Lake Forest College: Admission & Tests

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Below is a brief review of Lake Forest College general admissions procedures, application policies and fees, as well as desirable SAT and ACT college test scores that you might need to have in order to enroll at this school.

Admission Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
Lake Forest College admission requirements are somewhat competitive; the college accepts about 60% of the applicants.

The college requires you to submit reference letters with your application but does not require admission test scores.

Lake Forest College will generally accept your:
  • dual credits
    (from the courses giving both high school and college credits)
  • advanced placement credits
    (from the college-level courses taught in high school)
and will decline your:
  • credits for life experience

Application Fee

Application
Fee
$40
Lake Forest College requires a fee paid when you submit an application for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Lake Forest College is $40.00. The graduate application fee is $50.00.

SAT Test Scores

Completing Scholastic Aptitude Test is not an important step of the application. Only 19% of applicants at Lake Forest College completed the SAT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took SAT scored from 570 to 660 on Math. Taking these numbers into account, if you got above 620 in SAT Math, then it is enough to be accepted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

SAT Math
570
620
660

ACT Test Scores

Submitting the results of American College Test is not an important part of the application procedure at Lake Forest College. Only 10 percent of applicants submitted results of their ACT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took ACT scored
ACT
Composite
29
from 26 to 33 on English, from 24 to 28 on Math, and from 26 to 31 on Composite. Hence if you got above 30 in ACT English, 26 in ACT Math, and 29 in ACT Composite, then it should make you safe for being accepted at this college.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

ACT English
26
30
33

ACT Math
24
26
28

ACT Composite
26
29
31

Contact Admissions

Phone
(847)
234-3100
To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to Lake Forest College, please contact this school directly.

You can call this school's general information office at (847) 234-3100 or check Lake Forest College Website

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