Everything comes next.

Everything comes next.

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A Lake Forest education is about your future.

So graduate with an edge.

Inspiring faculty, a rigorous curriculum, broad internship and research programs, and great opportunities to develop strong leadership skills give Lake Forest students a big edge on life after college. View our Career Finder »

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Spotlight: Internships.

Spotlight: Internships

Our students get direct access to some of the nation's biggest companies and organizations, including the Art Institute of Chicago, where Kelly Haberstroh ’13 worked in Collections. Real-world experience at Lake Forest »

Real-world experience is all around you.

No course at Lake Forest is limited to the walls of the classroom.

Through internships like Ally’s, along with research, class trips, and off-campus programs, students learn to apply textbook theory to the real world - including the boardroom, the laboratory, and all the places where careers take hold. Our students are also engaged in research that helps them develop the skills necessary to succeed.

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Access to alumni, internships, concerts, and deep-dish pizza.

Access to internships, alumni, concerts, and deep-dish pizza.

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A Lake Forest education is Chicago-bound.

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Chicago expands the college experience beyond our campus.

It's why we attract top faculty scholars and intellectually curious students who want to explore the resources of a global metropolis. Lake Forest is the only liberal arts college with such deep connections to a major urban area.

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Of course they know your name.

Of course they know your name.

Faculty-student collaboration is an essential part of the Lake Forest experience. Some work together on independent study projects »

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A Lake Forest education is face-to-face.

Some students design their own class with a professor.

Faculty-student collaboration

Our faculty are teachers and mentors who are personally interested in your success. With small class sizes and no teaching assistants, our students work face to face with faculty scholars who are experts in their field. View all majors and minors »

Individuality and equality are built into our history.

Individuality and equality are built into our community.

Our community reflects the world around us—and has for over 150 years. Diversity at Lake Forest » Diversity video

A Lake Forest education is international.

Lake Forest attracts students from all over the globe.

We're all Foresters.

With students from 47 states, plus the Virgin Islands and District of Columbia, and 79 countries, our students get a global experience they can't find anywhere else.

You'll find an intentionally diverse campus where cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic differences are explored in and out of the classroom.

Our community realizes it's bigger than our own.

Our community realizes it's bigger than our own.

Whether on campus, in nearby North Chicago, or building homes in Florida, Foresters take time to give back. More student service activities at Lake Forest »
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A Lake Forest education is all about community.

Habitat for Humanity serves locally and out of state.

Let's get into it.

Our students make things happen on campus, whether it's hosting a radio show or the Drag Show, competing in mock trial, playing lacrosse in the mud, or raising the most money at the Date Auction. At Lake Forest, you can pursue a passion, be a leader, enact change, and have fun.

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This place is all that you make of it.

This place is what you make of it.

Start a club, start a major, start a conversation. This is your community. This place gives you room to achieve your goals. »

A Lake Forest education is limitless.

Here's the first step.

It's as simple as having an idea, an aspiration, a hunger to experience and experiment. At Lake Forest, you're given the support to achieve your goals, inside and outside the classroom. We'll give you the knowledge, tools, and space to take your ambitions to the next level.

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