Vibe at Lehigh
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Anonymous
| Hi, my DC likes what they are reading but does anyone have a kid there who can tell me more about it? |
Anonymous
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Work hard, play hard!
Top-notch for engineering and business. The campus is gorgeous. The frat scene is pretty strong. We live in a good suburban school district (non-DMV) and the kids I know who go there are not top of the class, but right below. Very well-rounded. |
Anonymous
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The current sophomore I know who’s there is a work-hard but not necessarily play-hard kind of kid. Sweet, nerdy, definitely not joining a frat… but has lots of friends from classes and extracurricular activities. He’s loving it and find a great fit.
My impression before had been very finance-bro-y, but I now see that was too limiting and inaccurate. |
Anonymous
NP: Thank you for this. It is top 3 for my humanities focused, non-partying dc and this is the part of the reputation that gives us parents pause. Instinctively, we expected this to be the case, but so much chatter about fraternity life is hard to block out (we both went to schools with no Greek life). |
Anonymous
| I don't have a kid there but I did go to the open house the other month and I think the vibe will be very different for the business school versus the engineering school. |
Anonymous
| Compared to its closest peer Bucknell, I would say it's slightly stronger in engineering but not as strong in business and finance. The Wall Street pipeline at Bucknell is stronger than at any SLAC except Williams/Amherst. |
Anonymous
You again. No one asked about the vibe at Bucknell or about any school's "Wall Street pipeline." |
Anonymous
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For a sporty, social, humanities girl (looking for Greek life friendly) likely interested in a career in consulting or strategy & communications, how would you rate these schools?
Lehigh Bucknell Amherst Middlebury Wesleyan Colgate Case |
Anonymous
This order: Middlebury Lehigh Bucknell Wesleyan Colgate Amherst Case |
Anonymous
My dd is a senior in the business school and has loved her time there. She already has a job, following a great intern experience this summer at the firm. It is absolutely work hard/play hard, as others have mentioned. Her roommate is an engineering major and between the 2 of them, there is a LOT of studying happening. Kids are also super involved with clubs and community service. These are definitely your class president kind of kids. While greek life is the primary party scene, my dd isn't a big partier/tends to be more quiet and had no problem balancing different types of fun. Easier once they turn 21 and can go to bars instead of a gross frat house  She also studied abroad, has great relationships with her professors. While it's not a huge rah rah school, there are a lot of fun traditions too. Alumni are super super involved, which speaks volumes. The network is insane and makes a huge difference with career/internships (speaking from business school experience).
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Anonymous
Amherst Middlebury Colgate Wesleyan Case Bucknell Lehigh |
Anonymous
Most of the responses to this question have been terrible. We're talking about a sporty, social girl who wants Greek life and a pipeline to consulting. Bucknell Colgate Lehigh Amherst Middlebury Case Wesleyan |
Anonymous
Why isn’t Midd higher? Is bucknell better than Colgate here? |
Anonymous
PP's kid wants Greek life, which Middlebury doesn't have. The schools above it do. Bucknell and Colgate could probably be 1a and 1b. Both have sporty, social student bodies, abundant Greek life, and strong pipelines to MC and The Street. |
Anonymous
| Will you PLEASE STOP WITH THESE? |