by Julia D'Apolito | Nov 19, 2021 | Student Profile
Ariel Deljanin ‘21 had a very unique application process applying to Lehigh because she was recruited for rowing. She said applied to Lehigh after having already signed to Lehigh’s rowing team. Being a first-generation student, however, Deljanin still felt a little...
by lht222 | Nov 19, 2021 | Student Profile
Employee at the Lehigh Financial Aid office, Jennifer Mertz, is more than familiar with the challenges and the struggles that first-generation college students face, as she was one herself. Mertz said going into the college process knowing her parents were...
by lht222 | Nov 15, 2021 | Student Profile
On a normal work day at the office of Senator Bob Casey, Carol Obando-Derstine started to develop an interest in energy, and before she knew it, it blossomed into a full blown passion. Obando-Derstine immigrated to America from Columbia when she was just a child with...
by lht222 | Nov 10, 2021 | Student Profile
Adrian Suarez ’22 said he sought out Lehigh for its generous financial aid. It was just him and his computer, he said, googling different types of schools and different types of financial aid packages, and Lehigh was the best fit. Suarez is an international...
by Julia D'Apolito | Nov 8, 2021 | Student Profile
In high school, Candace Donegan ‘23, may have been struggling to find out where exactly she wanted to do so, but she always knew that she was going to college. “I really wanted to be that first one,” said Donegan. “Despite what other people say, I just wanted it for...
by lht222 | Oct 15, 2021 | Student Profile
Steven Escobar-Mendez is no person to falter in the face of adversity, and his journey to Lehigh is proof of that. Escobar-Mendez ’22 grew up in the Washington D.C area in a predominantly immigrant community, where much of his college life was seen as a...
