School Profile 2020-2021

SCHOOL PROFILE 1500 W. Kennedy Rd. | Lake Forest, IL 60045 847-615-3210 | lfanet.org

School Code 142525 Lake Forest Academy is an independent, co-ed, 9th to 12th grade college-preparatory school for boarding and day students located in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest.

COLLEGE COUNSELING STAFF

CLASS OF 2021 JUNIOR GRADE DISTRIBUTION

JosĂŠ De JesĂşs | Head of School jdejesus@lfanet.org | 847-615-3236 Andrew Poska | Dean of College Counseling aposka@lfanet.org | 847-615-3279 Mia Rogers | Assoc. Dean of College Counseling mrogers@lfanet.org | 847- 615-4798 Ben Wetherbee | Assoc. Dean of College Counseling bwetherbee@lfanet.org | 847-615-4884 Carolyn Gorowski | Dean of Admission, College Counselor cgorowski@lfanet.org | 847-615-3288 Shannon Bradac | College Counseling Office Manager sbradac@lfanet.org | 847-625-3241

SUBJECT

ACCREDITATION LFA complies with the NACAC Code of Ethics and Professional Practices, including disciplinary reporting.

LFA is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and recognized by the State of lllinois.

DEMOGRAPHICS Enrollment 435 Class of 2021 107 States Represented 15 Countries Represented 35 Domestic Students of Color 34% International Students 25% Financial Aid $ 6 million Students to four-year colleges 100%

STATISTICAL PROFILE Class of 2020 Students 101

Median ACT Score 30 Median SAT 651 (EBRW)

Median SAT Math 724 * More than 40% of this cohort scored the equivalent of a 33+ on the ACT. * It is likely that many of our students, especially our international students, will not be able to submit standardized testing as part of their applications this year given the significant challenges to get seats for testing last spring and this fall.

English English 11: Global Literacies AP English Language and Composition Math Conceptual Precalculus Precalculus Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles AP Statistics Science Biology 1 Advance Biology Advanced Physics Biochemistry Researching using Chromatographic Methods I AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics C Social Science World History II United States History Global Conentration: Cohort AP Economics AP United States History AP Art History Modern and Classical Languages French III Advanced French IV Advanced Latin III Advanced Spanish III Advanced Spanish IV Advanced Conversation and Culture of the Hispanic World Current Events of the Hispanic World AP Chinese Language and Culture AP French Language and Culture AP Spanish Language and Culture PAP - Le Monde Francophone PAP- Chinese Cultural Studies II

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21 ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES English Language Biology English Literature Chemistry

Calculus AB Environmental Science Calculus BC Physics C Statistics Psychology Computer Science A Economics Computer Science Principles U.S. History Chinese Language World History French Language United States Government Spanish Language

and Comparative Politics Spanish Literature Music Theory

COLLEGE MATRICULATION 2017 - 2020

* Multiple students are currently attending institutions that are bolded.

Most Popular Destinations: Boston University | Emory University | Georgetown University | Johns Hopkins University | Miami University (OH) | New York University | Northwestern University | Santa Clara University | Tufts University | Tulane University | University of Illinois University of Michigan | University of California, Berkeley | University of Southern California | Wake Forest University American University Arizona State University Artevelde University College, Ghent Augustana College Babson College Bates College Beloit University Bentley University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Bradley University Brandeis University Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University Carleton College Carroll College (MT) Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Colby College Colgate University College of Saint Benedict College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Columbia University Concordia University, Montreal Connecticut College Cornell University Davidson College Depauw University Drake University Drexel University Duke University Elon University

Emerson College Emory University Erskine College Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE): Barcelona Flagler College Franklin University, Switzerland Fudan University Furman University Georgetown University George Washington University Grinnell College Hamilton College (NY) Hong Kong Baptist University Howard University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University Bloomington The Julliard School Johns Hopkins University Keio University, Japan Kenyon College Knox College Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lawrence University Lewis & Clark College Loyola Marymount Loyola University, Chicago Macalester College Marquette University Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University Miami University, Oxford Middlebury College

New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Oberlin College Occidental College Oregon State University Palm Beach Atlantic University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Pomona College Pratt Institute Providence College Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Santa Clara University School of the Art Institute, Chicago Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Southern Methodist University St. Ambrose University St. Mary’s College (MD) St. Lawrence University St. Louis University Stanford University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Texas Christian University The New School

LFA’S GRADING SYSTEM + CURRICULUM n Due to the small class size of each graduating class, Lake Forest Academy does not rank its students. n LFA uses letter grades from A - F on an unweighted 4.0 scale.

Grades A - D may have pluses and minuses. n Admission to advanced level and AP courses is decided by the

appropriate department based on a student’s ability and

success in previous coursework. n After exhausting current course offerings, upperclassmen

may elect to pursue independent studies ranging from

Software and Hardware Integration to Kinesiology.

One semester of Independent Study equals a 1/4 credit. n Psychology is considered a science elective. n Students in the French and Spanish Language Culture courses culminate in service trips to become immersed in the native language.

The University of Edinburgh The University of Tampa The University of Utah Trinity College (CT) Trinity University (TX) Truman State University Tufts University Tulane University University of Buffalo, SUNY University College, Dublin University College London University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Colorado, Boulder University of Denver University of Illinois, Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Michigan University of Missouri, Columbia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania

University of Puget Sound University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of Southern California University of St. Andrews, Scotland University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Western Kentucky University Western Michigan University Western University (Canada) Yale University

CAMPUS NEWS n José De Jesús begins his second year as LFA’s Head of School. n The majority of LFA’s students started in-person learning on August 24, 2020. Unfortunately, many of our international students were unable to return to campus at the start of the 20-21 school year and will be learning remotely. Our normal letter grading policy will be implemented for this academic year for both in-person and remote learning classes. n After Spring Break, LFA transitioned to remote learning on April 1, 2020. Classes were held in synchronous fashion and followed the usual daily schedule; lectures and discussions were recorded for students who were studying in different time zones.

Students received standard grades, but their grades could not go down as long as they completed their coursework to their instructor’s satisfaction.