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My Journey to Lawrence Technological University

When people ask me what college I attend and I tell them I go to Lawrence Tech, a number of questions arise.

Nicolas Mercer
Feb 22, 2017
Lawrence Technological University
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My Journey to Lawrence Technological University

When people ask me what college I attend and I tell them I go to Lawrence Tech, a number of questions arise. The first question is usually: where is Lawrence Tech? LTU is a small, private university in Southfield, Michigan; a city just north of Detroit. The next question is typically: why did you choose to attend LTU? This is where I'd like to start my story about why I came to LTU.

My Desired Major

The first reason I chose to attend LTU is because it is one of two universities (the other being U of M) in the state of Michigan (my home state) that offers an accredited Architecture program, which was my desired major when I was in high school. I desired to stay in Michigan so I chose LTU over U of M for a number of reasons.

Scholarships

The main reason I chose LTU over U of M is because of the overall cost I would have to pay. Both universities are relatively expensive when it comes to tuition but LTU offered me a much better scholarship than U of M did so, for that reason, I decided to go with LTU.

How I Heard of LTU

I actually never even heard of LTU until my senior year of high school when I was attending a college fair at a local community college near my house. I was prepared to attend another university for a pre-architecture program until I met with a representative from LTU. The representative told me about how the program only takes about 5 or 6 years (much less than the university I was going to attend, which was about 8 years).

Where I'm From

When I tell people where I'm originally from they usually questions why I chose LTU as well. I am from a small town in northern Michigan called Mackinaw City. Mackinaw is about 4 hours north of LTU, so a fairly long drive compared to most people I go to school with so I get asked a lot why I chose to attend LTU because of it. Well, frankly, it is the closest university to my hometown that offered my desired major so I did not really have a choice.

So that is pretty much the story behind why I chose to attend LTU. It has been a fun experience so far, and I will be graduating this May with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture!

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