Recently, we turned an important page in the annual calendar: the release of our final admissions decisions for the Early Decision I application round. (A brief, but necessary, practical note: if you have not yet received word, please double-check your status portal.) To those […]
Categories: 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
The arts belong to everyone! At Wake Forest, you will experience world-class arts education embedded within Wake Forest’s exceptional liberal-arts environment. Whether as an arts major, minor, or a deeply engaged participant in your given artistic field, your education will be rigorous and deeply experiential. […]
Categories: Academics, Application for Admission, Scholarships, WFU30
This is a message that will only be pertinent to a relatively small group of you. If you have chosen to apply to Wake Forest using the Common Application between the dates of August 1 and August 21, 2025, you will not receive a confirmation […]
Categories: Application for Admission, WFU30
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, Financial Aid, High School Counselors, Interviews, WFU30
We are only a few days away from the start of the 2025-2026 application cycle! We look forward to learning more about our applicants and discovering the many ways that they will add to the Wake Forest community. Today’s post offers a few notes and […]
Categories: Application for Admission, WFU30
With the summer now underway, we wanted to share a few notes to rising high school seniors. We know that many are eager to begin their college admissions process, and we hope that what follows is helpful as you plan and prepare to submit an […]
Categories: Application for Admission, WFU30
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