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Old 03-24-2008, 11:29 AM   #13
Muddslinger
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Jethan90, it's the demonstrated interest.

With stats like yours, assuming you have the classes to back up the GPA, you're a candidate for the Ivy's. People who look like you statistically apply to Lehigh as a safety school. Since Lehigh is trying to increase its USNEWS rankings and part of the rating is based on their ratio of yield to number of admissions offers, they reject over-qualified applicants that haven't shown interest - the people who use Lehigh as a safety, not as a serious option.
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