I sincerely hope this post finds you well. As you are pursuing end-of-the-year exams and preparing to gather with loved ones during the winter holidays, I want to share a few notes of wisdom: Give yourself some grace and space to breathe. You are almost half-way […]
Categories: Uncategorized
3/26/22 Update: The waitlist webinar will be held on April 7 at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on your inbox for registration information. By now, many of you who applied to Wake Forest have received your decision from the Admissions Committee. And while that news […]
Categories: Application for Admission
February 23, 1960: eleven Black students from Winston-Salem State Teachers College are joined by ten white students from Wake Forest University to protest segregation at lunch counters in North Carolina. Police arrest them that day and take them to jail. This is part of the beginning of […]
Categories: General
We invite you to experience Wake Forest University – a 5,400-undergraduate, test-optional, liberal-arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, 45 majors, and 60 minors – through an in-person tour. You will learn more about all that our university offers, through […]
Categories: Campus Tours, Information Sessions
Given the time of year, it’s hard to go into any store and not hear Christmas music. Recently, I heard Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” and, while it’s particularly focused on the festive nature of the current holiday season, I […]
Categories: Application for Admission
December 17 is the final day the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be open in 2021. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Collectively, we are all looking forward to spending extended time with our families before the application review season begins. While applying […]
Categories: Application for Admission
A fundamental truth that we look to pass on here at Wake Forest University, a 5,200-undergraduate, test-optional, liberal-arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, 45 majors, and 60 minors: We need a diversity of perspectives and experiences to be a […]
Categories: Academics, Application for Admission, General
Here’s an application that sometimes gets overlooked in all the hoopla surrounding the “big name” applications of Early Decision and Regular Decision: Early Decision II! The binding Early Decision II application (deadline: January 1) has so much to recommend it: a firm date on […]
Categories: Application for Admission
Now that November 17 has come and gone, we have officially closed out requests for interviews, but please don’t worry! If you are a high-school senior who has applied to Wake Forest, you may record a two-to-three-minute video responding to our prompt about current events. For […]
Categories: Interviews
Monday’s the deadline (11/15 by 11:59 p.m.!) for Wake Forest University’s Early Decision application – and the deadline for applications to be considered for merit-based scholarships, no matter the application type! And so, if you are a high-school senior, here you are, on the […]
Categories: Application for Admission, Scholarships