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.
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 […]
Categories: Application for Admission
The pursuit of scientific discovery can be as much about uncovering new truths about yourself as about entering the unknown physical world — discovering the discoverer — learning how you respond to new challenges, dead ends, or unexpected finds. It helps, when embarking on this […]
Categories: Academics
Undergraduate research is a major focus of Wake Forest University, a 5,200-undergraduate, test-optional, liberal-arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, 45 majors, and 60 minors. Through our Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) Center, we help students find professors, […]
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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 […]
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The poet Walt Whitman believed in moral change. Wake Forest does too – that everyone is capable of a higher moral intention. We call this altruism Pro Humanitate – “for humanity” – and, like Whitman, we believe it can be achieved through a variety of […]
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We know that the waitlist is a strange place to be, so we would like to help you understand the Wake Forest waitlist process. Please join us on Wednesday, April 7, at 6:00 p.m. ET for the Wake Forest Waitlist Webinar. Associate Dean Kevin Pittard […]
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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 […]
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Wake Forest University knows that your life has changed during this pandemic. We want to work together to give you an admissions experience that meets your needs. You may have noticed that many colleges and universities are suddenly test-optional. Wake Forest is too, but we […]
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Dear Wake Forest community, Thank you to so many of you who have contributed to Wake Forest’s search for its 14th president. On behalf of the Search Committee and the Board of Trustees, I am pleased to announce that we have invited Susan R. Wente […]
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 […]
Categories: Application for Admission