<p>Hey guys, I'm down to 2 schools: Wake and Florida. </p>
<p>I love WF and it seems perfect besides cost (obviously) and it's repuation for being difficult and known as "Work Forest". My main reason for not going would be it's "too hard" and "too much work".</p>
<p>Now, obviously, college is going to be more difficult than high school where I did okay, 3.8 UW GPA 10-12th taking 12 AP's & passing them all with a 2080 SAT and 30 ACT.</p>
<p>I'm not stupid, but Im not so brilliant. I was never one to study a whole lot (always did homework) and I'm a procrastinator.</p>
<p>So my question, I guess, is it that hard that I shouldn't go? My main reason not to go to Wake would be this. I want a good GPA, and don't want to be struggling throughout college trying to get B's.</p>
<p>Can you confirm my fears and push me to UF, or tell me I'll be okay and come become a DD?! Thanks guys!</p>
<p>I’m an alum (class of 2008), but I don’t think that the academics have changed all that much in the last two years, so I’ll give my thoughts.</p>
<p>My biggest academic fault is that I probably procrastinate too much and that I definitely cram before tests rather than study as I go along. I made it through Wake Forest without pulling any all-nighters (though there were a couple of nights that I may’ve been better off not going to sleep). You’ll definitely have to study hard, but it’s doable. And it’s possible to maintain a good GPA while doing so. In addition graduate and professional programs know about Wake’s reputation and are pretty good about considering the whole picture rather than just a number.</p>
<p>Wake is a small enough school that everyone is involved in a fair amount of extra-curricular activities, all of which take time, usually in the late afternoon or evening. So when we work, we really, really work because the clock is ticking. But I feel fairly certain that if someone participated in nothing else but academics (not that I’m advocating doing this), they wouldn’t feel overly stressed. So it’s a matter of balance. The key is knowing early which weeks are going to be bad and not scheduling yourself to do a whole lot those weeks. Most professors give out syllabi on the first day of class, which means that you know from day one when your cram times are going to have to be.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s hard at all here, but that probably varies depending on what your major is and how good you are at it. The business major is supposed to be really hard, for instance. I’m personally doing languages (3 of them) and since I’ve always found languages/liberal arts courses in general to be really easy, I haven’t had to work much. But for someone else, my course load might be crushing. It’s really pretty individual.</p>
<p>It all depends on your classes and your work ethic. If you’re a double major and you procrastinate, then you’re probably not going to do well. If you’re a comm major and you’re studying every day, you’ll probably have a high GPA. It’s all relative.</p>
<p>The classes I’ve taken here have been particularly challenging, but then again I have a hard major (and one semi-challenging one). </p>
<p>If you had a high GPA and high SATs in high school it is likely that you will do well here. Wake prepares you well for the real world, promise!</p>