August 1 is nearly here! We know that many rising seniors are eager to know the details about Wake Forest’s application process; today’s post should be helpful to those students as they plan and prepare to click the submit button. The application for the 2026-2027 […]
Categories: Application for Admission, WFU31
We write today with a final update for those who remain on the waitlist: It has been a historic year for admission at Wake Forest, regarding the size of our applicant pool, the qualifications of those who applied, and the composition of the incoming class. […]
Categories: Waitlist
MAY 6 UPDATE: Over the past few days, we have admitted a number of students from our active waitlist. We look forward to working with them as they finalize their decision about where they will go to college. We anticipate extending additional offers of admission […]
As shared in a previous post, our goal is to release admissions decisions to Early Decision I applicants in the month after their application is considered complete. We are pleased to share that we recently released admissions decisions to the very first group of […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission
This is a message that will only be pertinent to a relatively small group of you. If you have chosen to submit your Common Application between the dates of August 1 and August 21: If you are using the Common Application to apply to Wake […]
Categories: Application for Admission
August 1 is an important day in our applicant cycle: it’s the day that our application opens! Along with the questions about studying abroad or completing research, my colleagues and I respond to a number of questions about Early Decision. A single blog post that […]
Categories: Application for Admission, High School Counselors, Interviews, Scholarships
The May 1 deadline for admitted students to enroll has now passed, and, while we celebrate those who have accepted our offer of admission, we also have some open seats that we would like to fill via our waitlist. Over the next few days, we […]
Categories: Waitlist
With only a few days remaining in this calendar year, we write with some important information: In the spirit of the holiday season, we would like to offer our gratitude to you: as an applicant, a college counselor or advisor, a teacher, a parent – […]
Categories: Application for Admission, General
Introducing the Engaged Liberal Arts! You might not have heard this phrase before, but you’ll soon appreciate what it really means. Wake Forest University’s model of participatory learning liberates you from the couch and zaps you through the screen. It takes you from the […]
Categories: Academics, Campus Tours, General, Information Sessions, Research
As we prepare for the summer, we’d like to provide some more information about our waitlist. By now, applicants on the active waitlist with a June 1 reply date should have received an email about the option to extend their date of consideration. (If you’ve […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, Waitlist