<p>The college seems to fit me because I have been doing some research on it. Now the only things I have to do is improve my SAT/ACT scores, and write a good application essay. I just might have that small chance of getting in at least 25%-50% chance of getting in.</p>
<p>I just realize the OP is from San Jose, if he goes to Lynbrook HS, Wake is a very realistic school for him at that HS ranking. My nephew graduated from Mission San Jose, he is ranked in that position, he got in those T20-50 colleges without a problem, but he choose UCSD over many others. The question now is that Wake Forest is not well known in the San Jose area and even fewer students apply there, so idk if Wake’s adcom will recognize Lynbrook’s students at all.</p>
<p>Wake is a great school. Great academics, nice campus, good sports. Great atmosphere on campus. Good reputation.</p>
<p>Yeah I hope they will consider people that live over here in the West coast.</p>
<p>Since it is Private and not a state school – if you are a strong applicant, your geographic home will make little difference to the Wake admission people. It may very well be an advantage for you when it comes down to the bottom line. WFU like many schools values diversity both as a goal for their student population and as an advertisement for their future applicants.</p>
<p>I interviewed there for a Post Graduate position when it’s schools were under the banner of Bowman Gray and was very impressed with the people though I ended up going to a different program. Since then I have worked with quite a few graduates of the UG and Grad programs (specifically the Med school and Residency) and I can say that I’ve never had a single person who ended up disappointed with their experience.</p>
<p>Wake, Vanderbilt, Emory, and Wash St Louis share a lot of the same traits. I would add Duke and maybe Rice to that group, but I think I’d slot those 2 programs slightly above Wake academically (as often happens the Graduate programs skew the UG reputation more than it should), but a lot of it would depend on your particular area of study. Each campus has a different feel to it, but all of those Universities will provide you with an excellent education so sometimes it comes down to where you feel most comfortable and think you would be happier.</p>
<p>@prospect</p>
<p>I think you miss the point. The point is whether Wake will recognize a middle quadrant student from top HS in the Bay Area is a contender at Wake because so few students from the Bay Area even know Wake and apply to it.</p>
<p>Well yes and no. </p>
<p>My point is valid regarding post #24 specifically.</p>
<p>The rest of the thread has addressed the other issues as much as it can be – the original question was asking about WFU rather than “What are my chances”</p>
<p>Can someone at the 65th percentile get into Wake – yes, but it’s going to require a lot more information than is available. If jojoyo goes to an ultra competitive prep/private school or has some special abilities (the music background and EC’s) that haven’t been unmasked then it could slant the discussion. </p>
<p>If that 190/500+ is in a run of the mill average HS then it’s going to be more difficult and most particularly without significant SAT scores.</p>
<p>^^^ prospect… You are running in circles and you did not read all the postings in the thread… We have already established:</p>
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<li>Wake is a good college and it has suitable programs for OP </li>
<li>Op is from Lynbrook, a top HS in San Jose, as he ackowledged my inquiry in #24.</li>
<li>OP has a potential to be accepted at his ranking because the highschool he is in.</li>
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<p>So why are you repeating everything eveyone else is saying?</p>
<p>I re-read the entire thread again. I answered jojoyo’s post #24 “I hope they will consider people that live over here in the West coast” in post 25 and threw a couple personal experiences with WF – very little repetitive information there. </p>
<p>I see your post #22 that speculates what HS the OP might attend, but I see nothing that confirmed it – was this posted elsewhere or is CC not allowing me to see certain posts or am I just blind. If the board allows me to edit, I will happily eliminate my second post (and this one for that matter) which a direct reply to you and has nothing to do with the OP.</p>
<p>I think it’s very condescending and an insult from the OP to phrase the question as “IS Wake Forest Any good?”</p>
<p>Well if it’s offending to anyone then I’m sorry because i didn’t mean to word it that way. I simply wanted to know if this school is good because I have never heard of it until like a few weeks ago from a mail advertisement. </p>
<p>Btw does WFU have a good psychology and Statistics major? Because i plan on doing double major in those two subject areas. If not, then, can you recommend a school that’s good for those two subject areas?</p>
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<p>This speaks much more of your own lack of knowledge regarding colleges than it does about the colleges themselves.</p>
<p>Yeah i thought i told you guys that I’m a noobie. That’s why I’m here to ask for help.</p>
<p>Well, I agree with House of London’s statement. Rather than asking the broad, condescending question of “is it any good?”, you could have figured that out yourself through looking at any variety of college guides or web sites, and then come and asked a meaningful question dealing with a specific inquiry of yours.</p>
<p>C’mon folks - if you don’t follow sports it’d be no more unusual to not know Wake than it would to not know Wash U, and LOTS of people haven’t heard of Wash U. </p>
<p>Psych would be strong at Wake, but I’d be surprised if they have Stats as a major or department. They’ll have Stats courses in the Math Dept, but that’s a fairly specialized discipline and degrees in it would be more common at large research Us.</p>
<p>That’s nice to know that they have a good psych program and sports. I do swimming at school, I wonder if they have that.</p>