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<p>Hello, </p>
<p>I visited Wake Forest University a few days ago, and I completely fell in love with it. Wake is a place that I really want to go to for college, but I'm worried that I don't stack up well against other kids who are going to apply.</p>
<p>I just finished my junior year at a catholic school in Columbus, OH, called St. Charles Prep. If anyone on here is from Ohio, they have probably heard of it. My school is considered to have the most difficult curriculum in the state. Does Wake Forest look into this? So far, I have only been offered 2 ap courses, and I took 1 of them. I keep seeing people around here who took 10 ap classes, which sounds a lot better. However, I honestly think that my regular math classes and honors science classes could go up against any ap course around.</p>
<p>Anyway, I only have a 3.52 gpa. However, this still puts me in the top 25% of my class of 170 kids. The good thing about this is that I do not have many ap and honors courses to inflate it. I got a 1990 on my sat (first try) and 28 on my act (first try). At the information meeting, the representative said that Wake looks strongly at writing skills. I got a 720 on the sat writing, and I plan on going into journalism or something like that.</p>
<p>Sorry for rambling, I wont go into great detail about the rest. I volunteer at the First Tee golf charity, I played 4 years of golf (3 on varsity, 2 state championships), CYO basketball, school newspaper, and 16 other service hours not at the first tee.</p>
<p>So obviously I'm not a genius, and I'm not the best in my class. But will good writing skills be attractive to them? Honestly, there aren't a lot of guys around here that like to write and write creatively. Maybe a great essay and a good interview could go a long way.</p>
<p>Thank you for any responses. Even if you dont think I have a shot please tell me, I wont give up ha.</p>
<p>F.J.</p>
<p>I don’t think you’re an automatic admit (they do like seeing AP courses and such), but I certainly don’t think admission is an unattainable goal. I would apply; you have a reasonable shot. Wake Forest does put a lot of emphasis on the interview, essay and short answers, so if you can nail those, you should have a good chance.</p>
<p>If you really love Wake I would encourage you to apply early decision. Furthermore, I graduated high school with an UW ~3.6 GPA but my application GPA was ~3.58 or so. </p>
<p>Good writing skills are clearly important to Wake, as demonstrated by the rigorous application process and by the fact that they have several essays in the application.</p>
<p>Just don’t count yourself out! Have confidence & work hard on your application! Good luck :-)</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I am going to give it my best shot and work hard on that application.</p>
<p>If you apply early admission, read the “warning/disclaimer” on the Wake website.</p>
<p>Early Decision Admissions and Financial Aid </p>
<p>Because of the binding commitment that early decision entails, it is important that you have considered your options carefully. If your college enrollment is dependent on financial assistance, we believe that it is important for you to have the opportunity to compare aid packages in the spring from a number of schools rather than committing yourself now through an early binding agreement. Our aid decisions, both need-based and merit, are made in April. </p>
<p>For those planning to apply for financial aid or whose enrollment is contingent on merit based aid, or for those who have misunderstood the binding nature of our early decision policy, we strongly encourage you to move your application from Early Decision to Regular Decision by contacting the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by e-mail at <a href=“mailto:admissions@wfu.edu”>admissions@wfu.edu</a> or by telephone at 336.758.5201. Your admission to Wake Forest and your consideration for need-based or merit based scholarships will not be adversely affected by a withdrawal from Early Decision.</p>