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.
Greetings from Wake Forest University! I hope this letter finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe. It is no secret that we are living in unprecedented times. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, most of our lives have been altered dramatically. I imagine your […]
The Admissions Committee is currently reviewing active wait-list applications and making offers to select students. We anticipate this first round of wait-list offers to be communicated to students by Friday, April 24, 2020. We will continue to closely monitor enrollment, make additional offers as needed, and post updates […]
Categories: Application for Admission
March 23, 2020 by Kevin Pittard By now, many of you have received your decision letter from us stating that you have been offered a place on our wait list. We understand that being a member of the Wake Forest University Class of 2024 is a goal for so many […]
Categories: Application for Admission
Based on guidance from community-health officials for preventative measures against the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), beginning Friday, March 13, and until further notice, Wake Forest University Admissions is suspending all campus visits, student-led tours, and admissions programming, including our “A Day in the Forest,” […]
Categories: Campus Tours
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of African American women integrating residence halls When they moved into a women’s residence hall in 1969, Beth Norbrey Hopkins and Deborah Graves McFarlane simply wanted to obtain a good education and weren’t thinking about making history as the first African […]
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While applying to college is necessary and a touch stressful, we hope that you are able to find the time in these early days of the new year to clear your head and wander about for a bit. Spend time with family and friends. Go outside! Read a book […]
Categories: Application for Admission
It’s a difficult conversation, but, when it comes to college, it’s unavoidable. College is expensive. So let’s talk about that. Sooner rather than later. Here’s Associate Director of Financial Aid Tom Benza to explain the 5 “W”s of financial aid. We hope this is helpful!
Categories: General
We are thinking of you, as your life may have been disrupted by wildfires. Wake Forest University is committed to community. As yours is enduring this challenge, we want to help however we can. If you need to receive mailings at a different address, have […]
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It’s that time of year — for first visits, second looks, and even last-minute reevaluations of college campuses. Thank goodness Wake Forest University’s Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Dawn Calhoun, is here to clarify the roles of campus visits and tours in the college decision-making […]
Categories: Campus Tours
Determining how to write the “perfect” essay is daunting when applying to college. Thank goodness then Wake Forest Associate Dean Dawn Calhoun is here to help us to pin/pen down what exactly makes for rich, compelling writing for college admissions officers.
Categories: Application for Admission