Lake Superior State University
About
Located on the border of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Canada, Lake Superior State University (LSSU) is Michigan's smallest public university, renowned for offering a highly personalized, hands-on education within a tight-knit campus community. LSSU is best known for its premier programs in fisheries and wildlife management—highlighted by a unique, student-run fish hatchery on the St. Marys River—as well as its top-tier engineering school featuring one of the nation's leading undergraduate robotics labs. The student experience is deeply defined by this spectacular natural setting, offering an active, outdoorsy culture with year-round recreation like skiing and kayaking, alongside the unique benefit of easy international travel just across the bridge to Ontario.
Wikipedia:Lake Superior State University is a public college in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States. It enrolls approximately 1,600 students. Due to its proximity to the Canada–United States border, LSSU has many Canadian students and offers joint programs with Sault College and Algoma University in the twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada across the St. Marys River. In a sign of this close relationship with its international neighbor, LSSU flies both the Canadian and United States flags on its campus.
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Lake Superior State University accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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