<p>I certainly think Wake will have greater name recognition than ND in the South, although I don’t think it’s a huge separation. For overall academic experience, you can’t really go wrong with either. I think the big separating factors are the very Catholic nature of ND, the size (WF is 1/2 the size of ND), predominant local culture (Midwest vs. Southern, although as far as student bodies, both draw from all over the country), and weather with maybe sports factoring in, although both are big time athletic programs especially in light of Wake’s recent football success. I would say you need to figure out how you feel about those factors as well as any other more specific personal ones (distance to home, friends at either, strength in field of interest) and you should be fine.</p>
<p>“I’m struggling with BC and Wake…any thoughts? Money is the same.”</p>
<p>BC and Wake have very similar campuses, but they have completely different weather, culture, & overall feel (BC - no Greek life, Wake - rather large Greek life). Have you visited both?</p>
<p>Just speaking from one visit to BC, but the food there seemed almost like a high school cafeteria- maybe we didn’t eat in the right place. I don’t think D could survive on the frozen, pre-cooked stuff they served us, compared to WF’s amazing food.</p>
<p>Wake v. Boston College
“I’m struggling with BC and Wake…any thoughts? Money is the same.”</p>
<p>My son is a sophomore at BC and my daughter will be a freshman at WF next year. I think the academics and school spirit at both schools are very similar. </p>
<p>Some of the key differences that were important to my son in choosing BC over WF were ice hockey at BC (to play IM/club and be a fan of the BC team), the larger BC campus and student body, and BC’s proximity to the fun city of Boston. He did not care much about Greek life and was happy it was not even an option at BC . </p>
<p>On the other hand, my daughter decided to apply ED to WF and not consider BC. Important differences to her were the smaller WF campus, the southern feel of WF, Greek life at WF, and the NC weather (she is not a fan of the Boston weather).</p>
<p>Both are great schools!</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback…the weather and smaller campus are definetly a draw.</p>
<p>merryecho, there is no reason at all for your daughter to be worried about applying to Wake’s b-school. Even if she doesn’t have a 2.7 GPA, she can still get in by requesting a provisional acceptance. Wake doesn’t cap Calloway’s size, so there’s nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>kvelledeac- it is kind of you to reply, but your comments don’t agree with what we were told at accepted students day. They said the number was definitely capped at about 200, and not all who applied with acceptable gpa were accepted. But, she isn’t worried, as she figures if she can’t make a 3.0 GPA in her chosen field of study then she should be studying something else.</p>
<p>merryecho - my son is finishing up his freshman year at Wake and is planning to apply to Calloway next spring. He has not heard anything about a cap and does not seem worried about gaining admission. His impression is that Calloway is very demanding once you are in - but not that difficult to gain entry. I believe you apply spring sophomore year - so you are focusing on the GPA earned during your first 3 semesters there. I believe they also submit an essay for admission.</p>
<p>We attended the business school orientation April 9. It seems business has become more popular the last couple of years, thus the cap. The prof said that while most students are accepted, they work with those who aren’t to find a "niche’ major, often economics with a focus on something the student is interested in. They do have to take 3 business classes prior to sophomore year- micro econ, macro, and I forget the third. Daughter will take these and see how she does. All in all, I am confident that WF will help her to develop her talents and interests in the best way for her.</p>
<p>We, too, attended the business school orientation during Campus Day. Like merryecho advises, there is a cap. This year they received over 300 applications for 200 spots. A few years ago, they didn’t receive enough applications to fill their class.We were advised that admission is a data driven process. The number of applicants in any given year and the strength of that applicant pool will be important factors. As merryecho states, some applicants had not taken the prerequisite classes (ex. former premed students), and were deferred pending receipt of grades for those classes. Check out the website for Calloway. It’s spelled out pretty well there.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind, just because X number of students applied doesn’t mean all X number are qualified. You could have a student who had A’s in Econ & Calc and mostly A’s otherwise and just struggled in Accounting, or you could have someone with A’s in all those courses and failing everything else, or failing in general. Take the numbers with a grain of salt. Take them seriously, but not 100% seriously, if you understand what I mean? </p>
<p>“They do have to take 3 business classes prior to sophomore year- micro econ, macro, and I forget the third.”</p>
<p>They may have changed it, but right now it’s Calculus (any form of Calc that you place into – I took 111), Economics (Intro to Econ – it teaches you a little micro and a little macro), and Accounting (death). Normally, most people do well in Calc & Econ (depending on who you have, it can vary) and don’t do quite as well in Accounting (which almost every prospective business student takes fall of their sophomore year). </p>
<p>Most people I know who applied got in – the ones who were deferred were deferred for good, tangible reasons. There are tutors available in Econ & Calc that a lottt of people in my classes utilized 
Strongly recommend the Econ tutors (Econ professors can definitely range in difficulty).</p>
<p>I assume you’re not a business major, but I was hoping maybe you know someone who is a business major so you could answer this question. I’m at a different university and am applying for transfer to Wake Forest; after some researching, I found I will most likely have to take accounting at Wake if I’m accepted (one of the requirements is to take accounting in Calloway). This semester I took accounting and did very well (I thought it was a fairly easy class). My question is, when you say “accounting (death),” in what nature is accounting harder at Wake? Because clearly, there is a difference in difficulty between the accounting class I took and the one that is taught at Wake.</p>
<p>“I assume you’re not a business major, but I was hoping maybe you know someone who is a business major so you could answer this question. I’m at a different university and am applying for transfer to Wake Forest; after some researching, I found I will most likely have to take accounting at Wake if I’m accepted (one of the requirements is to take accounting in Calloway). This semester I took accounting and did very well (I thought it was a fairly easy class). My question is, when you say “accounting (death),” in what nature is accounting harder at Wake? Because clearly, there is a difference in difficulty between the accounting class I took and the one that is taught at Wake.”</p>
<p>I’m pre-business but I’m only a freshman so there are a lot of things business-related that are difficult for me to answer. </p>
<p>Accounting at Wake is very difficult because the teachers are super hard and you really need to study to do well. You need to NOT procrastinate, and a lot of people find accounting here to be extremely difficult. It’s a “weed-out” course, but if you took accounting already at another school you should have the fundamentals down and therefore be pretty good at it here. </p>
<p>I don’t mean to scare you by any means – it’s just that Accounting is to pre-business what Organic Chemistry is to pre-med.</p>
<p>Accounting is hard because if you don’t do ALL the assigned problems BEFORE the class where you go over them you will struggle to pass. Really struggle. This is hard to believe until its too late, and its also hard to convince yourself to do this without believing.</p>
<p>Don’t take Baker. Take Ramsey if available. Problem solved.</p>