ASK QUESTIONS HERE: Part III - Page 3

kayakmom · 02-17-2009, 03:48 PM

just what we needed yo hear!

Molly123 · 02-18-2009, 07:17 PM

Dear Lafparent

Oh ! Thankyou so much for this valuable feedback. Please give me your feed back about life at lafayette for internationals.............as the numbers are small ,are the internationals able to merge with the rest .Is the environment a welcoming one for out of US students.

Pl. take a feedback on this from DS..................

Thanks again

lafparent · 02-19-2009, 03:02 PM

Molly 123,

I'm glad to be of help ... I really can't comment on life at lafayette for internationals. There are several international students who post on this site and should be able to provide the information you are asking. Perhaps someone -- Justin? -- can contact them. I will ask DS if he has any insight on life for international students.

mohak · 02-20-2009, 12:21 AM

haha. Molly123 you are so persistent!!! ....which country r u frm btw?

I am an intl std in Lafayette. I think the social scene is all right. Its not very segregated. life is not bad at all, but you have to make some effort for sure.

did you get accepted ?

acmmom · 02-21-2009, 02:55 PM

I have been reading about "likely letters". Does Lafayette send out likely letters and if so, when do they go out.

candyman92486 · 02-21-2009, 03:01 PM

acmmom,

To the best of my knowledge, Lafayette doesn't send out 'likely letters.' Applicants have to wait until either mid-March (Marquis Scholarship recipients) or April 1.

Recruited athletes, though, often get 'tipped' by coaching staffs, but that's a totally different story.

- Justin

Molly123 · 02-21-2009, 07:13 PM

thanks Mohak.......................which year are you in and wat majors................i hav made it lafayette....from Nepal

Molly123 · 02-21-2009, 07:16 PM

Dear lafparent

Thanks...................I shall be on the lookout for more info.

mohak · 02-21-2009, 11:08 PM

wooooo.!!!! i am from Nepal .!!!! too

Minky · 02-22-2009, 10:05 PM

Hi, Justin. I heard this term in reference to recruited athletes from high-end academic schools, but I'm not sure exactly what it means. I know it has something to do with admissions preference. The "likely" letters in the Ivy League practically ensure admissions to athletes so they may not be swayed by other schools with early or automatic admission while the Ivy applicant/athlete awaits the March or April announcements from the Ivy school.

BTW, do you do campus tours? My son has recently begun doing them, and he really likes it.

candyman92486 · 02-24-2009, 09:53 AM

Minky,

Recruited athletes are "wined and dined" by coaches, and assuming the athlete has a pulse, the coach may promise admission. Coaches are then responsible for sending lists of names to Admissions of those applicants they want for their teams. This whole process is kept on the down-low; only recruited athletes are aware of it.

Yes, I've been leading campus tours since I stepped on campus. Do you know if your son, as a new tour guide, was required to go on a mock tour to learn the tricks of the trade? I was the one leading those mock tours just a few weeks back.

- Justin

Molly123 · 03-04-2009, 06:32 PM

Hi Mohak
Which is the best hostel to stay in ?? I plan to apply early this way I can get a better accomodation.Wat are your majors. I plan to do engg.

mohak · 03-07-2009, 09:37 AM

Justin,

I want to have a single room. But I am just a sophomore. Is it possible? What are the interest floors that offer the single rooms? When is the dead-line for their application?

I heard that they are making a new interest floor in Farber. Do you know anything about that?
And another thing I heard the French Floor in the Keefe was going to be scrapped. What do I have to do to make a new interest floor in place of that? When is the dead-line ?

Thanks for the info!

mohak · 03-07-2009, 09:45 AM

Molly123,
The best dorm to stay would be Keefe but its a wellness and only 16 freshman live in it.
Kamine is pretty sweet too but its little bit farther than the rest. These are the two best dorms in terms of comfort. You will have ac which is a must have for easton summers if u live in those dorms.

btw kun school bata ho? ed ma pako ho? mero ni major Engineering nai ho.

candyman92486 · 03-08-2009, 07:41 PM

mohak,

Yes, there are sophomores currently living in singles.

All living groups in Keefe, Ramer, and Farber have singles on their floors. Information on applying to these floors will be forthcoming. You might also wish to email Julie Mule in Res Life (mulej@lafayette.edu) for more information on deadlines.

Yes, I've heard through the grapevine that a new Wellness floor to the tune of "Mind, Body, Spirit" or something along those lines will be in Farber next year. I haven't heard anything, though, about the fate of the French floor. Again, contact Julie if you're interested in establishing a new interest floor. It may already be too late for the founding of a new group, but there's always the following year!

- Justin