere, they have to reapply as a transfer student. This also means the few abroad programs for freshman are not accessible to Lehigh Jan admits.</p>