amr2014

Hey Everyone! I was just wondering what you think of my chances at this school:

Academics:
- Male, White, Long Island Public School Student
- 93.6 unweighted, 95 weighted GPA
- 11th – 2 AP’s (4-Bio, 5- US History)
- 12th- 4 AP’s (Psych, English Lit, Macro Economics, and US Government)
- 6 Honors Classes

Tests:
I’m only using my ACT score, b/c it was vastly superior to my SAT, and it covers my SAT 2 requirement, so here it is:
- 31 ACT Composite (about 1400 and 2070-2080 equivalent on the SAT)
o 35 Reading, 31 English, 29 Science, 28 Math
EC’s:
- VP of Model United Nations (biggest club in my school)
- Sports Editor and Assistant Advertising Editor for school newspaper
- VP of Wall Street Investors Club
- Member of DECA (Advanced to State Competition 3 years in a row; 11th – won 4th place in state and placed top-20 in International Conference in Anaheim)
- Member and Tutor of:
National Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Business Honors Society
- VP of Teen Advisory Board at Public Library (coordinating activities for teens)
- Mentor for Book Buddies (teaching students ages 3-9 to improve literacy skills)
- Leader in group Teens as Leaders, servicing disadvantaged Long Island community (Ronald McDonald House, walk-a-thons, etc)

Work Experience:
- 2 summers (10th and 11th):
o Public Library (Summer Reading Mentor; teaching elementary school kids to improve literacy skills)
o Camp Counselor

Miscellaneous:
- Terrific Essay (I think) --- describing my experiences in a “second home” --- West Hartford, and how it has shaped me
- Great Recs
- Visited School

Other Schools:
- Reaches: Brandeis, Emory, William and Mary
- Match-Reach: Connecticut College
- Matches: Tulane, GW, SUNY Geneseo
- Safeties: SUNY Albany Honors, SUNY Stony Brook Honors, Goucher
Posts please!

WaitingDad

Being in the top 10% of your class will help along with showing lots of interest. Contact your admissions rep Kyle Kauffman (f) and request an interview. Everytime you make contact with the admissions department it gets recorded....bother them, but only with intelligent questions. Request a sleepover and a day of classes. They are basically need aware so if you can pay the 50K it doesn't hurt.

bonmar

I think you have a very good chance. I agree with waitingdad...show interest. Good luck!

amr2014

thanks guys!! appreciate it! and I will definitely maintain contact with my admissions counselor... I visited the school already, so I think that demonstrates enough interest as is; question, has Lehigh really gotten to be super-competitive?

Momwaitingfornew

Yes, Lehigh has gotten more competitive in recent years; however, admissions is not entirely stats-driven. Lehigh wants its students to be engaged somehow in the world, as leaders or artists or athlete-scholars or inventors -- anything that implies that they can do something significant with their lives. I always liken it to Ivy admissions, only with a slightly less competitive pool.

amr2014

well, in that case, I think my EC's/community service work will definitely help! thanks!!

WaitingDad

Just returned from Parent's Weekend and the word from the Admissions Department is that tours are way up compared to last year. They partly believed this could be due to the economy causing families to not want their kids to have to travel more they 4-5 hours from home. Let your rep know if she pushes for you that you will definitely enroll.