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Elaina Marinik

My education at Lake State taught me not only the basics of exercise science and health and wellness but prepared me for my future research career. I became involved in national organizations, improved my networking skills to create working relationships, and ended up with an amazing paid internship that turned into a 3-year research professional position at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. Now in graduate school pursuing a doctorate degree at Virginia Tech, I rely on the knowledge I acquired at Lake State and put it to practice daily while discussing health-related topics in class or conducting obesity and inflammation research in our laboratory.

Elaina Marinik
Exercise Science Alum,
Graduate Student,
Virginia Tech.

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Value of Lake Superior State University

Because Lake State is the smallest public institution of higher education in Michigan, you get the benefits of a private college — lots of personal attention, flexibility, less bureaucracy — at a public school price. Our size — nearing 3500 students — means you get to learn in small classes, 70 percent have fewer than 30 people. This environment is similar to what you’ll find at a private school. This means your professors will know your strengths and can offer advice on internships and research projects. It also means that ours is one of the safest universities you will find. The fact that we’re a public school makes Lake State a phenomenal educational value.

Most students need help to pay for college. At Lake State, 75 percent of our students receive some form of scholarship or financial aid. Lake Superior State University offers a full range of federal and state grants, workstudy opportunities and loans, as well as generous scholarships based on academic achievement, financial need or both.

Lake State Delivers a strong general education taught by faculty — not teaching assistants — where you will acquire an educational framework from which to build a lifetime of learning. Personal attention from faculty and staff who are real and authentic, which results in mentoring relationships, intellectual growth and connections. Real-world experiences. Through internships, class projects, senior projects, student activities and study trips, you will learn by doing, building a powerful resume at the same time. Proof of this success is witnessed by the fact that our nursing and robotics students achieve nearly 100% placement after college.

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Amanda Zoerner
Honors Biology
Pre-veterinary Science
Business Minor
Harbor Springs, MI

"I have wanted to be a veterinarian since second grade. During my sophomore and junior years of high school, I started looking into other in-state colleges where I could get an undergraduate degree in pre-veterinary medicine. I chose LSSU ..." [ more ]