<p>dukeafficionado, that’s a loaded question. It really depends on your other standardized test scores (ie did you do better on the ACT?) and your GPA (is it so high that you dont think you need to submit SATs). If I were in your shoes, I’d submit it. A 1980 is usually about midline for Wake, I haven’t checked it recently. It’s definitely a solid score; I don’t think it would hurt your file. Just my opinion.</p>
<p>chelssd32, I don’t think something as minor as that would seriously hurt your chances. That’s unusual that they gave you feedback though haha, you must have had an interesting interviewer. Mine was just like “Thank you for interviewing, have a nice day.” Don’t worry too much about a minor comment like that.</p>
<p>McBabySheep, thank you so much for your response! I will fwd your info to him. This can give him an idea of what to expect. Good luck!</p>
<p>@mcbabysheep:</p>
<p>What year are you?</p>
<p>The thing that threw me about the Wake application is that they ask more questions than any other colleges (perhaps with the exception of Elon). It was truly, truly tiresome to slog through the seemingly interminable questions. And, it’s not like these were “deep” questions – "what moment in history would you want to witness? I guess I can’t criticise too deeply, as Stanford asks the identical question!!</p>
<p>@kellybkk - It’s more to judge your creativity and writing abilities than to ask your actual opinion. Without having the SATs as a necessity, it is important to have other things, like the short answer questions. That being said, they did not take me a long time at all - have fun with them!</p>
<p>How fast did you hear back from Wake Forest with regular decision? I submitted my application in late November and I’m anxious to hear back!</p>
<p>You’ll hear back from Wake RD in late March. It’s only ED that is rolling. Best of luck!</p>
<p>@kritty: I believe that almost every year, Wake sends out their decisions on or right before March 30th. Look out for a relatively large envelope for an acceptance, a small one if it is a rejection. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Hey! Does Wake give out lot of merit aid, and do you know some of the stats of the people you know with merit aid? Im trying to figure out if there’s a glimmer of hope that I might get a scholarship :)</p>
<p>Could you explain the SAT optional aspect of Wake Forest? Does someone who submits their scores have a better chance of admission than someone who does not? Thanks</p>
<p>Hi @ally4503: </p>
<p>Believe it or not, Wake really is what it says it is - SAT optional. I really & truly do not believe that they will look down on anyone who does not send in his or her SAT scores. I would not say that someone who submits their scores has a better chance of getting in than someone who does not, unless the score that they submit is really good.</p>
<p>That being said, if you did well on the SATs, sending them in will probably help you. Sending in a poor score may hurt you. When in doubt, I would say to not send them in, but that is just me.</p>
<p>For the sake of honesty, I sent mine.</p>
<p>So, where would one consider the tipping point on decent SATs to send? 650+ in all sections? 700+ in CR/M but not lower then 650 in W? Are CR & M weighted more heavily then W? Where do you draw the line on scores that should/should not be reported during admissions? Obviously you’d like to send higher, but this is for the discussion of where that line is of send/don’t send. I respect and enjoy your posts a lot here pink but I don’t think honesty has anything to do with it. The policy allows you to not submit during admissions. You have to submit scores after you accept an offer for institutional reporting (ie common data set, etc).</p>
<p>@blueiguana - </p>
<p>I completely agree with you. I wish that the line was more obvious.</p>
<p>I would say that if your scores are above the middle 50% of the last CDS report (<a href=“Home - Office of Institutional Research”>Home - Office of Institutional Research), then turn them in. To be honest, I highly doubt anything anything above at or above 1300-13500ish (M+V) would hurt you in admissions, and it most likely either will help you or be a moot point.</p>
<p>I do believe Wake is truly “SAT optional” but not “SAT unconsidered”, but they still care a bit about the SAT scores they need to submit for the rankings. Thus, if you do not submit a score, there may be a subconscious bias cause the adcom will most likely assume that the applicant had an un-competitive score.</p>
<p>Also, for future applicants, I do believe SAT scores are strongly recommended, if not required for many of the merit-based scholarship. Most of the full-ride merit scholarships recipients have SAT scores of at least 1500/1600 (M+V).</p>
<p>Pinkcupcake and blueiguana, just out ot of curiosity…what composite score would you say you have to have on the ACT to send with your application?</p>
<p>@volleyva: </p>
<p>I am not familiar with the ACT to be honest. I would say to look at comparable schools and their average ACT scores - if yours is higher than average then send. But this is just my opinion and I have no insider knowledge of how Wake looks at the scores.</p>
<p>I know almost nothing about Wake Forest, but was able to access the CDS and look up the middle 50th % scores.</p>
<p>CR:620-700, M:630-710
ACT:29-31</p>
<p>These are the figures for the class that enrolled Fall 2012, so class of 2016 from Wake. Accepted students’ stats will be higher than these figures. </p>
<p>52% of enrolled students reported SAT scores and 32% reported ACT scores, so 16% of enrolled students did not report standardized test scores. That strikes me as a fairly high percentage, so I checked older CDSs and it appears that the class of 2016 was the first test-optional class. It will be interesting to see if that percentage creeps up this fall.</p>
<p>BlueIguana–is there another section of the CDS where the school has to report standardized test scores of all enrollees, even those who did not submit for consideration during the admissions process? I am looking at section C9. Am curious…Thanks!</p>