Chance a white junior?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wake Forest University
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<p>I'm willing to take any news, good or bad, but give it to me straight. Also will I get any significant scholarships? That's very important given my family's financial status, especially at a school as expensive as Wake Forest. Keep in mind that essays/interviews/recs should all be pretty good; I guess I'm a satisfactory writer, and adults usually like me ha.</p>

<p>Academics:
-GPA: 3.7 weighted (bad 9/10, upward trend in junior year)
-Class rank: Non-ranking school; probably top 20 of my class of ~100
-Curriculum: planning to take 4 years French/English/Math/Lab Science/Social Studies; Bible is a required elective each year and I've had other electives every year
-APs: English 11, US History, Government<em>, Economics</em>, English 12<em>, Calc BC</em>
-Honors: Biology 2, Precalculus, French IV<em>, Physics</em>
(* I'm taking these next year)</p>

<p>Scores:
-2070 SAT (730W/650M/690CR on a dry run, definitely going to retake and my goal is 2200)
-214 PSAT (70W/74M/70CR, probably going to be NMF, as Tennessee is pretty low-performing)
-I haven't gotten my ACT scores yet</p>

<p>Extracurricular/other:
-varsity swimming, state team
-club swimming (year-round, practice every night)
-varsity Scholar's Bowl
-Mock Trial
-Mu Alpha Theta
-National Honor Society
-Chem Club
-Chess Club
-Christian Literature Club (treasurer)
-15 hours of service/year (required by school)
-service/mission trip to French Canada in the summer (not included in service hours)
-nationally ranked in the French Grand Concours, 10th grade</p>

<p>I'm not sure about my major, but I plan to go to either law school or medical school (ha sorry, that's really vague).</p>

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<p>You are on the right track. Just continue to work hard and I think you will be fine. Wake Forest is very good for Medical School. Something like 95% of kids get into their first or second choices as far as Med school. Most of the kids I know here are aiming towards med school or law school probably.</p>

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<p>Excellent. But can you tell me anything about scholarships?</p>

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<p>Just got my ACT back, my composite was 32. I'm not sure how SAT and ACT compare, but if I were to send in a score how they are now, which would you recommend?</p>

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<p>Turn in your ACT because Wake Forest disregards the Writing portion of the SAT, which is your strongest section.</p>

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<p>I can't really predict scholarships, because they are generally based on diversity, special skills (ie: Presidential Scholarhips), if you are from a certain county in NC, that sort of thing. I would certainly apply for them, but I have no idea how much you would get.</p>

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<p>Good point, rockerguy.
I guess I should've been more specific, I understand that scholarships are very subjective and conditional. Just in general, do most students get significant scholarships?</p>

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<p>I read somewhere on their website that only about 5% of their enrolled students receive on their merit-based scholarships, so I don't think most students receive one.
However, their need-based scholarships and their fin aid are pretty solid, they are need-blind, meet 100% of demonstrated need and cap loans/work-study at 4k. The average student who applies for fin aid gets around 19k a year in grant money.</p>