<p>hey when is student orientation anyway? the website hasn’t announced it…i was informed that international students orientation day is earlier than the date for local students…just wondering when i need to get packed and head to the US :)</p>
<p>i know at wake you cannot “double dip” in order to ensure that you cannot skip over any major requirements. i am a little confused by that phrase. If i major in chemistry and mathematics, calc 1 and 2 are needed for each major requirements (and divisional requirements - at least one math or science). can i use the calc 1 and 2 i take to fulfill both major requirements or do i have to somehow make them up? also if i take calc 2 and general chem my freshman first semester, can those count as divisional requirements as well as major requirements?</p>
<p>“i know at wake you cannot “double dip” in order to ensure that you cannot skip over any major requirements. i am a little confused by that phrase. If i major in chemistry and mathematics, calc 1 and 2 are needed for each major requirements (and divisional requirements - at least one math or science). can i use the calc 1 and 2 i take to fulfill both major requirements or do i have to somehow make them up? also if i take calc 2 and general chem my freshman first semester, can those count as divisional requirements as well as major requirements?”</p>
<p>Calculus and Gen Chem can count as divisionals even if they are counting towards a major or minor requirement. I’m not exactly certain of the details of double majoring though – hopefully scarlet will see this and know.</p>
<p>I would think that taking calc 1 + 2 should fulfill your requirements for both majors. You would have to take 1 before 2 though.</p>
<p>Pink, do you know if transfers are housed with first year students, other transfer students, or upperclassmen?</p>
<p>“Pink, do you know if transfers are housed with first year students, other transfer students, or upperclassmen?”</p>
<p>I’m only knowledgeable about transfers who arrive in the spring of their freshmen years. If you transfer then, you get housed in regular freshmen housing where there are openings. For example, if someone transfers out of a double room, a transfer student would get that spot, or if someone moved into a double with a friend and out of a single, the transfer would get the single. Since Wake doesn’t allow first year students to give a preference on housing, it is, for all intents and purposes, the same thing that the other students get. I’m not exactly sure about other transfers, though. I’ll try to find out and let you know … it’s probably on the website somewhere!</p>
<p>Thanks, I checked the website, but all it says is that transfers are not guaranteed housing (it says nothing about where transfers are placed if they are given on campus housing).</p>
<p>Pink, where can I get one of those tie dye Wake bracelets? I visited today, but they didn’t have any.</p>
<p>“Pink, where can I get one of those tie dye Wake bracelets? I visited today, but they didn’t have any.”</p>
<p>? What tie dye Wake bracelets? Do you have a picture? I probably know what they are, but for some reason, they just aren’t coming to mind.</p>
<p>I know what Whoopfer is talking about. The plastic black and gold bracelets. I think I’ve seen them in the bookstore and the Deacon shop, but I don’t remember. It’s been awhile.</p>
<p>I can’t find a picture, but I could have sworn I’ve seen somewhere a Wake Forest bracelet that is exactly like the Livestrong, except the Wake tie dye colors.</p>
<p>Typically how hard is calculus II at wake? I’m trying to decide whether to take calc II or calc I next year. I took calc AB this year in high school and I am confident that I passed the exam, which I can get credit for calc I. Which class should I take? Is it possible that I could sign up or both and drop one of them during the drop/add period?</p>
<p>“Typically how hard is calculus II at wake? I’m trying to decide whether to take calc II or calc I next year. I took calc AB this year in high school and I am confident that I passed the exam, which I can get credit for calc I. Which class should I take? Is it possible that I could sign up or both and drop one of them during the drop/add period?”</p>
<p>If you are good at math or are considering doing something with math or like math, I’d take the credit and take Calculus II. Not all people NEED to take Calc in college – if you don’t want to do business or don’t need to take Calc as a prereq for something else, you can complete that divisional requirement with a different class (the subjects in that divisional category are Math, Computer Science, Biology, Physics, & Chemistry, and you must take two classes in different categories). </p>
<p>That being said, I know a lottt of people who struggled with Calc II. It’s not an easy class, and you need to be willing to put the work into it. I took Calc I, and it was the easiest “A” I earned at Wake so far. If you’ve already taken Calc AB, Calc I is a breeze with most professors. However, I know people who started in Calc THREE and were fine. It all depends on how much effort you want to put into it and how much you like math. I’m so glad I didn’t place out, though. </p>
<p>I do not believe you can sign up for both, but if you take the Calc credits and decide to take Calc II at Wake, take the class, and are struggling in it (assuming that you do not need this class as a prerequisite for something else), you can absolutely drop it. Your professors will let you know the drop period.</p>
<p>Also, for anyone else concerned with this divisional category, it is not nearly as intimidating as it seems. I am AWFUL at science and math, yet there are lots of classes you can take that aren’t so difficult – Statistics and Probability and Calc I all fall under the math category, Astronomy is a Physics class, and Intro to Computer Science isn’t very difficult (although it’s very difficult to get into the Intro class for non-majors/minors). There’s another Intro to Physics class that is supposed to be not too difficult as well. :)</p>
<p>That was really helpful! Thanks! So we are required to take two classes in each division? And then additional ones that are major-specific?</p>
<p>“That was really helpful! Thanks! So we are required to take two classes in each division? And then additional ones that are major-specific?”</p>
<p>You are required to take a designated number of courses in different areas. The breakdown this year was this:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 HES classes – HES 100 and HES 101 (simple)</li>
<li>1 Cultural Diversity class and 1 Quantitative Reasoning class (very easy – can be done with other divisionals – i.e. QR = Calc I, II, III … CD = International Politics, some religion classes, etc).</li>
<li>Math, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science (pick 2)</li>
<li>English, reading other interpreted texts (pick 1)</li>
<li>Psychology, Anthropology, Political Science, Economics, Communications (pick 2)</li>
<li>Arts (Theatre, Studio Art, etc) (pick 1) </li>
<li>Religion, Philosophy, History (pick 1).</li>
</ul>
<p>There are a lot of divisionals but you’ll probably be taking many of these classes anyway (like, for the business school, you need to take Economics & Calculus anyway to apply). Plus, it really DOES open your eyes to new materials, and there are always classes in each division that aren’t too challenging. :)</p>
<p>Does anyone know the average acceptance GPA (note if W or UW) and SAT/ACT (yes, I know they are optional) </p>
<p>My goal is a 3.85 and a 30 on the ACT, obviously it can go higher or lower, but what do you think my chance of admission would be with that and some nice ecs/service/and a bit of a hook (won national track competition in my event)</p>
<p>"Does anyone know the average acceptance GPA (note if W or UW) and SAT/ACT (yes, I know they are optional) </p>
<p>My goal is a 3.85 and a 30 on the ACT, obviously it can go higher or lower, but what do you think my chance of admission would be with that and some nice ecs/service/and a bit of a hook (won national track competition in my event)"</p>
<p>First off, some potentially helpful links:
<a href=“http://admissions.wfu.edu/[/url]”>http://admissions.wfu.edu/</a>
[Wake</a> Forest University Overview - CollegeData College Profile](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1575]Wake”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1575)
[Wake</a> Forest University: Undergraduate Profile ? BusinessWeek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>Honestly, the first mistake you can make during this whole process is asking for chances on this website. I will not chance you for this reason. People on here have no idea if you will get in or not … the only thing I can tell you if that if you have a 1.0 GPA and a 600 cumulative SAT, you will probably not get into Harvard and if you have a 4.0 GPA and a 2400 SAT, you will probably be able to get into your community college. College admissions are impossible to predict because each school is looking for different things. Someone with a 4.0 GPA and a 2400 SAT might not do any extracurriculars, might go to a comparatively easy high school, and might write awful essays – who knows. People with lower GPAs, SAT scores, and less extracurriculars were wait listed or accepted at my early decision school while I was outright rejected. College admissions don’t always make sense, and it is a very humbling process. </p>
<p>Your GPA is good and your ACT score is good, so the best I can tell you is that you will be a competitive candidate for admission just based on those two facts. The quality of your ECs, etc, is subjective to the person reading the application. Just don’t ask for chances online – most people don’t know what they’re talking about and you’re just setting yourself up to get hurt (my grandparents were so confident that I’d get into my ED school that they bought me clothes from said school). I wish you the best of luck, though!</p>
<p>Would you call Wake Forest a “work hard, party hard” environment? Lots of schools get this label but I was just wondering if you think Wake can be this…it’s not a bad thing, I’m just wondering</p>
<p>Pink- the Business Week link says Wake is 34% female. However, collegeboard.com says it’s 53% female. Which do you think is closer to reality? thanks.</p>
<p>It’s definitely more than 34%. Last I heard (and from what I observed as well) it was about 50/50. So I’ll buy 53%.</p>