Thoughts on 'Chances'

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<p>If you can find someone with a copy of the **Fall 2009 Lehigh Alumni Bulletin<a href=“this%20issue%20is%20not%20on%20%5Burl=http://www3.lehigh.edu/news/bulletin/default.asp]their%20web%20site[/url]%20yet”>/b</a>, you will find an excellent, well written article entitled 'The Lucky '13s: A behind-the-scenes look at how Lehigh found just the right students for the Class of 2013.'</p>

<p>I strongly recommend it. Perhaps the admissions office can email you copy of it if you request it.</p>

<p>From the article:</p>

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…“The thing that make Lehigh such a great place is that it’s not just for kids who have the smarts. It’s the smart kids who are engaged, who are leaders, and who want to give back to their community that will thrive here.”</p>

<p>According to Evans, step one in the reading of each file is a thorough study of an applicant’s transcript, the best idicator of how a student will perform at Lehigh. “Your transcript demonstrates how you performed day-to-day in high school,” she says. So if you haven’t been able to demonstrate that day-to-day work ethic in high school, you’re probably not a Lehigh student."…

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