Racism at Lehigh?

hudsonvalley51
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:42:07 +0000

junior_mom – I have toured an awful lot of colleges with my kids (including Muhlenberg and Lehigh several times) and have witnessed boorish, rude and snarky behavior from parents on numerous occasions. I always cautioned my daughters not to judge a college based on the behavior of the families taking the tour or attending the information session because 1) those families may b\just be having a “bad day” and 2) just because a family tours a particular college doesn’t mean you have to put up with that family for the next 4 years. The worst parental/child behavior I’ve witnessed came at Amherst, Yale and Princeton – great schools all. Lehigh may indeed not be a good fit for your daughter – indeed it is very different than the 'Berg – but I wouldn’t base your decision primarily on the “vibe” given off by people who are taking a college tour and probably won’t even end up sending their kid to that school.