Anonymous
07/19/2025 17:52
Subject: Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:We stayed at the chain hotel down the road a bit but came in for dinner and breakfast to the Downtown, which has definitely seen better days. DC did not love how the college seemed to flow right into the kind of downtrodden downtown area.
I think you mean the strip by the school? That's not actually downtown Bethlehem as people in the area would describe it. The downtown of Bethlehem is further from the university, not adjacent.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 17:48
Subject: Lehigh Visit
I wonder if Sofia Coppola and her rock star husband will stay at the Holiday Inn Express for Parents’ Weekend.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 17:45
Subject: Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:We stayed at the chain hotel down the road a bit but came in for dinner and breakfast to the Downtown, which has definitely seen better days. DC did not love how the college seemed to flow right into the kind of downtrodden downtown area.
This thread is so interesting to me as far as how different people perceive the same place. I didn’t get “downtrodden” at all. Thought it was a charming little city. To each their own, I guess.
At the same time, it’s right in the Allentown song lyrics:
“And they're closing all the factories down
Out in Bethlehem they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line…”
Anonymous
07/19/2025 17:29
Subject: Lehigh Visit
We stayed at the chain hotel down the road a bit but came in for dinner and breakfast to the Downtown, which has definitely seen better days. DC did not love how the college seemed to flow right into the kind of downtrodden downtown area.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 16:52
Subject: Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:Lehigh is top school. It’s growing in popularity and getting harder and harder to get into with low 20s % acceptance rates. It has one of highest graduate salaries similar to Ivy League salary outcomes probably due to the large number of engineering and business school students. WSJ ranked it 15 overall which heavy weights ROI. Greek life has been reigned in somewhat and it is not what it was like 15 or 20 years ago but still has a good party scene. It’s known as a work hard play hard school. Endowment at $2.2B is pretty sizable for 6k undergrads. I see them moving up in the rankings especially since they recently received R1 status.
It's always been a good school and play-hard-work-hard... but the play hard is really sinister-edged. Rich kids + high-pressure greek life == bad stuff.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 16:50
Subject: Re:Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Such a strange troll who hates Lehigh. They have clearly never been.
Echo the Hyatt and the Mansions (there are 2 - Sayre and Wilbur). Thai Thai, Flying Egg (for breakfast), McCarthy's, Apollo Grill (my fave). Also love Roasted for breakfast/lunch.
Have lunch at the goose on tour day - it's an institution. My dd is a senior this year and loved her experience. The size was great, secured great internships, tried different clubs (she's not greek), and access to professors was wonderful for her. She is in the business school. Good luck!
I spent a lot of time partying there, it's fun if you have no values. Seriously, it's shocking what kids wind up thinking is okay by the time they're done there—the combination of money and incredible pressure to drink insane amounts of alcohol are no good.
That's a you thing. You just didn't notice the majority of students at the university who were not at your parties because you were too wasted.
This-lol
Anonymous
07/19/2025 12:33
Subject: Lehigh Visit
Lehigh is top school. It’s growing in popularity and getting harder and harder to get into with low 20s % acceptance rates. It has one of highest graduate salaries similar to Ivy League salary outcomes probably due to the large number of engineering and business school students. WSJ ranked it 15 overall which heavy weights ROI. Greek life has been reigned in somewhat and it is not what it was like 15 or 20 years ago but still has a good party scene. It’s known as a work hard play hard school. Endowment at $2.2B is pretty sizable for 6k undergrads. I see them moving up in the rankings especially since they recently received R1 status.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 10:28
Subject: Re:Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Such a strange troll who hates Lehigh. They have clearly never been.
Echo the Hyatt and the Mansions (there are 2 - Sayre and Wilbur). Thai Thai, Flying Egg (for breakfast), McCarthy's, Apollo Grill (my fave). Also love Roasted for breakfast/lunch.
Have lunch at the goose on tour day - it's an institution. My dd is a senior this year and loved her experience. The size was great, secured great internships, tried different clubs (she's not greek), and access to professors was wonderful for her. She is in the business school. Good luck!
I spent a lot of time partying there, it's fun if you have no values. Seriously, it's shocking what kids wind up thinking is okay by the time they're done there—the combination of money and incredible pressure to drink insane amounts of alcohol are no good.
That's a you thing. You just didn't notice the majority of students at the university who were not at your parties because you were too wasted.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 10:26
Subject: Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:Hotel Bethlehem. Charming old hotel on main historic street and 5 minute drive to Lehigh. Several good breakfast places on the same block.
+1 really liked this hotel and strolling the main street, checking out shops and galleries.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 09:21
Subject: Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My recommendation is stay in a big chain hotel (Holiday Inn Express or whatever) outside of town. You never know what you're getting in small hotels in the middle of nowhere. Had some bad experiences lasts summer.
Or she could stay in the Hyatt Place in a charming downtown. Trust me when I say that’s a much nicer experience than the holiday inn express our by the airport. The fringes of Bethlehem are really crappy, especially to the south, but the old historical part is a draw and quite lovely by any standard.
Some of us know the area well.
I'm from the area and agree that the historic downtown area is the best place to stay. The Moravian sites are worth exploring if you have some extra time, and there are shops and restaurants nearby. The Edge is good, and the Sun Inn Tavern has historic charm. The Moravian Book Shop is also great independent book store.
The area around campus has its share of blight and should not color your view of Bethlehem as a whole. It has a rich history that dates back to colonial times. It was deeply affected by the highs and lows of the industrial revolution and the demise of what was once one of the largest steel companies in the US.
Anonymous
07/19/2025 08:59
Subject: Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:My recommendation is stay in a big chain hotel (Holiday Inn Express or whatever) outside of town. You never know what you're getting in small hotels in the middle of nowhere. Had some bad experiences lasts summer.
Or she could stay in the Hyatt Place in a charming downtown. Trust me when I say that’s a much nicer experience than the holiday inn express our by the airport. The fringes of Bethlehem are really crappy, especially to the south, but the old historical part is a draw and quite lovely by any standard.
Some of us know the area well.
Anonymous
07/18/2025 21:00
Subject: Lehigh Visit
You probably don’t need a hotel. It’s an easy day trip. Or combine it with a visit to the many other colleges in the general Pennsylvania area.
Anonymous
07/18/2025 20:50
Subject: Re:Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Such a strange troll who hates Lehigh. They have clearly never been.
Echo the Hyatt and the Mansions (there are 2 - Sayre and Wilbur). Thai Thai, Flying Egg (for breakfast), McCarthy's, Apollo Grill (my fave). Also love Roasted for breakfast/lunch.
Have lunch at the goose on tour day - it's an institution. My dd is a senior this year and loved her experience. The size was great, secured great internships, tried different clubs (she's not greek), and access to professors was wonderful for her. She is in the business school. Good luck!
I spent a lot of time partying there, it's fun if you have no values. Seriously, it's shocking what kids wind up thinking is okay by the time they're done there—the combination of money and incredible pressure to drink insane amounts of alcohol are no good.
Were you a student at Lehigh or just attending the parties?
I went to Penn but had three friends who went there and did a summer exchange program with a bunch of Lehigh students. Animals - all of them.
Anonymous
07/18/2025 20:50
Subject: Re:Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Such a strange troll who hates Lehigh. They have clearly never been.
Echo the Hyatt and the Mansions (there are 2 - Sayre and Wilbur). Thai Thai, Flying Egg (for breakfast), McCarthy's, Apollo Grill (my fave). Also love Roasted for breakfast/lunch.
Have lunch at the goose on tour day - it's an institution. My dd is a senior this year and loved her experience. The size was great, secured great internships, tried different clubs (she's not greek), and access to professors was wonderful for her. She is in the business school. Good luck!
I spent a lot of time partying there, it's fun if you have no values. Seriously, it's shocking what kids wind up thinking is okay by the time they're done there—the combination of money and incredible pressure to drink insane amounts of alcohol are no good.
Not my current student’s experience at all.
LOL... well, none of my friends told their parents what they did either.
PP-my kid is studying engineering, in Greek life, and plays a sport. Consistently on the deans list.
Yeah… sounds like my friends. They were proud of how depraved they were Thursday through Sunday and how hard they worked mon-wed.
The level of destruction and fighting and alcohol abuse was insane. And you’d wake up Saturday morning and all evidence had been erased by the crews of cleaners.
It was bizarre stuff.
Anonymous
07/18/2025 20:17
Subject: Re:Lehigh Visit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Such a strange troll who hates Lehigh. They have clearly never been.
Echo the Hyatt and the Mansions (there are 2 - Sayre and Wilbur). Thai Thai, Flying Egg (for breakfast), McCarthy's, Apollo Grill (my fave). Also love Roasted for breakfast/lunch.
Have lunch at the goose on tour day - it's an institution. My dd is a senior this year and loved her experience. The size was great, secured great internships, tried different clubs (she's not greek), and access to professors was wonderful for her. She is in the business school. Good luck!
I spent a lot of time partying there, it's fun if you have no values. Seriously, it's shocking what kids wind up thinking is okay by the time they're done there—the combination of money and incredible pressure to drink insane amounts of alcohol are no good.
Were you a student at Lehigh or just attending the parties?