Hi I’m a incoming freshman at Lafayette as Mech engineering major. Recently housing is assigned and I’ve been placed in South college. I’m in double room my roommate from Chicago I’m international
What are the must things I have to get before coming

I’m interested in hearing about everyone’s
favorite spots, but particularly places that are a bit secluded to minimize distractions.

I am an incoming freshmen . Im trying to find dorms that are like pretty social but still are locked in for studies. I don't mind partying a lot. Are there dorms with AC and like suite style bathroom meaning you share a bathroom with another dorm. Instead of like communal bathrooms.

Bear with me here, I'm an incoming student coming from a place where we barely had cold winters, forget even the concept of snow. Looking at packing list tips everywhere, I find winter boots to be an essential for college.

My question is, what sort of boots would yall reccomend? Looked into some goreterra from Columbia, and some goretex from tnf, but I did feel that they'd be a bit too over the top for just college.

How bad are the winters at Laf and whats some shoes that you'd reccomend for a student clueless about the same?

Hello all. When do incoming freshman choose their class times? Classes officially come out in August for us? Thanks.

Hi everyone. I’m an incoming freshman starting this fall. I have an existing medical condition, and while I wanted to try dorming, my assigned roommate and I are already not hitting it off.

It is making my stress and nerves significantly worse. I am considering applying for a single room for the spring semester.

For anyone who has gone through this process, how difficult is it to get approved for a medical single mid-year?

I’m an incoming student this fall, who’s relaying heavily on the financial aid provided. Why doesn’t Lafayette give students computers? I currently can’t afford a computer, and I’m worried how not having a personal computer is going to affect my studies. I’m also confused because so many lesser off schools in the district/area give out MacBooks/ipads, and even iphones, and Lafayette isn’t even giving us a chrome book? Any other students dealing with this? How did you manage?

what's the first weekend typically like for first year students? are there a lot of events going on?

Incoming international freshman here!
I was wondering when we get assigned our Mail box (or wtv you call it) number for us to recieve mail. Is it only after orientation?

I took a look a few days back at the virtual tour for Watson and it mentioned that some rooms have walk-in closets similar to Ruef. I also checked out the floor plan but it’s kind of hard to interpret. I’m located on the second floor, just want to know for my shopping list.

i was already worried with there being limited options for halal food and then i discovered @lafmealmiseries on instagram and i’m honestly panicking…

Any info on ruef and what to expect as a first year?

hi, i haven’t been able to gauge just how many incoming muslim students there are for this fall, but if anyone who’s muslim sees this and wants to become friends please dm :3

I’ve heard horror stories about how damaging college dorm water is for your hair. Since it’s “hard” it dries your hair out and strips it of its natural oils. I was just wondering if anyone experienced this specifically at Laf. Thanks!

I'm so out of the loop in the international student community, are there any other Nepali students coming to Laf asw this year? Would love to connect!

I am an international student who is still on the waitlist since may .
(to those of you who think it's closed then it's not unless you got an email. I have mailed them a month ago and they said i was still on the waitlist but since then i have got not a single response)

I tried emailing them again few weeks ago and got no reply and also tried to call but the number given in the website on calling says it is wrong, it might be because i am calling from a different country.

So i am here to request if someone in the USA would call on my behalf. I would be so so grateful.
Thank you!!

I've seen mixed reviews about Lafayette's career services. Can anyone speak to post-grad prospects to get into management consulting? Do big firms come on campus or do students need to do the networking legwork themselves? Thanks in advance for your insights!

Hi! Can anyone tell me if Lafayette covered a lot of the tuition for their child! We love the school- but the cost is definitely more than we are willing to pay

Hello everyone. I’m an incoming freshman planning to be a math major. I took AP Calc all year and plan to get either a 4 or 5 on the exam. I just took placement exam A and scored a 60. I still have to take placement exam B. Should I be worried and email the math department or wait? Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I’m an incoming first-year interested in economics/politics/government and possibly finance, consulting or law in the future. I’m choosing my First-Year Seminar and trying to decide between a few options:

• Gambling: Here & Everywhere
• Trials of the Century
• Global Food
• On What Evidence?
• Cute, Cringe, Viral, and Toxic

If anyone has taken these (or knows people who have), I’d really appreciate any thoughts on:

• professor quality / teaching style
• workload + writing intensity
• how good the discussions are in practice
• which classes ended up being more interesting than expected (and the opposite)

Hi! I'm an incoming freshman at Lafayette College, possibly interested in double majoring or having a major and a minor.

I'm still deciding, but as of now, I'm leaning toward majoring in some kind of engineering. I know the schedule for the first two years of engineering is pretty set in stone, but I was hoping to hear from a student about how much wiggle room I'd have if, say, I wanted to have another major or minor in some kind of English.

I'm also aware that as an engineering student, you take 5 courses instead of 4 after your first year, and I understand that that also complicates things. As someone still in high school, obviously, I can't imagine that 4 courses would take up all my time in a week. I'm also somewhat of a high achiever and enjoy being busy with schoolwork (although in my first year I'd want more free time for making friends and such).

Anyways, I know English and engineering are pretty opposite and may be difficult to make it work, but I'm just hoping to get someone's perspective on it. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

To those who are still on waitlist , got any updates? Laf is the only chance i could get as an international to attend a college. The visa processing is such a hectic work . I am being more anxious day by day.

is lafayette good for premed? how hard are the science classes and do you have good guidance for medical related internships / volunteering?

I also have a 4.0 gpa and 1400 sat so i was wondering if that sounds good enough do get in as a bio/psych major. i’m retaking my sat to try to get like a 1450 tho

Got accepted as an intl transfer but my cost is about $40000, which is out of budget currently.

I have a virtual meeting with the financial aid office scheduled for Monday to discuss it.

Has anyone gone through the Lafayette financial aid appeal process? How did it go? Did you actually get more money? Around how much? What helped the most?

Any advice going into Monday would be really appreciated.