Welcome to Lake Forest College

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Students can spend a semester in Chicago with the In The Loop residential program.
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Student-athletes like Mahir Mameledzija ’14 exceed on the athletic field, in the community, and in the classroom. Learn more about Forester athletics at GoForesters.com.
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We give our students direct access to career services from day one, amazing internships in nearby Chicago, and a powerful network of alumni and friends interested in helping them begin their careers. It’s that access that gives our students an edge to a bright future.
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Lake Forest College students appreciate our 13:1 student-faculty ratio, which allows them to have a high level of interaction with their professors.
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Rhiannon Miller ’14 secured a job working as a market researcher at Morningstar in Chicago through her internship.
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We bring bigwigs to campus. Viacom Media executive Ross Martin delivered the annual Oppenheimer Lecture in 2013. He came to campus early to spend an hour talking about the millennial generation with an exclusive group of students.
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Together with Associate Professor of Psychology Matthew Kelley, Carli Pentz ’13 was published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.

Perfect dozen

A Lake Forest College student has won a research prize at the Chicago Society for Neuroscience’s Annual Undergraduate Poster Competition for 12 years running.

Mixing with Forester pros

In The Loop students networked with alumni professionals in Chicago during the second of three mixers planned for the spring.

Mind coach

Adam O’Neil ’05 is a performance psychology consultant who works with Olympians and professional athletes.

Google-able intern

When Briana Shemroske ’14 Googles her name, she finds evidence of the work she completed as an intern at Booklist in Chicago.

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“It meant the world to have a faculty member who not only cares about the paper you turned in, but about what’s happening in your life.”

Elise networked her way to success!
“The faculty at Lake Forest are very approachable. Whenever you want to visit, they’re always willing to help. Classes were so small that you got to know your professors.”

Now, Jordan is a successful tax associate.
“I wouldn’t be where I am today if it hadn’t been for Professor Adelson and all the guidance and support he gave me along the way.”

Push your potential to the max! Alex did.
“The relationships that you make with professors, who come to know you as a person, help immensely with letters of recommendation. At several interviews, I was asked, ‘Why do you think your letters are so amazing? These are so different than what we see.’ It’s because the professors here have something to write about and know you.”

Sydni checks in from her lab at Northwestern University.
“I struggled in classes like statistics but at the end of the day, I learned from that class. Faculty pushed me regardless of whether I liked it or not.”

Ezra is ready to recruit you!
“My perspective and willingness to travel came from the people I met at Lake Forest.”

Joshua found opportunity at Lake Forest College.