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Old 07-13-2005, 12:33 PM   #1
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chances and info on Lake Forest

I am a high school senior from AL and was hoping to get some first hand info on LF... I have read that it is a rich kid college and that academics are mediocre, but have also encountered opposite reactions.

I have a 3.7 GPA ( unweighted i believe)
570 math 690 verbal (CR) 640 writing on the SAT
plan on taking writing history maybe spanish SATIIs
completed APUSH and AP Eng Lang/Comp
am taking AP Gov, AP comparative, AP micro, AP macro, AP Span IV, and AP Eng Lit next year as well as physics and pre cal
am ranked 63rd out of 469 (top 13%)
ECs:soccer, 12 years high school 8th-10th, cap one year
volunteer through key club, big brother/big sister, and church
guitar, sing at church, tutor elementary class in span once a week
am in spanish honor society and the sec., am key club historian, am in
national honor society, a group leader at AP us night school (once a week essay class)

Also, is the school diverse? Are there many out of staters?
thanks...
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Old 07-18-2005, 09:57 AM   #2
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Medianette, I posted a trip report on the Parents' Forum last week. You might want to read that over and see if it answers any of your questions.
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