Application for Admission Archive

Here’s an application that sometimes gets overlooked in all the hoopla surrounding the “big name” apps of Early Decision and Regular Decision: Early Decision II! The binding Early Decision II application (deadline: January 1) has so much to recommend it: a firm date on which you’ll hear back from us: February 15 (and no later), […]

Tuesday’s the deadline (11/15 by 11:59 p.m.!) for Wake Forest University’s Early Decision application – and the deadline for applications to be considered for merit based scholarships, no matter the application type! And so here you are, on the cusp of deciding where to apply to do some of your best and most meaningful work. […]

At Wake Forest University, our undergraduate business program is ranked Number 13 nationally by Poets and Quants, a leading business-school publication. We offer expert career coaching from the time at which you begin your business journey. Our strong alumni network of active business leaders is ready to guide and mentor our students. And, while research […]

“What does a student need to do to be eligible for merit-based scholarships?” That question elicits a variety of responses from different colleges and universities. A number of schools do not offer any merit-based awards, some universities require counselors to nominate students for special awards, and other colleges require students to complete an additional application. […]

At Wake Forest University – a liberal-arts school with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, 45 majors and 60 minors, and a 98% job and graduate-school placement rate – our mission is to provide you with an unparalleled undergraduate liberal-arts education that will carry you forward into your career. From your first-year seminar to your final project, you […]

We are happy to share that we have released our first round of admissions decisions for those who applied Early Decision I. As stated in a previous post, we will continue to release decisions at the end of each month, through the end of the calendar year.  Congratulations to those who were invited to join […]

At Wake Forest University, we want you to learn about this remarkable place, filled with incredibly talented people who want to engage with the world in impactful ways. And we want to learn about you too, your incredible talents, and the ways you seek to engage with the world. We do that through your application […]

At Wake Forest University — a liberal-arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, 45 majors, and 60 minors — you will find a community committed to creating opportunities for you to grow and thrive, both academically and personally. If you come to Wake Forest, you will begin a journey of discovery, where […]

This is a message that will only be pertinent to a relatively small group of you. If you have chosen to submit your Common Application between the dates of August 1 and August 15: If you are using the Common Application to apply to Wake Forest during those dates, you will not receive a confirmation […]

Where did the summer go?! It seems that just yesterday we were celebrating our newest Wake Forest graduates and inviting a new class of students to join us in Winston-Salem—yet my colleagues and I now find ourselves thinking about the fall.  As these summer days continue to fly by, I write to share a bit […]