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It had fraternaties on the campus that were active in the community and made up a decent percentage of the population.

In the winter, classes are NEVER cancelled. It doesnt matter that kids have fallen on the treacherous sidewalks and you need knee high boots to navigate through the snowy walkways- you still have class so be prepared.

Lehigh is a great school academically. Its just going through some rough times right now. Tuition wont stop going up. Books are sooooo expensive and financial aid is horrible. They also do a terribly job with housing. But other than that, its a great school.

Lehigh is a great education and if you are a mainstream type of kid you'll fit right in and never even realize why some people dont think this is the greatest place on earth...always free beer a beautiful campus and plenty of risky sexual interactions.....but i warn you that if you are not the homecoming queen of your high school and you cant understand why girls would pay 500 dollars for sunglasses and think thats completely normal this may not be the cultural experience of a life time.... Basically...I have enjoyed the shit out of my time in college. I could have gone anywhere and still had just as much fun and fit in with whatever kids around me. Bottom line, I love my team, my boyfriend is great and partying is fun but when i go to grad school I know I wanna see way more black kids, kids with mohawks, dirty hippies and everything in between.

wintertime at Lehigh. When it snows..going to class is no fun. Remember, we're on a mountain. Slippery, icy, steep sidewalks and stairs are everywhere. Believe me, youre going to fall on your butt a few times every winter, but when its not you sitting on the ground, you do get some amusment out of watching others fall.

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Lehigh is really conservative as most of the students come from the upper class and they assume their parents beliefs. alot of the kids are still very much doing what their parents want. My one friend decided to get dredlocks and his parents told him that if he didn't cut them off they would pay for his tuition. Also, I should note that I'm on financial aid and lehigh didn't give me enough money first year. They just got a new plan and a 34 million dollar gift for scholarships so maybe I'll be getting more.

The food that Lehigh serves in the dining halls, is oftentimes pretty good ( but I'm not too picky). I've eaten at other colleges, and I've never before appreciated how good the food is at Lehigh in comparison. And if you still really don't like what's being served up in the dining halls, there is just many options here. On campus, we have a food court (pizza, salads, mexican, snacks, chinese, sushi, chic-fil-a) and a place called Sub-versions which makes subs. Off campus there are some sandwich shops (The Goose (my personal favorite deli is open for lunch), Subway, and Quiznos), various pizza places (Sal's, Campus Pizza, Lehigh Pizza), Mexican places (La Lupita, Tulum), indian, thai, chinese, Perkins if your in the mood for breakfast or pie, various cafes and diners, and fast food places (McDonalds, Wendy's), or heck, just even go to a convenience store and grab something. All of that is in walking distance. There is also a Wachovia bank right down the street (Bank of America is across the bridge, as well as a Commerce bank), a CVS and Rite-Aid near by, and a bus station nearby that heads into NYC and Philadelphia if you really feel like shopping. Also, Lehigh has a bus that provides transportation to the Mall around here, and I think Wal-mart on weekends. Also various movie theaters in the area (Regal cinema, Rave Theater, are some of the closest). If you don't mind a walk, you could go across the bridge to Main st, where there are a variety of small little shops to explore. Of course, having a car lets you go further, but as a freshman you shouldn't really worry too much about having a car, as freshman are not permitted to have cars on campus. Lehigh is convenient situated among all these kinds of conveniences (not to mention that we have a book store), you don't really need one anyway, considering gas prices.