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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.

September 30 Afternoon Visits Cancelled

Wake Forest University will be closed from noon today, September 30, through Saturday, October 1, at 5 p.m. We therefore regrettably must cancel this afternoon’s 2 p.m. information session and tour. For this, we apologize ad infinitum. But we commit to making it up to […]


A Final Update about the Waitlist

We write today with a final update for those who remain on the waitlist: It has been a historic year for admission at Wake Forest, regarding the size of our applicant pool, the qualifications of those who applied, and the composition of the incoming class. […]

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Wake the World!

Our Forest is populated by more than 100 species of trees and more than 100 species of birds. More importantly, it is infused, invigorated, and enhanced by the experiences, scholarship, and cultural traditions of an entire planet. One of every 10 Wake Forest undergraduates in […]


A Summer Waitlist Update

As we prepare for the summer, we’d like to provide some more information about our waitlist. By now, applicants on the active waitlist with a June 1 reply date should have received an email about the option to extend their date of consideration. (If you’ve […]


WFU Campus Visit Experiences!

We hope you’ll visit our beautiful campus this summer! Due to exams and semester’s end, we are unfortunately unable to offer student-led campus tours in May, but we will resume them in June! The details are below. And please don’t forget: self-guided tours are always […]

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A Waitlist Update

We’d like to update you about our waitlist: 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 […]


Today’s the Day (by 11:59 p.m.)!

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


Faculty Fellows, WFU, and You!

How’d you like to have an economist, a linguist, a biophysicist, and a choreographer visit your residence hall weekly? That’s what Wake Forest University’s Faculty Fellows program provides. So that you may be enlightened even when outside the classroom, Faculty Fellows gives you regular access […]


Wake Forest Waitlist Webinar

To those on our waitlist, We know that the waitlist can be a frustrating place to be, so we would like to help you understand the Wake Forest waitlist process. Please join us on Thursday, April 7, at 7:00 p.m. ET for the Wake Forest […]


The Class of 2026 Invitation to WFU!

Dear Class of 2026, Congratulations on your admission to Wake Forest University! We look forward to seeing you in the fall! You have chosen the right place to nurture the qualities of the liberal arts: the ability to think critically and creatively, to attend to […]

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