On the evening of Friday, March 20, we plan to release admission decisions to first-year applicants for the Wake Forest Class of 2030! Throughout the past several months, the admissions staff has reviewed a record 21,000+ applications. From this record pool, we have carefully selected […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, WFU30
Welcome, Class of 2030! We have released admissions decisions to those students with complete Early Decision II applications. (If you have not yet checked your admissions status portal, please be sure to do so!) For those admitted to the Wake Forest Class of 2030, […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, Waitlist, WFU30
2026 marks the third year of our unique Early Action round, a pathway dedicated to supporting first-generation college students. As we reflect on this year’s applications, we continue to be inspired by their academic and co-curricular accomplishments. Many have balanced significant responsibilities while maintaining a […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, WFU30
Our Early Decision application round is relatively unique among colleges and universities, namely because we release decisions on a rolling basis. With this application round, our goal is to share decisions at the end of each month with those students whose applications were completed the […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, WFU30
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, WFU29
We write today to share some information to those who recently received an admissions decision of “waitlist.” First, please save the date for Thursday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. We will host a webinar to discuss the details of our waitlist process and our approach […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, Waitlist, WFU29
This year, we reviewed nearly 20,000 applications for admission to the Wake Forest Class of 2029. This represents both an increase in our application volume over last year and a new record. A significant portion of our admitted cohort is near the top of their […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, WFU29
Late last week, we released admissions decisions to those students with complete Early Decision II applications. (If you have not yet checked your admissions status portal, please be sure to do so!) For those admitted to the Wake Forest Class of 2029, congratulations! We […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, Waitlist, WFU29
At Wake Forest, the Early Action application round is intended for first-generation college students. This is only our second year of offering this new application round, and we are proud of the opportunity this “better front door” provides. We released admissions decisions to Early Action […]
Categories: Accepted Students, Application for Admission, WFU29
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, WFU29