<p>Doesn't a local Baptist church use the chapel on campus for services? That might be a good option.</p>
<p>Yeah, there are services every Sunday in Wait Chapel by a local church. In addition, there are ecumenical chapel services every Thursday morning. Sermons are given by the leaders of all the religious groups on campus and sometimes by guest speakers (President Hatch actually led one of the services recently, I believe).</p>
<p>There are lots of religious groups on campus, and they're well attended. Personally, I don't know much about BSU (Baptist Student Union, I think is what it stands for), but I do know a lot of people in it.</p>
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LifeUnfolding -- which church are you specifically interested in? My daughter (Freshman) started attending on-campus masses, but got really, really turned off by the Wake priest -- said he spent a lot of time telling the kids they should/needed to come to church. Talk about preaching to the choir!
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hehe Father Jude can be quite opinionated, he gets on my nerves sometimes :)</p>
<p>I've been offered admission to Wake and I have a question about the required math/science courses. Currently, I'm doing ok in Calc AP and Physics but the reality is that I just do not like math, physics and chem.</p>
<p>Specifically which math/science courses would you recommend that someone like me take (courses that fullfill the core requirements). </p>
<p>Also, when does the incoming class sign up for courses?</p>
<p>Many thanks for your reply and Go Deacs!
Poly Sci guy.</p>
<p>One that most of the non-science oriented kids take is astronomy (it's actually in the physics department, but don't let that scare you). I think the intro computer science is supposedly pretty easy too. Your class only has to take 2 math/science classes, I think, so those are probably the easiest 2.</p>
<p>You'll sign up for classes after meeting with your advisor during orientation in August.</p>
<p>I'd recommend Probability & Statistics and Computer Science.</p>
<p>Ehh, I have stats now. Be careful which teacher you take, my class is at 9 am and the teacher isn't very good (it also doesn't help that i have never taken stats before). I just took it because it was supposed to be really easy, but it is not if you aren't interested. That's why I'm taking intro bio next semester, it will be more work but more interesting...</p>
<p>What about Math 107 (Explorations in Math) and Biology 101?
Many thanks for your insight.
Go Deacs!</p>
<p>I don't know anything about Math 107, but bio 101 is a course that a lot of the non-science majors take to fulfill the divisional. There's also, I think, chem 108, and then astronomy as has already been said. And the intro computer science course. But if you get AP credit in the calc and physics classes that you're taking, you'll come in with the divisional fulfilled already. I've taken a lot of other science and math courses, but my ap bio and ap calc credits counted toward the divisional, and I entered Wake with Division five already completed.</p>
<p>Along the same lines, what is the general feeling for math classes. I took AP Calc AB last year (scored a 5), and unless my brain dies am anticipating a 5 on the BC exam this year. I really love calculus but I know math is one of those things that the teacher makes all the difference (I've always been good at it but never liked it until I had this calculus teacher). Ove rthe past two years I've been thinknig more about math, but I want to make sure the professors are good. I'm also taking AP Stats this year, no idea what I'll get since my teacher doesn't exactly teach. </p>
<p>Specifically, does anyone know anything about upper-level math classes, sicne I think I'm supposed to be going into multi-variable calc. I have not recently checked my handy-dandy course curriculum guide heh. </p>
<p>On another note, how is the political science department? I've been reading on the Old Gold and Black that they are having some problems with class enrollment and such. But, I'd be willing to go through that as long as, once again, the professors are great. I've practically highlighted every course in poli-sci as one I want to take (especailly in the political theory section) and really don't want to be disappointed. </p>
<p>Did any of you go into Wake with a lot of divisional requirements filled? It looks like I've basically finished about one year of courses (specifically the writing seminar, history, art history, calculus, physics, poli-sci (US/Comp), and economics and I'm missing a few I think). Have people faired well in their classes if they didn't do the writing seminar b/c of AP Eng Lit/Lang credit? </p>
<p>Sorry, last one. I don't know what foreign language to do. I did French in high school, but am definately not continuing it. My debate is between Spanish and Italian. Spanish at this point is making more sense for me personally and besides the fact that it is way more practical, but if everyone else in the intro course has had Spanish I/II in high school I don't want to be behind. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for any help. Sorry I have so many questions!</p>
<p>I just submitted my tuition deposit, and I was wondering when new students receive their official WFU email addresses...</p>
<p>You don't officially get your WFU email address until you get to campus in August, but you can usually unofficially get it about late July early August.</p>
<p>For kids with AP credits, do you recommend cashing these in and getting the credit or if there is an option to, would you recommend taking the classes again, not only for a GPA booster, but also to refresh your knowledge. For example, I got a chemistry credit last year and would probably like to take more chemistry classes and/or major in it, but as of now I would not be able to do any chemistry at all.</p>
<p>When my son was entering Wake, I called and asked this question. I was told that if a student took the AP test, scored high enough to receive credit, they were not permitted to retake the class for credit.</p>
<p>You are not permitted to retake courses for which you receive AP credit, but a way around this is to not have the score sent to the school (presuming that you didn't report it on your application).</p>
<p>ginnyvere -- not sure that works. My D is a freshman. We forgot to have AP scores sent to Wake, and when I did in the fall after classes started, the copy of the report that was sent to me showed the Registrar at Wake had already requested the scores. (It didn't affect what courses she was taking, so the fact that I had forgotten wasn't an issue.)</p>
<p>how detailed is the form that you fill out to be matched with a roommate? are the match-ups really random or do they do a good job placing you with someone compatable?</p>
<p>i would absolutely recommend cashing in your ap credits. wake has a lot of basic and divisional requirements, and advanced placement tests are a great way of getting out of a lot of them.
the people i know who didn't take tests they wanted to or did not send their scores to wake ended up heartily regretting it.</p>
<p>Fly -- if the roommate form is the same as last year, it's not detailed at all. In fact, my D was surprised they asked so little -- very basic questions like "Do you go to bed early or late?" But, in her case it worked out OK. She and her roommate have different interests, so don't necessarily hang out a lot, but they get along perfectly fine. She's in a dorm w/ 2 rooms (i.e. 4 girls total) sharing a bath, and her "suitemates" are great, too. I believe Wake has a process in place if it turns out you and your roommate are totally incompatible.</p>
<p>the questionnaire is very lacking in details (if i remember, the primary questions are if you consider yourself to be messy or clean, if you smoke, and if you are likely to study in the room... or something like that), but i can't say i've heard more than two or three "horror stories" over my time here (and i'm putting that in quotes because, really, they're mostly funny stories and not anything atrocious). the fact that most people at least get along (and many become very good friends) might be able to be attributed to that homogeneous reputation wake tends to have. and if you really don't get along with your roommate, the school does offer multiple opportunities to switch.</p>