Wake Forest University: 2024 Undergraduate Admissions Application

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS APPLICATION

2024

Application Information

Application Form

Wake Forest accepts the Common Application and the Coalition,

Powered by SCOIR, Application. ese applications can be

completed online. If you are unable to submit your application

online, Wake Forest will accept this completed paper application in

lieu of an online application.

Wake Forest asks that an application fee of $85 accompany the

application. (If this fee presents a challenge to you, you may request

a fee waiver later in this application.) If paying by check, make

checks payable to Wake Forest University.

You MUST sign the application.

Any materials submitted as part of the admissions application

(DVDs, CDs, books, magazines, etc.) become property of the

University and will not be returned.

Early Decision Plans

Early Decision plans are for incoming rst-year students who have

selected Wake Forest as their rst-choice school and only active

Early Decision application. Early Decision candidates must apply no

later than November 15 and are notied on a rolling basis. e Early

Decision II deadline is January 1, and candidates are notied by

February 15. Both Early Decision plans are binding. Students agree,

if admitted, to withdraw all other active admissions applications and

enroll at Wake Forest for Fall 2024 by submitting a nonrefundable

$1,500 deposit within two weeks of acceptance. If your enrollment

decision will be dependent on need or merit-based nancial

assistance, we recommend a thorough review of the Wake Forest

nancial aid website prior to application submission.

Early Action

e Early Action application plan is for students who identify as

rst-generation college students. For the purposes of this year’s Wake

Forest University application, we will designate rst-generation

college students based on the following: “First generation” means the

child of parents who have not graduated from a four-year accredited

college or university. Brothers, sisters, or other family members who

graduated do not exclude you from participation; neither does a

parent currently enrolled. is criteria also applies to international

students. “First generation” can also include the children of parents

who earned a degree in another country, immigrated to the United

States, and are underemployed in the U.S. Whether domestic or

international, if the student resides with and receives support from

only one parent, the “rst generation” classication is based on that

parent’s education.

Students applying via Early Action must submit an application no

later than November 15. Admissions decisions will be made available

to applicants by January 15. Oers of admission are non-binding, but

we expect a decision regarding your enrollment at Wake Forest by

May 1. If your Early Action application is deferred, you would then

be reconsidered in the Regular Decision application pool.

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Secondary School Report

An ocial transcript of your high school courses and grades must

accompany the Secondary School Report. e Secondary School

Report must be completed and signed by your school counselor.

Recommendations

School counselors are asked to submit a written evaluation along

with the Secondary School Report. Wake Forest also requires

an additional Teacher Recommendation Form. is should

be completed by a teacher who has been your instructor in an

academic subject, preferably from junior or senior year. e writer

should send the form directly to the Oce of Undergraduate

Admissions.

Standardized Tests

Wake Forest values individual and academic achievement,

initiative, talent, and character above standardized testing.

As such, standardized test scores are not a requirement of our

admissions process. If scores are submitted for consideration,

they will be treated as supplemental information through the

evaluation process.

We welcome self-reported SAT and/or ACT score(s), as well as

those for IB exams and AP tests. TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo

scores can also be self-reported. Applicants may, however, submit

ocial score reports at any point in the admissions process.

Aer enrollment but prior to matriculation, students are expected

to submit their ocial standardized scores from the appropriate

testing center for verication purposes. Providing inaccurate

information may necessitate a re-review of your admissions

application, and could result in a revocation of an oer of

admission.

SAT

collegeboard.com

609-771-7600

Wake Forest CEEB:5885

ACT

act.org

319-337-1270

Wake Forest code: 3168

Interviews

Virtual interviews and video interviews are optional components

of the admissions application. More information can be found in

your application status portal aer application submission.

Notication, Reply and Deposit Dates

Early Decision candidates will be notied on a rolling basis.

A nonrefundable $1,500 tuition deposit is required within 2 weeks

of acceptance notication for Early Decision candidates.

Early Action candidates will be notied by January 15. A

nonrefundable $1,500 tuition deposit is required by May 1 for

Early Action candidates.

Early Decision II candidates will be notied by February 15. A

nonrefundable $1,500 tuition deposit is required within 2 weeks of

acceptance notication for Early Decision II candidates.

Regular Decision candidates are notied no later than April 1.

A nonrefundable $1,500 tuition deposit is required by May 1

for Regular Decision candidates.

Transfers

e number of transfer students varies from semester to

semester depending on the current enrollment. No merit-based

scholarships are available for transfer students but applicants

are encouraged to apply for need-based aid. If you are applying

to transfer to Wake Forest University, please send the following

items:

1. Application and $85 fee

2. All ocial post-secondary transcripts

3. Transfer college report from each college you have attended

(form can be photocopied)

4. Final ocial high school transcript

5. Submission of standardized test scores is optional

Transfer to Wake Forest

e application deadline for the fall semester is March 15. e

application deadline for the spring semester is November 1.

Students are encouraged to submit the application prior to these

dates. For more information on whether transfer applications are

still being accepted once these dates have passed, please contact

the admissions oce.

Need, Merit and Talent-Based Aid

e CSS PROFILE and the Free Application for Federal Student

Aid (FAFSA) are required of need-based nancial aid applicants.

e PROFILE and the FAFSA should be led no later than

November 15 for Early Decision applicants and no later than

January 1 for Early Decision II and Regular Decision applicants.

Most merit-based scholarships will be awarded based on the

admissions application. Students who wish to be considered for

merit-based scholarships must submit all required application

materials prior to November 15.

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APPLICATION TO WAKE FOREST

REQUIRED:

n Completed application form

n $85 application fee or fee waiver

n Secondary School Report and ofcial high

school transcript

n One Teacher Recommendation

n Student signature on application

n Early Decision/Early Decision II agreement

(only if applying Early Decision)

 International applicants only:

n Ofcial TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores report

n Condential Financial Information for

International Applicants Form

OPTIONAL:

n Virtual Interview/Video Interview

n Supplemental Responses

n Standardized Test Scores

n Mid-year report (as soon as available)

International Students

An applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent

resident must apply as an International Applicant.

International Applications complete the same application,

but are also required to submit the Condential Financial

Information Form and evidence of English language

prociency.

Because International Applicants are not eligible for need-

based nancial aid, Wake Forest requires documentation that

the applicant can meet all the nancial expenses of earning

a Wake Forest degree. erefore, International Applicants

must submit a completed copy of the Condential Financial

Information Form, which can be accessed online through

the applicant’s admissions portal. (Please contact the Oce

of Undergraduate Admissions for additional assistance, if

necessary.) is form is required, and the application will

not be evaluated until it has been received. Other nancial

documents, such as bank statements, letters, or adavits,

are welcome but WILL NOT be accepted as substitutes for

this form. ough not eligible for need-based nancial aid,

International Applicants are eligible for most merit-based

scholarships.

All International Applicants whose rst language is not

English are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo

scores as part of their application. Scores may be self-

reported; however, applicants are expected to submit their

ocial standardized scores from the appropriate testing

center for verication purposes aer enrollment but prior

to matriculation. Providing inaccurate information may

necessitate a re-review of your admissions application, and

could result in a revocation of an oer of admission.

Since all communication from our oce will be by email,

please make sure the email address provided in the application

is accurate and checked oen.

Contact Information

Oce of Undergraduate Admissions

Wake Forest University

P.O. Box 7305

Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7305

[email protected]

336.758.5201

Oce of Student Financial Aid

Wake Forest University

P.O. Box 7246

Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7246

[email protected]

336.758.5154

I. Submit your application typed or in black ink along with a non-refundable $85 application fee or fee waiver.

We want to be sure the application fee does not represent a nancial hardship or pose a barrier for your application. Do you feel that your nancial circumstances

qualify you for an application fee waiver? ____ Yes, please grant a fee waiver for my application. ____ No, payment will be submitted with my application.

I hereby apply for undergraduate admission to Wake Forest University to begin in 20____, and I give the following information to support my application:

I am applying as a: ____ First-year student ____Transfer student

I am applying: ____ Early Decision ____ Early Action ____ Early Decision II ____Regular Decision Term: ____ Fall ____ Spring

I am applying for need-based nancial aid: ____ Yes ____ No

If you answered “Yes” to the previous question, you are expected to submit all necessary documentation to the Ofce of Student Financial Aid in a timely manner. Incomplete

nancial aid applications may result in delays in an admissions decision.

Please be aware that selecting “No” may preclude you from receiving need-based nancial aid for the entirety of your undergraduate career at Wake Forest.

Your response to this question does not impact our consideration of you for merit-based scholarships.

I understand that Wake Forest has a six-semester residency requirement and is committed to providing eight semesters of on-campus housing for residential

students in good standing. Students are required to live in University housing for six semesters unless they request and receive an exemption from the residency

requirement after admission from Residence Life and Housing. ____ I Understand

Legal Sex ____________________ Gender ____________________ Pronouns ____________________ Marital status ____________________

II. Citizenship

_____ U.S. citizen _____ Dual U.S. citizen; please specify other country of citizenship _______________________________________________________________________________

_____ U.S. Permanent Resident Visa; citizen of _________________________________________ Alien Registration Number _____________________________________________

_____ Other Citizenship _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

Country (ies) Visa type

_____ US refugee or asylee

_____ DACA, undocumented, deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status

First language, if other than English ____________________________________________ Primary language spoken at home ____________________________________________

If you are not a U.S. citizen and live in the U.S., how long have you been in the country? ______________________________________________________________________

III. Personal Data

Legal name: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Prefer to be called: _____________________________________

First Middle Last

E-mail address: ________________________________________________________________________________________ (All admissions correspondence will be sent to this address.)

Permanent home address: (All admissions correspondence will be sent to this address.)

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Number and Street City County State ZIP

Permanent home telephone: _______________________________________________________________________ Birth date: _________/_________/_____________

Area Code Number Month Day Year

Place of birth: ___________________________________________________________________ Religious afliation (optional): _________________________________________________

City, State Country/Region/Territory

Possible area of academic concentration/major: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ or undecided ________

Wake Forest University

Application for Undergraduate Admission

Oce of Undergraduate Admissions • P.O. Box 7305 • Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7305

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APPLICATION DEADLINES:

Early Decision: November 15

Early Action: November 15

Early Decision II: January 1

Regular Decision: January 1

The information submitted in this application is intended to be used for admission purposes at Wake Forest University. However, Wake Forest may be required to disclose

information it receives to appropriate authorities in accordance with applicable law; for example, when there is suspected abuse or neglect of a minor.

FAILURE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WILL DELAY THE PROCESSING OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation, at any educational institution you have attended from the 9th grade (or the international

equivalent) forward, related to academic misconduct (such as cheating) or behavioral misconduct (such as ghting, sexual harassment, sexual violence,

stalking, or other interpersonal violence)?. Yes No If yes, please explain in full, and provide any disciplinary action on a separate sheet.

Are any disciplinary proceedings for academic or behavior misconduct currently pending against you, or did you leave an institution before proceedings

were completed? Yes No If yes, list and explain fully on a separate sheet.

Have you ever been convicted of a crime (including pleading no contest) or are criminal charges currently pending against you? (Do not include parking

tickets or basic trafc tickets, such as speeding, unless the ticket relates to a charged crime, such as a DUI/DWI or reckless endangerment).

Yes No If yes, please explain any criminal charges on a separate sheet.

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IV. Supplemental Information

Why have you decided to apply to Wake Forest? Share with us anything that has made you interested in our institution.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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V. Family Data

Household

Parents’ Marital Status (relative to each other): Never married _____ Married _____ Widowed _____ Separated _____ Divorced (date ______ /______________ )

If not with both parents, with whom do you make your permanent home? _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Please indicate the names of relatives and friends who are, or were, Wake Forest students:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Last (maiden), First, Middle Class Year Relationship

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Last (maiden), First, Middle Class Year Relationship

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Last (maiden), First, Middle Class Year Relationship

Parent 1: Mother ______ Father ______ Unknown ______

Is Parent 1 living? Yes _____ No _____ (Date deceased ______ /______________ )

_____________________________________________________________________________________

First Middle Last Title (Mr./Ms./Dr., etc.)

Country of birth ____________________________________________________________________

Home address if different from yours:

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Home phone (_________) ____________________________________________________________

E-mail _____________________________________________________________________________

Occupation _________________________________________________________________________

Name of employer __________________________________________________________________

College (if any) ____________________________________________________________________

Degree ______________________________________________________ Year _______________

Graduate school (if any) ____________________________________________________________

Degree ______________________________________________________ Year _______________

Legal Guardian: (if other than a parent)

Relationship to you _______________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Last/Family/Sur First/Given Middle Title (Mr./Ms./Dr., etc.)