Parents and Families
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We don’t just accept your students in the admissions process at Wake Forest—we say we accept their families, too! Wake Forest believes parents and family members can be our best partners in ensuring their students’ success, because you are incredibly important sources of support and care.
We seek to engage parents and families in ways that are developmentally appropriate and allow students to make independent decisions as they enter adulthood, while providing both information and comfort as your family navigates the significant life transition of sending a child off to college.
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The Daily Deac blog offers advice about supporting your student, shares information about WFU events, and gives you a sense of campus life.
Here’s what you need to know.
Applying to Wake Forest
Wake Forest seeks students ready to pursue the life of the mind with enthusiasm, build lifelong friendships, and connect academic learning to the world through service, student government, civic engagement, study abroad, internships, and so much more.
Costs and Affordability
We are dedicated to making a Wake Forest education accessible and are committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need with a combination of grants, scholarships, work study, and loans.
Campus Life and Events
Campus Life encompasses a wide variety of events and traditions that make the student experience extraordinary. Learn more about some of our beloved traditions and annual campus events.
Best In Class Initiatives
Wake Forest students consistently secure positions at top organizations and gain acceptance into prestigious graduate schools. Our commitment to leadership and character inspires, educates, and empowers our students to become leaders who will serve humanity. And from day one on campus, The Forest provides many layers of student support.
Resources for Parents and Families
Parents & Families Website
Our Parents & Families website is our information hub specifically for Wake Forest families. It has a suite of resources to help new and current families navigate their student’s college experience.
The Daily Deac
Wake Forest is the only university with a daily blog, the Daily Deac. Families can subscribe to this award-winning publication to get a daily glimpse of campus life, as well as important tips and reminders.
Parent & Families E-Newsletter
Sent to all families around the middle of each month, this e-newsletter provides news, due dates/action items, and other information from departments across campus to keep families informed.
Resources for New Students
Each year on May 1, we launch the New Students website, which has information for incoming students and their families. Then every Tuesday during the summer, we send an email to incoming families about a key theme (e.g., academics, housing, meal plans, social life, a comprehensive Move-In Guide, etc.) as well as upcoming due dates and deadlines for families.
Additional Resources
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