Lehigh University essay review
Lehigh University asks every applicant for two school-specific essays for 2026-27, capped at 200 words. A NudgeEssay review reads your draft against the Lehigh University prompt you pick, not against a general checklist: six rubric bands scored 1 to 5, notes on your own sentences in the margin, a map of where a reader's attention holds and where it drops, and a ranked list of fixes with the biggest one first. The first fix and the line a reader kept come back free; the full marked-up report is $49 for one essay or $299 for 20.
The Lehigh University prompts and deadlines below were read on Lehigh University's own admissions site on 2026-08-29. NudgeEssay is not affiliated with Lehigh University and makes no claim about any admissions decision.
What Lehigh University asks you to write
Word for word, from Lehigh University’s own admissions pages. Pick the one your draft answers in the box below and the read is judged against that prompt’s own asks.
Supplement 1 · 200 words
How did you first learn about Lehigh University and what motivated you to apply?
Both publishers agree on wording and the 200-word limit.
Supplement 2 · 200 words
At Lehigh, we believe in pausing to celebrate the good—meaningful moments that bring joy, pride or motivation. What’s something great happening in your life right now? It could be an accomplishment, a personal win (big or small) or something you’re genuinely excited about. If it matters to you, we’d love to hear about it.
Both publishers agree on wording and the 200-word limit. This is a newer prompt; a naive guess would give Lehigh's older "community"/"how will you thrive" question instead.
Asked only of some applicants
- this is the College of Arts and Sciences / College of Business version · 200 words: How will the unique combination of college, program, major and/or 4+1 program that you selected above allow you to achieve your educational or professional goals?
- 5-year dual degree Arts-Engineering applicants only · not stated by the source (no word count given for this variant): How will the 5-year dual degree Arts-Engineering program, which requires a major in both the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering, allow you to achieve your educational or professional goals?*
- Computer Science & Business applicants only · 150 words: What makes the Computer Science and Business (CSB) program the best fit for your academic and/or professional goals?
- IDEAS Honors Program applicants only · 150 words: What makes the Integrated Degree in Engineering, Arts & Sciences (IDEAS) Honors Program the best fit for your academic and/or professional goals?
- IBE Honors Program applicants only · 150 words: What makes the Integrated Business & Engineering (IBE) Honors Program the best fit for your academic and/or professional goals?
- Integrated Business and Health applicants only · not stated by the source (no word count given for this variant): What makes the Integrated Business & Health (IBH) Program the best fit for your academic and/or professional goals?
The same prompts with every deadline round, the platform and the dated source are on the Lehigh University essay requirements page.
What the review does to your Lehigh University essay
It reads the draft cold, the way a stranger with four hundred more files to get through reads it, and answers the question that decides the essay: what is still there a week later. Then it scores six rubric bands from 1 to 5, each with a short quote from your own essay that drove the band and two or three sentences on what would raise it.
It marks your own sentences in the margin, maps where a reader’s attention holds and where it drops across the draft, screens for the patterns that read as AI-written or consultant-written, names the stock archetypes the essay is falling into, and ranks the fixes with the biggest one first. It points at your own material and never writes a sentence for you to paste.
Prompt fit is judged first, before any opinion of the writing: each distinct ask in the Lehigh University prompt is checked separately, because an essay aimed near the prompt rather than at it is the most common fatal miss in a paid draft.
All 23 checks are listed on what the review checks. Seven complete reports on sample essays are published unedited, exactly as the engine wrote them, on the samples page, and what a college essay grader leaves out explains where the six bands stop and the read begins.
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$49 for one essay, $299 for a pack of 20, one free re-read on every essay, nothing expires. The first fix and the line a reader kept come back before you pay. Every plan is set out on the pricing page.
When it is due
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Early Decision | November 1, 2026 |
| Early Decision II | January 1, 2027 |
| Regular Decision | January 1, 2027 |
A college can move a date mid-cycle. Confirm on Lehigh University’s own page before you rely on one. Every round for every college is on the deadlines page.
What Lehigh University reports about admissions
Lehigh University admits 25.9% of applicants. The middle 50% of enrolled students scored 1370-1500 on the SAT and 31-34 on the ACT.
From the federal College Scorecard, pulled 2026-09-17. Score figures describe enrolled students, not applicants and not admits, and they are not a cutoff. No admission probability is stated anywhere on this site, because colleges do not publish admit rates conditional on a score, so any single percentage would be invented. The free chance me tool sorts a list into reaches, targets and likelies and gives no percentage either.
What Lehigh University actually costs a family after grant aid, income band by income band, is on the Lehigh University cost page.
Questions
- How many essays does Lehigh University require?
- Lehigh University asks every applicant for two school-specific essays for 2026-27, capped at 200 words, plus 6 more that only some applicants meet, such as one undergraduate college or one program. Each prompt is printed word for word on this page and on the Lehigh University requirements page, with the date it was last read on Lehigh University's own admissions site.
- What is the word limit on the Lehigh University essays?
- 200 words. That is the cap Lehigh University states on the prompt every applicant meets, taken from Lehigh University's own admissions page. A range such as 150 to 250 words is counted at its upper number here.
- Is the review written against the Lehigh University prompts or against a general checklist?
- Against the prompt you pick. You choose which Lehigh University prompt the draft answers before the read starts, and the report judges whether the essay answers that prompt's distinct asks, each one separately, before it forms any opinion of the writing. A well-made essay aimed near the prompt is the most common fatal miss in a paid draft, so prompt fit is judged first rather than last.
- When is the Lehigh University application deadline?
- The first deadline is Early Decision on November 1, 2026. Lehigh University publishes 3 rounds for 2026-27: Early Decision on November 1, 2026, Early Decision II on January 1, 2027, Regular Decision on January 1, 2027. Dates come from Lehigh University's own admissions site, read on 2026-08-29, and a college can move a date mid-cycle, so confirm on Lehigh University's own page before you rely on it.
- How much does an essay review for Lehigh University cost?
- $49 for one essay, $199 for a pack of 10, or $299 for a pack of 20, which is about $15 an essay. Every essay includes one free re-read of the revised draft and nothing expires. You see your report in redacted form, with the first fix and the line a reader kept, before you decide whether to pay.
- Is NudgeEssay connected to Lehigh University?
- No. NudgeEssay has no relationship with Lehigh University or with any other college, is not endorsed by Lehigh University, and does not predict, influence or guarantee any admissions decision. The Lehigh University prompts and deadlines on this page were read from Lehigh University's own public admissions pages and are linked to their source. The review is a reading of your writing, nothing more.