<p>I got waitlisted at lehigh and i was wondering how possible it is to get off the waiting list. </p>
<p>Also, on the applicant portal, it said that there was no specific order of waitlisted students, so i wanted to know how they pick students off the waiting list if not by order of preference?</p>
<p>Not sure how the waitlist works at Lehigh. I recommend you call admissions. Good luck!</p>
<p>thanks for the advice! ill definitley contact them</p>
<p>Yep, me too. I also thought it was one of my match schools too O.o. I don’t know if I was overqualified or people were just that much better, both of which are entirely possible.</p>
<p>hey tmanneopen, I was really surprised to see the wait listed letter too. I thought my stats were a good fit for Lehigh. I am ranked 5th in class have a 4.0 unweighed, with all AP and honors classes, in two varsity sports, lots of community service, attended national youth leadership forum on medicine in Boston, shadowed pediatrician and in many extracurriculars, a few scholar awards, and community awards. I don’t know… they must have had an unbelievable pool of applicants!</p>
<p>Just curious, for those waitlisted - did you visit Lehigh?</p>
<p>Ditto mumof2boyz. When we visited they made it very clear that demonstrated interest (i.e. visiting the campus) was a key to being near the top of the admissions pool.</p>
<p>waitlisted as well. conversely, i was happy/surprised i was on the waiting list since my stats were subpar… but i showed a lot of interest and visited so it must have helped! as for getting in off the waitlist the common data set says that in 2005 0 people were accepted off the waitlist. but the number for 2009 was 43 so its hard to say… im still going to accept a place on the waitlist</p>
<p>If you were waitlisted, it means that you’re good enough to attend Lehigh but that your application came down on the wrong side of a tough choice. It could be that Lehigh had too many comparable applications from your school/region, or that too many already-accepted students had similar academic interests (they do have to spread students across as many departments as they can) or that your essay(s) just didn’t seem as creative/heartfelt/(insert whatever here) as the accepted students. It could be that one of your recommendation letters didn’t portray you as well as it could have. It could be anything.</p>
<p>But you need to hold onto the idea that you are Lehigh material. If Lehigh were bigger and had more spots, you’d be in.</p>
<p>hey mumof2 I did visit. I did not go on a tour that was organized. I came from NY and went on our own, but we did fill out a form at the admissions desk and received all of the information that they hand out to the visitors, so I believe my name was on the list. My essay was a personal one dealing with an illness in my direct family and was looked at by my AP English teacher who thought it was excellent. I think what did it was my application on the common app. was a day later than the deadline; and although we called and was assured it would be o.k. I’m thinking it wasn’t. I understand. Happy for all of you who got in!</p>
<p>I did not visit, as I did not have the money or resources to get there sadly D:</p>
<p>Did anybody from the waitlist hear back yet?</p>
<p>mumof2boyz: yes i did visit lehigh and showed my interest in the school (it was my top choice) </p>
<p>when I emailed the admissions office this is what they said:</p>
<p>"Thanks for your email. I know you didn’t get the decision that you
wanted, and I thank you for your honesty and contact. Every year, we
face the challenge of having many more qualified applicants than we
can accommodate. This year, nearly 90% of the applicants who applied
were admissible, and we selected our class and waiting list from that
pool.</p>
<p>We hope to be able to use our wait list, and our process was designed
to allow that to happen. We revisit the applications of the students
who accept a spot on the wait list, and will call the applicants we
choose to join the class. Unfortunately, we can’t give a specific date
that we’ll contact students, or if we’ll be using the wait list at
all. Thanks again for your email, and please continue to keep us
updated. I’d also be happy to answer any additional questions that
might arise for you this spring!"</p>
<p>basically, I wouldn’t hold my breath for a decision</p>
<p>Via the [Senior</a> Assistant Director of Admissions’ Blog](<a href=“http://lehighadmissionsjessica.blogspot.com/]Senior”>http://lehighadmissionsjessica.blogspot.com/):</p>
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<p>Unfortunately it does not look hopeful, sorry everyone! Trying to understand why and how these kinds of decisions are made boggles the mind sometimes.</p>
<p>Follow-up to [“…unlikely</a> at this point that we would be going to it [the wait list]”](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12570994-post14.html]"...unlikely”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/12570994-post14.html).</p>
<p>The New York Times [published</a> stats](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/waiting-list-2011/]published”>Waiting Lists Have Plenty of Company - The New York Times) on several schools acceptances from the wait list; they help quanitfy the Senior Assistant Director of Admissions’ qualified prediction. </p>
<p>Lehigh’s acceptance from the wait list in 2010 was a very low 0.51%…that compares to the 34% average according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling quoted in the article:
[ul]
[<em>]Number of Students Admitted off of Wait List - 2010 = 15
[</em>]Number of Students Placed on Wait List - 2010 = 2,916
[<em>]Actual Class Size - 2010 = 1,214
[</em>]Number of Students Placed on Wait List - 2011 = 3,689 (773 (26.5%) more wait list candidates over 2010)
[*]Expected Class Size - 2011 = 1,200 [/ul]</p>
<p>I think you guys need to know something! since you all are surprised about being waitlisted, here is some advice, if you think that a 4.0 is great for lehigh, think again, i learned some interesting advice from my sat tutor. not only do colleges deny kids because they are below the 50% scores bubble, but also above. If your gpa, for example is above it, then they may think that it will be too easy for you there, so the positive thing is that maybe you should apply to “even harder” schools persay 
so don’t be too down about it :)</p>
<p>I think your tutor is not correct. It isn’t a score bubble but a well roundness of your application. I have seen perfect ACT scores not get into the “harder” school. It is your package and what admissions see of your character in your essay. Examples: community service hours, leadership in your community and your school, GPA, Test scores, essays, and honors and awards as well as the difficulty of your classes taken. Thay may not look at weighted GPA but they do take notice of the 3.7 GPA all AP classes and a 4.0 no AP classes. It is a lot to think about when you are working on your high school resume.</p>
<p>PABound hit it on the head- it is your ‘package’!
Add to the list -Athletics.
Even though son is not going to be play water polo in college, many of his acceptance letters commented on his commitment and dedication to the sport and team.</p>
<p>SOCALhome, Thank you! I can’t believe I left out athletics…fitness of mind and body! You do not need to be a star,recruited athlete but you need to be a “team player”.</p>