With gorgeous brick buildings, a pleasant breeze rolling off the lake, and an immersive natural setting, visiting campus might feel like you just stepped into a storybook.
Whether you love autumn leaves cascading from trees, snow collecting on rooftops, the forest returning to life after thaw, or wildflowers blooming on the prairie, campus is gorgeous at any time of year.
Come and experience it for yourself.
Does it feel like home yet?
A visit isn’t just a way to see what a college campus’s buildings look like, it’s a way to tour a potential new home and try out a new lifestyle.
Experience life as a student on campus. A campus visit is a no-pressure opportunity to get to know an institution and envision a possible life as a student.
We’re here to help you figure out if Lake Forest College feels like home.
College visit tips
- Visit a variety of places so you can get a feel for what you want, need, and don’t want out of your college experience
- Make sure you talk to a variety of people (students, professors, counselors, and more) during your visit
- Try scheduling visits at large institutions and small colleges to gain an understanding of where you’ll thrive
- Ask lots of questions
Be a Forester for a day
Lake Forest College campus visits include a custom itinerary so you can get to know us on your terms.
- Tour campus and get a feel for where you’ll study, live, workout, play, and make new friends
- Meet with a counselor to get any questions answered
- Eat in the Caf to experience our dining options for yourself
- Meet with your future professors and coaches
- Take a peek at our labs to see what kind of research you might accomplish
- Meet our career center staff and get a sense of your future
- Plus, if you sign up for one of our visit events, you can sit in on a class and get a more in-depth campus experience!
Visit campus to campus to find out if we’re right for you
Life in Lake Forest, IL
Don’t sleep on the City of Lake Forest! Make sure you explore the charming town square or explore Forest Park Beach when you visit campus.
There’s no shortage of great restaurants to grab lunch in the area. Plus, check out our list of must-visit places in Lake Forest.
Plan a trip to Chicago
Foresters make the most of being just an hour away from Chicago by train. Here are some of our favorite destinations in the third-largest city in the US.
- Art Institute of Chicago
- The Chicago Theater
- Chicago Cultural Center
- Millenium Park
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Wrigley Field (Go Cubs!)
- Navy Pier
- Eataly
- The Shedd Aquarium
- The Flats, our residential campus in the Loop
We have no bad angles
Lake Forest College is beautiful no matter how you look at it. This is just a sneak peek at what you’re going to see when you arrive.