From the Forest

We want you to be considered!

Being considered and recognized are fundamental and positive parts of lived experience. We hope you’ve been able to find that appreciative voice within yourself, but we’d also like the chance to consider and recognize you and your hard work. To give us that opportunity, if […]


Advice for Video-Submission Option

Following is some advice for submitting a video to Wake Forest University Admissions. Although the video example farther below uses the 2021 video prompt – and not the 2023 prompt options (which are written out right below this introduction) – the guidance given herein is […]


We Have Some Questions for You.

List five books you’ve read that have intrigued you. Then, explain how a book you’ve read has helped you to understand the world’s complexity (limit: 150 words). What piques your intellectual curiosity, and why (limit: 150 words)? Give us your Top Ten list. (The choice […]


The Story of You.

We went test-optional more than a decade ago, so we know options work. That’s why Wake Forest Admissions wants to give you even more. You know you best, so you’ll decide the best way to tell us the story of you. This year’s application will […]


Admissions Update

Thank you for your patience awaiting the release of undergraduate admissions decisions from Wake Forest University. We know that students are eager to learn of their decision, which we plan to release shortly. This year’s application review and selection process was unlike any other, notably […]


Happy Holidays and Final Application Instructions!

December 23 is the final day the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be open in 2020. We will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. Collectively, we are all looking forward to spending extended time with our families before the application review season begins. While applying […]


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 […]


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