I clearly don’t understand the current application process bc I see 1550 and then I see “Lehigh is a reach.” ?!?! Lehigh is ranked #47. This kid has an SAT score in the 99th percentile and a solid B gpa. And the best they can do is Lehigh as a reach?!
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What grade is your kid in? I’m wondering how the child has an SAT score already but you say it’s “early.” If the student is a junior it isn’t early and if the student is a sophomore there is time to get the GPA up. |
Good list |
I’m not the poster that said that but the B GPA next to a 1550 could be a problem. It suggests the kid doesn’t work to their potential. |
And OP also said ECs are fine but not great, which could reflect (to colleges at least) a lack of motivation, drive, or involvement. On paper, those stats read as a middle of the road student who tests well. |
Lehigh is a top 50 school and Lehigh’s acceptance rate is now below 25% and even harder for engineering so I am not sure the confusion. That said, a 3.5 from a rigorous private and a high SAT score, I’d take my shot at an ED acceptance. |
take a look at Alabama |
Is everything okay? |
Great that they are taking hardest classes and 1550. Penn State? Drexel? Auburn? Clemson? |
Tulane |
Coming from what school or district? A 3.5 from a private school is good compared to a public where that could be low depending on the school. |
OP, what do you mean "you started too late with your first?" Need to know the problem. Why would you think that. Each kid is different - for your first it may have been the perfect outcome. Or did the results negatively impact the family (finances?) in some way? |
Penn State
Clemson Ohio University James Madison (VA) |
Minnesota |
Why should you care if posters share what they think. Good grief. Go away. |