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Colleges and Universities A-Z Wake Forest University
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<p>I recently received a letter from the admissions office that told me I was differed from Wake Forest. I am really upset because WF was my first choice and I thought I had a good chance of getting in. Here are my stats:</p>

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<li>1230 on SATs</li>
<li>600 on Bio SAT subject test, 690 on US history subject test</li>
<li>27 on the ACTs</li>
<li>4.8 weighted GPA</li>
<li>vice president of FBLA and jr. PHA, member of Key Club, National Honor Society and History Club </li>
<li>spent two summers volunteering at my local hospital</li>
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<p>Any suggestions on how to improve my chances of getting in regular decision??</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Improve test scores. Get your old man to make a $million pledge to the DemonDeacon Fund. </p>

<p>You may want to change guidance counselors, too? :confused: (Or whoever suggested you were a lock.) You may be admitted, and here's hoping, but you really need a decent Plan B, too, if I might suggest.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the ideas! lol </p>

<p>I knew I wasn't a lock, but my guidance counselor said I had a pretty good shot at getting in.</p>

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<p>I think you have a chance, but I don't think it is by any means a GREAT chance. Your scores are on the low end for Wake and I am imagining based on your sn that you are from NY which is a more competitive state to apply out of. </p>

<p>Wake is a reach school for you, but to improve your chances, which certainly are not poor chances by any means, send in an extra letter of recommendation and write a heartfelt letter stating that it is indeed your top choice for school.</p>

<p>I would apply to other schools though for sure.<br>
Elon perhaps, is very similar to Wake and you would have a great chance of getting in there.</p>

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<p>Wilmingtonwave- you are such an eloquent writer. What a student you must be! And you give great advice! ;)</p>

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<p>I plan to apply to Boston College, Lehigh, Villanova, and Fairfield. I will also deffinetly look into Elon. Thanks!</p>

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<p>NYBlondie:
Don't feel bad about the deferral, I got one too w/ a 1350/2070, alumni connection, and similar activities (although I had a 3.6 GPA, significantly less than yours). It's going to be a looong 4 months, but it's definitely worth it waiting for Wake. </p>

<p>BTW, I wanted to second njmom- wilmingtonwave, I really do enjoy reading your posts more than those of anyone else on this thread. Thank you for your always perceptive and understanding insights :)</p>

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<p>I was deferred as well...not so sure I have much of a chance for regular decision...</p>

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<p>nyblondy -- the main point I took away from the college application process w/ DD 2 years ago is that college admissions is one big roll of the dice. However, having said that, I would suggest expanding your list of schools a little to include a few more like Fairfield.</p>

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<p>i got deferred last year and got waitlisted in regular decision. i had a higher SAT and about the same grades. The SAT is what killed me. i had a 1290/1600 and a 30/36 on the ACT. I was coming from SC in a highly competitive HS.</p>

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<p>same here! i hate the SATs!
where did u end up going to school?</p>

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<p>I got deferred as well. I forgot to post here but did post on my blog. I had a 31 on the ACT and a pretty well balanced application. I guess they were just taking the very best and I knew I wasn't one of them so I'm not that upset.</p>

<p>Good luck to everyone who's RD'ing!</p>

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<p>Where else areyou applying JKirk?</p>

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<p>Well, I'm not saying that I put my eggs all in one basket but I really should have been getting this stuff ready before my response came back from Wake.</p>

<p>Safeties: West Virginia University, University of Kentucky, maybe Pitt
Reach/Wish: UNC Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt, Wake? </p>

<p>My friend got a full tuition scholarship to Pitt with similar stats to mine so it was kind of tacked on the last minute.</p>

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<p>i got in at unc-ch, nyblondy</p>