There’s a lot to know about the admissions process, and we have a lot to share with you. Our blog will help guide you the entire way.
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 write today with a final update regarding our waitlist. We have spent the last few months speaking with interested students and receiving their updated grades and application materials, while simultaneously monitoring opportunities for enrollment in our first-year class. This has been a busy year […]
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
June 1 is the first of our reply dates, and it exists as the initial “threshold” in our waitlist process. Applicants who indicated June 1 as their response day – the last date they wanted to be considered for admission – should have received an […]
The May 1 deadline for admitted students to enroll has now passed, and, while we celebrate those who have accepted our offers of admission, we also have some open seats that we would like to fill via our waitlist. We have contacted a select number […]
Here’s one of our favorite Wake Forest stories: One of our graduates hid a secret letter for his sister in the library stacks. Being seven years older, he had no idea if she’d attend Wake Forest to find it – but trusted she would. He […]
Categories: Accepted Students, WFU29
In case you missed it – or even if you were there! – here is a recording of the Waitlist Webinar. While there is much to learn from the entire conversation (we hope you’ll watch it!), here are a few takeaways: Warmest regards,Wake Forest University […]
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