Wake Forest Freshman GPAs

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<p>Are the Freshman GPAs typically low at Wake?</p>

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<p>I heard last year that the average freshman GPA was a 2.8. I have no idea how accurate this is - but Wake is a challenging school and does not give A’s easily.</p>

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<p>my brother’s gpa last year was a 2.9 and he said that most freshman don’t have over a 3.0</p>

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<p>I had a 3.6 my first semester.</p>

<p>It depends how focused you stay and what types of classes you take.</p>

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<p>Pinkcupcake, I’m glad to hear that a higher GPA is possible. My D has applied to Wake Forest, and I think she’d have a meltdown if she couldn’t earn over a 3.0. In addition, she wants to be pre-med, and you can’t get to medical school with a <3.0 GPA</p>

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<p>The premed track is very hard – it’s hard to maintain above a 3.0 for some students. However, if she’s naturally science-inclined and have motivation, I’m sure she can do it. :)</p>

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<p>According to this site ([Wake</a> Forest University](<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/wakeforest.html]Wake”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/wakeforest.html)), the average GPA in 2007 was 3.21.</p>

<p>I think the GPA really varies based on what you do, though. I coasted through my first semester with a 3.84, but foreign languages are complete cake for me and 3 out of the 5 classes I took were languages. Might have been different if I did math or something.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the encouragement - D is very motivated and has 9 science credits in high school. Now we just have to see if she gets in!</p>

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<p>What are the requirements to be on the Dean’s List?</p>

<p>The Dean’s List is issued after the end of the fall and spring semesters. It includes all full-time, degree-seeking students in the College and the Schools of Business who have a grade point average of 3.4 or better for a full-time course load in the semester and who have earned no grade below C during the semester.</p>

<p>Does anyone know how many students typically make the Dean’s List each semester? Either absolute number of percentage of student body would be interesting.</p>

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<p>Dean’s List is a 3.4 in a semester (with no grade lower than a C, I believe). The last data sets I have seen (from 2007-2008) have had 30-34% of students graduating cum laude (or 3.4 and above).</p>