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
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
With only a few days remaining in this calendar year, we write with some important information: In the spirit of the holiday season, we would like to offer our gratitude to you: as an applicant, a college counselor or advisor, a teacher, a parent – […]
Categories: Application for Admission, WFU29
By now, all students who applied Early Decision – with a completed application on or by December 12 – should have received their admissions decision. (If you have not received a decision, please be sure to check your status portal!) This marks the final […]
Categories: Application for Admission, WFU29
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: It may not get […]
Categories: Application for Admission, WFU29
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