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
The end of another calendar year marks the mid-point in our admissions cycle. In some aspects, it seems like August 1 was just yesterday! And here we are today, with only a few weeks left in 2025. Today’s blog post includes what we hope is […]
Categories: Application for Admission, WFU30
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
Wake Forest was founded on the principle of expanding the benefits of a formal education to young men in rural North Carolina. Over almost two centuries, the university has expanded access to include students from various backgrounds, experiences, and communities. As we move forward into […]
Categories: Campus Life, WFU30
Last summer, Wake Forest University’s Board of Trustees approved one of the most ambitious strategic plans in recent memory. Our university president, Dr. Susan Wente, has shared her perspective and some of the guiding principles for our collective path forward. As part of that […]
Categories: Financial Aid, 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