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ACT: AcademicSuccess: Again: Attitude: Competitive: Creativity: ExCuricular: FAttitude1: FAttitude2: FAttitude3: FAttitude4: FAttitude5: FAttitude6: FacultyAcc: Friendly: FromArea: FundingUse: Gender: GradYear: Grounds: Intellect: Maint: MindExpect: MindUse: Programs: SAT: SAttitude1: SAttitude2: SAttitude3: SAttitude4: SAttitude5: SAttitude6: SAttitude7: SAttitude8: Safety: Social: Standing: SurroundingCity: TAclasses: USE_THIS_DATA: Usefulwork: Worth: No/invalid Email Address left Lake Forest is a good school for the right person; I think that person has to be optimistic, self-motivated, somewhat of a leader, and willing to work to build community. Academically I the school is average “ typical liberal arts, but with a focus on good teaching. Overall the faculty are very, very dedicated and work really hard “ most lectures are good, most profs. prepare review sheets for students, offer many office hours and extra-help sessions, and are clear and reasonable with their exams. However most classes arent overly challenging in their material.Social life at LF is pretty lacking, there arent too many school-sponsored activities (or school-spirit overall) and most of the clubs and organizations are small and not very lively (probably just the result of the school being so small). Building community is definitely something the school administration/student body could work on.Sometimes it can feel like High School because people get very 'clique-ish', talk about other people and can be really petty. But I think if you are a mature person you can just look past that. The town of Lake Forest is a very rich, some would say snobby place, and the relationship between the school and the town is not so great. There are not many stores in town that cater to students (it's not a typical 'college town' “ mostly banks and upscale boutiques that close after 5pm M-F); this can be a drawback in some ways. I personally like the town because of it's beauty and because it is so safe - I don't ever feel anxious about going out alone or at night. There is a train if you want to go to Chicago, although on average people probably only go downtown 2-3 times a month. The train ride is an HOUR-long, plus the 10-minute walk to the train station, and on weekends it only runs ever other hour so its not the most practical thing, but I'm grateful for the schools accessibility to Chicago, because otherwise it can get pretty boring on-campus. As far as the living situation, the dorms are okay, one drawback is that only one dorm and the 4 specialty apartments have cooking facilities. This makes it difficult to cook for yourself and makes the school meal plan necessary. The food is good compared to many places in terms of variety but the hours in the dining hall are limited and like anywhere the menu gets repetitive.I think you can do well here if youre willing to work towards building a community and forging your own social life. |
