Lakehead University Applications Up

Lakehead University is becoming a more popular option for high school students.

The Thunder Bay school has seen a 7.9 percent increase in the number of students who have listed the university as its first choice.

Fred Gilbert is the president of Lakehead and says the new campus inOrillia may be one reason why more students have applied.

Gilbert says they also expect an increase in the number of mature students applying to the university in the fall due to the economic downturn.