This thread is for the high school class of 2023 to discuss their Wake Forest admissions decisions. Please NO DISCUSSION on this thread. RESULTS ONLY.
Last year, ED2 was announced Feb 11, and regular on March 26.
Date Applied:
Early/Regular:
Desired Major/School:
GPA:
SAT/ACT:
Number AP/DE classes taken:
Rank:
APs/Honors:
Extras/Hooks:
State residency:
Date Notified:
Decision:
Any merit aid:
Any need aid:
Date Applied: 8/1
Early/Regular: ED
Desired Major/School: undecided
GPA:3.96 uw, 4.5 w
SAT/ACT:33 (submitted)
Number AP/DE classes taken: 7
Rank: N/A
APs/Honors: AP Psych, AP Stat, APES, AP Lang, AP Lit.AP CS, AP Calc - almost all rest honors all years
Extras/Hooks: Varsity sport plus Club team, founder and president of club, leadership roles in two other clubs. 4 years of research with awards, part time jobs, many volunteer hours
State residency: Northeast
Date Notified: 9/23
Decision: Accepted
Any merit aid: not yet ( unlikely)
Any need aid: No
Date Applied: Mid Oct.
Early/Regular: ED
Desired Major/School: Psychology
GPA: 3.83 UW
SAT/ACT: 1440 SAT
Number AP/DE classes taken: 1 - AP Calc (school only has 3-4 ap’s)
Rank: N/A
APs/Honors: All honors classes w/ intensive physics, history and spanish senior year
Extras/Hooks: formed a team raising $20,000 for Luekemia research, two jobs (15 hrs/week each),
State residency: Massachusetts
Date Notified: 11/23
Decision: Deffered
Any merit aid:
Any need aid: Yes
Date Applied: January
Early/Regular: ED2
Desired Major/School: Biology or Biochem
GPA: 96/100
SAT/ACT: 1500
Number AP/DE classes taken: n/a (International applicant)
Rank: n/a
APs/Honors: n/a
Extras/Hooks: Shadowed at a patho clinic, Covid related bioinformatic research, internship at an edtech startup, 6 years of volunteering in rural communities, a bunch of academic honors
State residency: US citizen living in India (grew up in TX)
Date Notified: 15th Feb
Decision: Accepted
Any merit aid: probably no
Any need aid: YES
Date Applied: October 4
Early/Regular: Early Decision
Desired Major/School: Biochemistry
GPA: 3.77
SAT/ACT: Did not submit
Number AP/DE classes taken: 7 IB Classes
Rank: N/A
APs/Honors: N/A
Extras/Hooks: NHS Historian, Basketball Team Captain, Class Representative, I give free self defense classes to children who have special needs, and Volunteer for a dog organization.
State residency: Puerto Rico
Date Notified: November 26
Decision: Accepted
Any merit aid: No
Any need aid: Yes