From the Forest

Campus Tours Offered!

Walking on Wake Forest’s campus, with the chapel bells ringing and birds singing, one feels contemplative. There is beauty and community and a setting in which to do one’s best thinking. We want you to have that experience. We’re delighted to offer limited campus tours […]

Categories: Campus Tours


We’re Here for You.

We know you’re living through a pandemic right now and your high-school experience may be very different. Wake Forest Admissions is here to help you. We have been test-optional for ten years. You are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores to us. The […]


Wake Forest: Creative Connecting

At Wake Forest University, we value creative thinking. Today, in a world that has changed profoundly, we prize creativity more than ever. Now in Admissions, it’s our time to get creative. While we’re disappointed not to be hosting campus visits at present, we’re excited to […]


A Message from President Hatch

Dear Wake Forest community, Once again, we have seen our fellow human beings killed. George Floyd, Steven Taylor, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery did not have to die. Their deaths have caused grief, anger, frustration, fear and hopelessness for many. Because of the deep effects […]

Categories: General


Wait-List Update

The Admissions Committee is currently reviewing active wait-list applications and making offers to select students. We anticipate this first round of wait-list offers to be communicated to students by Friday, April 24, 2020. We will continue to closely monitor enrollment, make additional offers as needed, and post updates […]


Important Information on our Wait List Process

March 23, 2020 by Kevin Pittard By now, many of you have received your decision letter from us stating that you have been offered a place on our wait list. We understand that being a member of the Wake Forest University Class of 2024 is a goal for so many […]


Honoring ‘Strength, Resolve and Legacy’

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of African American women integrating residence halls When they moved into a women’s residence hall in 1969, Beth Norbrey Hopkins and Deborah Graves McFarlane simply wanted to obtain a good education and weren’t thinking about making history as the first African […]

Categories: Uncategorized


Take a Deep Breath…

While applying to college is necessary and a touch stressful, we hope that you are able to find the time in these early days of the new year to clear your head and wander about for a bit. Spend time with family and friends. Go outside! Read a book […]


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