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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Finance  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright this is the best school in the entire world. Education Quality: A+, Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 13 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53533&uid=1179'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I finished my first year at Lehigh and absolutely loved it. Academically I did well in high school and in college, while I work a lot more I'm still doing well and on average manage to go out 4 times a week. While Lehigh is not diverse you aren't going to be rejected because your not white. I'm not white and have joined a sorority, have many friends and have never felt excluded because of my race. However, if your only willing to socialize with members of your own race and are not white THEN you might have a bit of a problem Its true that fraternities dominate the social scene but there are other options. Also no one will pressure you to drink. Most will probably be oblivious to the fact that you arent drinking unless your being awkward. While most Lehigh students are incredibly smart many separate school and fun. The girl that you see drunk night after night dancing on a table could very well be an engineer on the deans list. Lehigh is not a place where social interactions are focused on academics. People want to let loose and have a good time. Individual Value: A+, Surrounding City: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 07 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=51681&uid=1179'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Finance  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant I got into some more elite schools but I ultimately went with my gut. My parents weren't real pleased because they felt for this kind of money I should just go to the best school I got into. But after they had visited me a few times and got to know my friends, my mother got it and had an interesting observation. She said something to the effect that this (Lehigh) must be a tough place for people who get most of their self-esteem from being smart. And I totally think that's true and why I love this place so much. People here, for the most part, work their tails off and then know how to let loose. I'm sure this place makes certain people miserable knowing that they made getting in here their life's work while others around them have achieved as much as they have academically but have had a hell of a good time while doing so. Though they probably wouldn't be sufficiently self-aware to articulate it like that. It would probably sound more like whining about drinking, frats and'or stuck up girls. Picture how Lisa Simpson would feel if Bart was at least as smart as she is and you have a good idea where complaints are coming from. Basically, it's an amazing school if you're really smart and love learning, but it does not define who you are. Otherwise it's still a great school academically but probably not someone's dream, must go to place if they have comparable or more high prestige options. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Innovation: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 06 2008 3rd Year Male -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=45885&uid=1179'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Mechanical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Going to Lehigh is like entering the Twilight Zone. I have searched college catalogues to see where I went wrong and the only thing I can find is a description of Lehigh students' apoliticalness as entering the "Lehigh Bubble". It is far more than political apathy. There is a palpable feeling of total apathy and complete inertia among the student body. I may be a mechanical engineering major but I never thought I would have to check my brain cells at the door when I started Lehigh. Granted this school has historically been a non-liberal arts, boys club, I never thought that I would experience such a low level of intellectual discussion among students at a school of this caliber. There doesn't seem to be an original thought among the bunch. Ok- a bit of an exaggeration The students are not connected to the town, the sports teams or even the school. I have nothing against frats (some frat guys are my friends) but it certainly feels like the frat guys at Lehigh are not a member of Lehigh community but are loyal only to their fraternity and come down off the hill every once in awhile attend some classes at a place called Lehigh. The administration has allowed the frat life to dominate at Lehigh and it is clearly to the detriment of the school. Fraternities exist at the same levels at other schools, like Bucknell and Colgate but for some reason (maybe based on simply housing needs at Lehigh) the Greek life at Lehigh is semi-toxic for the total health of the school community. Sportwise-I think there were 12 students, tops at most of the basketball games I attended. If you think Bethlehem is small go visit Hamilton, NY or Lewisburg, PA. These are much, much smaller college towns yet no one there complains. Southside Bethlehem may be funky but it says something about the apathy of Lehigh students that they can't got off their butts to walk two blocks for a pizza or All You Can Eat Ribs and Chicken. If you think the campus appears vacant(which it does- it's eerie) the town is dead. For goodness sakes, the only sandwich shop in town closes at 2pm on weekdays and 4 pm on a Saturday. That says it all to me. If you can't keep a sandwich shop going in a college town, the college town, isn't one. Students will however, trek like idiots to the frat parties almost every night of the week. Sure going to some parties has some appeal every one once in awhile. But drinking and staring at mostly other guys(only 30% females in my class) ain't my idea of fun for four years. Frankly, I know it is not proper to paint an entire school with one brush but Lehigh clearly has some weird Mojo going on. The faculty is top notch and don't think the faculty deserves the students they have. The campus environs is awesome. However the administration needs some solid forward thinking to rein in the fraternities and to start catering to a less puerile mindset. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Social Life: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 05 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! 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