Let’s Connect!
A liberal-arts education is about freedom. And we want to offer you the freedom to choose a number—or all!—of our online and in-person information sessions, featuring voices from throughout Wake Forest’s campus. Please take a look below for more information on our offerings.
Connect Virtually
Our live virtual information sessions will help you understand how you may actualize your potential at Wake Forest.
Watch Online
With our information-session video, we offer insiders’ looks at Wake Forest University, where we demystify our argot and our approach. We hope you’ll join us!
On-Campus
Hear from an Admissions representative and get a comprehensive overview of Wake Forest, the Deacon details of our admissions process, and personal Wake Forest stories.
Virtual Information Sessions
Join our Virtual Information Session to learn about the academic programs, extracurricular activities, residential living, and application process at Wake Forest. Through this interactive information session, you will have the opportunity to ask us questions through the Q&A feature.
Each session will last approximately 45 minutes.
Virtual Information Session with the First in the Forest Office
Wake Forest prides itself on being a university that provides access and opportunity. For a growing population of Wake Forest students who are first-generation in college, we want to ensure that the means to acclimate, navigate, and succeed are available to them. In Fall 2023, we welcomed 145 new first-generation students; that represents a 45% increase over 2019. This increased cohort of students is a welcome sign that Wake Forest is becoming a destination for more first-generation students who see the University as a welcoming place of committed faculty and staff.
Learn more about how the First in the Forest Program supports our first-generation students throughout their academic careers to ensure that they have the same academic assistance and opportunity afforded to others.
Register now:
Upcoming Virtual Information Session Dates
| Date | Time | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 29 | 7-8 p.m. ET | Register Now |
| Tuesday, June 24 | 7-8 p.m. ET | Register Now |
| Tuesday, July 8 | 4-5 p.m. ET | Register Now |
| Tuesday, July 22 (FITF) | 4-5 p.m. ET | Register Now |
| Thursday, August 21 | 7-8 p.m. ET | Register Now |
Distinctively Wake
Join the Admissions team as we dig deeper into what it means to be a Demon Deacon. These virtual events will cover topics ranging from student life and academics, to career opportunities and study abroad, allowing you to learn the ins and outs of being at Wake Forest. Bring your questions to engage in a lively conversation with the Admissions team and a current student.
Each session will last approximately 45 minutes.
Early Decision focus
If you know that Wake Forest is your first choice or are strongly considering Wake Forest as your collegiate home, join the Admissions team as we dig deeper into what it means to be a Demon Deacon. This virtual event will focus on our binding Early Decision opportunities, where we will describe our rolling Early Decision I process, clarify common misconceptions, and help you determine your next steps. Bring your questions to engage in a lively conversation with the Admissions team and a current student.
Upcoming Distinctively Wake Dates
| Date | Time | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, July 17 (ED focus) | 7-8 p.m. ET | Register Now |
| Tuesday, August 5 | 4-5 p.m. ET | Register Now |
International Chat
If you’re a student from outside the United States, please consider joining us to discuss any questions you might have with Mame Mor Ndiaye, our Associate Dean of Admissions who works specifically with international applicants. This session is not a structured presentation. Instead, we’re hoping that you will come ready to engage with the Office of Admissions to learn more about Wake Forest from an international perspective. If you have specific questions about transitioning to Wake Forest from living abroad, this is the space to find answers.
Each session will last approximately 45 minutes.
Upcoming International Chat Dates
| Date | Time | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 6 | 7-8 a.m. ET | Register Now |
| Thursday, August 7 | 2-3 p.m. ET | Register Now |
Accessibility Info
Wake Forest’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions is dedicated to accessibility in our campus-visit experiences. If you need assistance with accessibility or have accessibility questions, please contact Dawn Calhoun at admissions@wfu.edu or 336.758.5201 at least three working days in advance of your visit.
For your information…
Curiosity can’t be contained in a Welcome Center, so we’ve brought insider knowledge of Wake Forest to this virtual space. Dean of Admissions Karen Vargas and Associate Dean of Admissions Thomas Ray, along with a host of administrators from throughout Wake Forest’s campus, are here with a veritable factstravaganza—to give you the answers you need.
Time needed to watch: 30 minChoose your own chapter.
Don’t have time to watch it all in one sitting? Do you prefer to view specific topics instead? No problem! Below, choose the chapter(s) in which you’re interested.
Dean of Admissions Karen Vargas and Associate Dean Thomas Ray welcome you to Wake Forest University and tell you how Wake Forest prepares you to live a life of meaning and purpose.
University Provost Michele Gillespie explains our academic mission: to have classroom concepts meet real-world experience.
Associate Provost for the Arts and Interdisciplinary Initiatives Christina Soriano can’t wait to share with you the transformative power of the arts at Wake Forest!
Wake Forest University’s undergraduate business program in the School of Business is ranked Number 13 nationally. Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Business Program Kenny Herbst tells you what makes it so great.
Founding chair and professor of the School of Engineering Olga Pierrakos shares how and why Wake Downtown’s faculty, staff, and students view engineering and the biomedical sciences as science, as art, as innovation, and as a humanistic experience.
Deans Vargas and Ray illuminate how Wake Forest’s unrivaled study-abroad programs allow time for scholarly pursuits – but also the experiential sort, allowing time to wander, explore, and discover.
Vice-President for Innovation and Career Development Andy Chan lays out how Wake Forest’s Office for Personal and Career Development (OPCD) has achieved a remarkable feat: our employment and graduate-school numbers within six months of graduation.
Wake Forest is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need with a combination of grants, scholarships, work study, and loans. Dean Vargas elaborates on this unique facet of Wake Forest.
Vice-President for Diversity and Inclusion, and Chief Diversity Officer José Villalba expands on how the work of diversity and inclusion is at the heart of Wake Forest’s motto, Pro Humanitate.
Director of Athletics John Currie shows his school pride, in how Wake Forest proudly competes in the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference – and in how all of our students get involved in our holistic approach to physical wellbeing.
We trust, if you visit us, whether on campus or online, you will see – this is a remarkable place. Thank you for joining us.