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Lehigh University Visit Report by musique6ms

Visit to Lehigh University in November 2007 by musique6ms
(Student, HS Class of 2007)
(Member since October 08 2007 with 7 posts)
 
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Visit Activities:


Information Session: Yes - Sort of uptight. Almost boring. She talked a lot about all the different programs available within the uni which I could have just looked up online. Didn't talk much about what made Lehigh unique

Campus Tour: Yes - Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the campus. They actually let us choose tour guides by our interests and prospective colleges and what not which was nice.

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Tour guide was very nice. There were a lot of students around and was just basically like a normal college.


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Didn't really talk much with any of the profs or staff but they all seemed very friendly to us.


Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
The buildings were absolutely beautiful. The architecture was amazing. The trees were also changing color so it was definitely worth seeing.


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
The campus itself was very clean. The inside of the buildings were also rather nice.


Dormitories:
3 - Good
3 - Good
The dorms we saw were very small. The lounges and hallways were nothing to comment on.


Security/Safety:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Seemed very safe.


Overall Campus Impression:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
The campus had a very college-like atmosphere. The buildings themselves are beautiful. Compared to the small LACs I've been to, it felt a bit impersonal, but Lehigh had lots more academic offerin

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Bethlehem is a really nice little town. Lots of restaurants and little shops within walking distance.


City/Town/Community:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Once again, Bethlehem is very quaint and nice to just walk around in. 1 hour from NYC and Philly.

Campus Visit Notes for Lehigh University


Visit Description:

Since I've been looking more into LACs, Lehigh was a bit bigger and I def. felt the grad presence on campus. The classes also seemed a bit larger. But thats to be expected at any major university. There is a pretty big greek life on campus.

They have very very nice theatre/performing center zoellner (spelling?) which seemed pretty new. It's not owned by the uni, so they have a lot of performers and such open to the community. They had the NYPhil and the Boston Pops there.

The library was also one of the best I've been to. It's set up very nice and was apparently just renovated.

They have a real big engineering program (1/3 of all undergrad majors) which sort of turned me off.

Compared to Swarthmore (my current fav.) they really stressed the admissions process. It sort of felt impersonal and too big. Also worried that there will be less interaction with the professors. But the school definitely had a very college-like feel that Swarthmore didn't.

Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:

Stayed at Comfort Suites. Was very nice. Breakfast was good too.