Lehigh University Admission Essays

‘The scientist explores what is, the engineer creates what has not been’ – Theodore Von Karman The world has become an engineering nexus and engineering application and usage can be seen in almost all division of action, including energy, telecommunication, healthcare, logistics, production, transportation, manufacturing…

As a musician, I have always been drawn to the sound of the piano. It is an instrument that can convey a wide range of emotions and has the power to move people to tears or to make them dance. I have always admired pianists…

One afternoon I received a letter from a friend, a current student at Lehigh. Nestled inside the letter was a newspaper article regarding initiatives undertaken by a group of Lehigh students to provide fresh, organic food to those living in the proclaimed “food desert” of…

A good university is, in many ways, a lot like a strong soccer team. Just as Lehigh does not have a single objective of teaching information, so also the aim of a strong soccer team is not only to win. Aside from teaching in the…

As I sit down to write this essay, my thoughts wander to my childhood, which is where my passion for literature and language began. My family had moved to a new town, and I had a hard time making new friends. My parents, in an…

Since I was a toddler, my father has taken me sailing on the Long Island Sound. As I grew older, I began to ask questions. How do the sails move the boat forward? Why isn’t the boat pushed over by the wind? After ten years…