I’m considering applying ED to Lehigh for mechanical engineering, and I really liked the school when I visited. One thing I’m a little worried about is the social scene.

I know Lehigh has a big Greek life and party culture, and I’m not necessarily against parties or going out. I just don’t want to feel like drinking and partying are the main ways people socialize. I’d love to have a mix of going out sometimes and just hanging out with friends, gaming, doing projects, etc.

For students who aren’t involved in Greek life or aren’t that into drinking, what has your social experience been like? Have you found your people, and do you ever feel like you’re missing out on a big part of campus life? Again, I’m not against drinking, I just don’t want to be surrounding by people who only care about partying and in turn making it a huge part of my life.

I’d really appreciate honest answers!

I really like Lehigh cause it has great engineering but you’re not surrounded constantly by engineering like a polytechnic institution. However, what are the engineers like at Lehigh? Obviously it’s not possible to know 100% what they’re like but I was wondering if there’s still some of that nerdiness (no offense, I’m a nerd deep down too, hence why I’m wondering) in the classes. Like in my robotics class rn in high school, even though I’ve not formally introduced myself to a good third of the class, we all just act like we’ve known each other and I could probably tell you half the things each kid is into (videogames, interests, etc) without even knowing them. So I was wondering if that type of environment still exists there.

Demographics:
Female, hispanic in NY
Public high school
Applying ED1
Going undeclared

Academics:
UW GPA: 92.27
W GPA: 95.88
Class rank 30/46
7 APs
2 dual enrollment classes
Mostly honor classes all through high school

Jobs
2 months as a Wendy’s Crew Member (quit)
Working at convenience store from september to basically when I leave for school

EC:
Science honor society member (all of high school)
Key club member (9,11,12)
Key club secretary (11,12)
Help take care of my younger brother
Helped my mom out with her cleaning job whenever she was sick/recovering from surgery

Notes
Doing test-optional
Applying for financial aid

hi everyone, im a prospective transfer that will be attending Lehigh's open house tomorrow! (at this time it's actually today lol) I haven't had a chance to look through this sub or online so forgive me for being lazy, but I was wondering what students might recommend in the nearby area for coffee, cute stores, things to check out, etc. I'm driving in from ~2 hours away and would like to explore the nearby region while im at it too ! thank you in advance

Applying Ed1

1440 sat

4.0 W GPA

3.9 UW GPA

3 APs and a bunch of honors

Decent personal statement max admit gave it a 85/100

I plan on doing an interview aswell

Average ECs: worked a job my junior and senior year, volleyball club for 4 years and vice president my senior year, volunteering teaching people skateboarding junior and senior year, part of an asian culture club junior and senior year

not applying for need based aid

applying for engineering

Brother went and graduated to Lehigh so legacy

I’m a high school senior from Texas applying ED1 to Lehigh’s College of Business for finance. Please let me know and don’t be shy to be too critical!

Demographics:
Male, Texas
Small private high school
Applying ED1, test-optional
Intended major: Finance

Academics:
UW GPA: 97.57/100
Weighted GPA: 101.12
Class Rank: 5/80 (Top 6.25%)
Honors and Dual Credit classes
Dual Credit English and U.S. History
Taking Calculus senior year
Honors classes all high school

Job: summer job as a sales associate for a clothing store (1 year)

Extracurriculars:
Student Council (4 years), Treasurer senior year
Varsity Track (4 years)
School Ambassador (4 years)
National Honor Society
Theater (2 years)
STEM and Music Clubs
Online record-selling business through eBay
Election poll worker

1530 sat (750 math 780 reading/writing)

5 aps and 5 dual enrollments (to get into dual enrollments at my school you have to have 90+ avg in that class and 94+ for APs)

3.3 gpa but upward trend

83.33 no ap no de

85.97 ap world (4) and multicultural literature

92.06 apush (4) and chorus (technically gives college credit)

presently 105.83 senior year in de precalc english 12 and spanish V. Then ap macro gov and ca csp

my ecs are as follows

not sure if this counts but 5500 made off depop (revenue 6200)

2 yrs mock trial 1st just regular witness then this yr treasurer

120 hours helping fix up homes to rent to section 8

6 weeks spent over the summer (18 hours or so/wk) interning at a law office in the city

also 11th grade track

i think thats everything thank you

also do i apply ed1 or ed2

How competitive is club rugby at Lehigh, ive always kinda wanted to play but never had a chance in high school because my school didn't have a team. Is there intramural?

Im a perspective freshmen and I wanna know if it's easy to find lesbians at Lehigh, and what kinds of lesbians there are

I’m 17, guitarist and vocalist looking for a decent drummer, guitarist, and bassist for my Midwest emo band “ask again”. Studio in macungie pa.
Requirements:
Be able to play on time
Be half decent at your instrument
Be able to get rides or drive to practices/shows
Be 16-20 years old
Equipments not a huge deal, I have drums.

I’m mainly just tryna get band band started so we can play shows and get our name out there

My acc is askagain band on insta and TikTok

HMU!

Hello,

Can any previous students talk about their experience at Bradenton? And the housing as well? Anyone applying this cycle?

I heard Zen Cafe is supposed to open sometime in the next few weeks in the spot where Saxbys used to be, and it actually sounds like it could be a sweet addition.

Apparently, if you live in an Amicus house, you get 50% off your first drink and then 20% off any other drinks and food after that, which seems like a pretty solid perk.

Has anyone heard when the actual opening date is or know anything else about the place?

i know that this is pretty common knowledge that lehigh is need-blind, but for the life of me i cannot find where this is written on their website (and i cannot risk just taking someone's word for it as a low income applicant)

i'd appreciate any help 🙏🙏 though if yall could also link ur sources that would be really helpful ty xoxo

Hey guys, quick look at where the Mountain Hawks stand after another win.

20-7 at Penn, and the defense was the story again: Penn was held scoreless for three quarters and to 49 rushing yards. Derek Morgan threw for a TD and ran for another, and Lehigh ran for 168 as a team. That's five straight wins over Ivy opponents.

5-0, 3-0 in the Patriot League, and No. 6 in the STATS poll. The resume is getting real: 44-20 over then-No. 16 William & Mary, road wins at Holy Cross and Georgetown, and now Dartmouth and Penn.

Saturday is Fordham at Goodman at noon, then at Cornell and at Villanova. Can anybody in the Patriot League stop this team before Lafayette in November?

What are you guys seeing? Is this a seeded playoff team?

Side note: we run a free weekly college football pick'em. 10 games, pick the winners, nothing to buy, $135 in prizes. Picks lock Saturday at noon ET, the same time Lehigh kicks off, so get your picks in before the game.

https://www.mainmarket.com/c/college-pickem-wk5

International, Asian (Mongolian)
Male, 17yo
Low income
Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
GPA 3.98
SAT 1510
IELTS 8.0
Cambridge IGCSE :
- Math A*
- ESL A*

Coursework
- Cambridge International Curriculum
- Math, ESL A/AS Levels
- Math, ESL, Physics, Biology, ICT, Global Perspective IGCSE
- Math, Physics, Chemistry Accelerated Classes

Honors
- Bronze Medalist of The National English Language Olympiad
- Gold Medalist of The National Orienteering Competition of The Scouts' Association of Mongolia
- District 12th grade advanced level English Language Olympiad - 10th place
- "Best Student of the Year" from 300+ students - National Students' Association
- "Most Intellectual Student of the Year" National Students' Association

Activities
- STEM Club (Founder)
Taught 24 freshmen and sophomores electronics basics
Hosted 2 science fair at school amassing 100+ participants
Presented at “Science Fair-2025”
3 personal projects
- UNICEF club at school (Founder)
- Varsity Basketball
- School Math Olympiad Team
Competed in 4 MMOs and 3 Kangaroo Olympiads; ranked highest among team members in MMO 4 years in a row
- The Scout Association of Mongolia
Co-led school scout group at district-wide camp with 300+ scouts; taught navigation and Morse code; spearheaded $1,000+ fundraiser for fire victim
- Won school-wide speech competition; selected to represent school at district student showcase, delivering a speech to 200+ attendees.

Edit: I NEED FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS. My family can pay up to $4k a year only.

Hi there! Coming to you live from Wheeling, WV. I have 2 tickets to the Abigail Washburn & Wu Fei concert at Leheigh University for Oct. 16. Unfortunately I and my friend cannot go. They are going for $29 a pop + $6.25 in fees (total $70.50), but I am happy to let them go for $50 OBO :).

If you don’t know this duo I highly suggest you check them out! They are two of my favorite artists who, together, combine Appalachian and Chinese music in the most wonderful way.

Message me!

Does anyone know a good place where I can play volleyball with others for free?? I’ve been playing for 4 years but stopped for a bit, now I’m trying to get back into it to keep me distracted from stress and loneliness. A place where anyone can play, I don’t have friend that play volleyball, and since I’m from out of state attending Lehigh University, I didn’t want to tryout for clubs or teams, I just want to play for personal enjoyment, meeting new people, and a distraction.

Hey yall. I was wondering if anybody here has a certified ESA animal, particularly a cat. If you or somebody has one on campus, living in a dorm, please I would love to hear about the experience. Not the certification process, rather the actual living situations (roommates, room type, vet access, cleanliness, people’s reactions/thoughts) really anything is appreciated.

GO HAWKS!

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I am doing intramural soccer (male) but it’s only games a few times a month and I would like to practice/play on a regular basis. Is there pick up soccer or any practice I can join? Thank you

Pre-med students specifically, how do you feel about it? How hard is it to find research opportunities? I'm currently looking at schools like Case Western and trying to compare.

I'm a perspective freshman at Lehigh and one of my big things about a school is their dating scene as a girl who likes other girls. Ive heard that theres a lot of LGBT+ people on campus and the school is very accepting. However my question is, is it easy to find people to hookup with or date as a gay or lesbian person?

Also, what is the lesbian population like there, is it mostly like "green haired" people per say, or super gay people? Theres nothing wrong with that but it's just not my type personally.

In highschool I went to a very small school which was accepting but didnt nessesarily have a lot of options, so I want my experience to be different in college.

hi everyone!

i am interested in applying to lehigh for this double major. i know lehigh is focused on business, but i rlly rlly like this major and it seems like the perfect fit. i also like the un involvement with the school. lehigh is one of my top picks!

does anyone have any info on the major? like how you may like it, the types of classes — anything that i may not be able to find online. i want to hear actual info!

I was researching programs and saw this one was fully funded. I currently have a 4.0 in my B.S. program but I don’t think I want to do my PhD at my current school.