To those affected by this September’s and October’s hurricanes, Please know that we are hoping for the safety and wellbeing of you, your family, and your community. We understand that, right now, you are thinking primarily about life’s essentials, but we also want to recognize how […]
Categories: Application for Admission, General, WFU29
While we continue to work on finalizing our newest class of Demon Deacons, we wanted to take a moment to offer a few notes to rising high school seniors, as we know that many are eager to begin their college admissions process. First, please be […]
Categories: WFU29
Wake Forest University students are a curious bunch, and they quickly discover they’ve come to the right place. The faculty share their expertise with the world, but they never forget the Forest in which they are rooted. And that means, among other things, a […]
Categories: Academics, Campus Tours, Research
When it comes to education in science, technology, and math disciplines, we at Wake Forest University have always had a bit of a radical in us. More than a century ago, that meant becoming the first major college in the South to teach Biology in […]
Categories: Academics, Campus Tours
We hope this message finds our high-school counselor friends well as you begin to transition into another phase of this admissions cycle. As we prepare to do the same, we are writing to share that we will be using Slate.org to […]
Categories: High School Counselors
As fall break nears, we write to provide an update with regard to vaccine requirements for students, faculty, and staff. The University continues to shift out of emergency operations and into embedded policies and practices that support campus health. Given this context, we are adjusting […]
Categories: General
Wake Forest University will be closed from noon today, September 30, through Saturday, October 1, at 5 p.m. We therefore regrettably must cancel this afternoon’s 2 p.m. information session and tour. For this, we apologize ad infinitum. But we commit to making it up to […]
Categories: Campus Tours, Information Sessions
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: Accepted Students
We hope you’ll visit our beautiful campus this summer! Due to exams and semester’s end, we are unfortunately unable to offer student-led campus tours in May, but we will resume them in June! The details are below. And please don’t forget: self-guided tours are always […]
Categories: Campus Tours
Here’s one of our favorite Wake Forest stories: One of our graduates hid a secret letter for his sister in the library stacks. Being seven years older, he had no idea if she’d attend Wake Forest to find it – but trusted she would. He […]
Categories: Accepted Students