Past posts indicate that Wake Forest University applicants who applied by December 1st for merit scholarship consideration are notified in late January if invited to a scholarship weekend. Is that still the process and has anyone received such a notice?
I’d love to know the same…
The tentative dates for Scholarship Weekend I believe are Feb. 15-18 and Feb. 22-25. I do not know if invites have gone out yet or not. Good luck to all those selected!
Thank you. Is that information on the website? Seems to be close enough in time that invitations must already be out or are imminent. Yes, good luck to everyone selected, and please reply if you have already received an invite.
@KitBlue I don’t believe its on the website. I heard it from my daughter, she will be one of the students helping to host the attendees…
@wakedad By chance is this just the Presidential Scholarship (theatre / dance / music/ art) or for the entire “Merit Scholars Weekend”? Sometimes they are different weeks. Is your daughter a Presidential Scholar?
I believe this is the Carswell, Gordon, Stamps and Reynolds Merit Scholars Weekend. I did not know if the Presidential Scholarship is included in this same weekend or not. My daughter is a Carswell Scholar.
Shout out if you received an invite!
I was told by the office of scholarships that finalists would be notified by the first week in February. You will only receive a notification if chosen as a finalist.
So is the first week of February this week or next?
Not sure… but remember that Finalist status is VERY selective…
I received an invitation today- I am thrilled! The email said that each year, they invite 24 students to campus to interview for the full cost of attendance merit scholarships (Tuition, room, board, food, flights, books, a stipend, etc) worth 300k.
@Mavam16 Congratulations, that is exciting! Do you live in NC? What is the weekend you visit or can you choose. @WakeDad mentioned 2 weekends. Best of luck to you 
@Mavam16 Also, did you apply early or regular decision? Like, have you already been admitted?
@kitblue, In previous years, the posts indicate that anyone getting an invitation to Scholars Weekend could assume they have been admitted, even if applying Regular Decision. Congratulations, @Mavam16 !
Congrats! @Mavam16 did it mention a specific scholarship for which you will interview?
@Mavam16 Would you mind sharing whether you applied ED or RD? And, would you mind sharing your stats (eg test scores and if you submitted)? Thank you and congratulations
Congratulations! Go Deacs!!
My daughter got an invite. In the letter, it said that there were 24 finalists but we just found out that there are 24 finalists at each weekend for a total of 48. Does anyone know how many scholarships they award to the finalists?
Congratulations to those invited! You should be very proud of yourself for achieving this honor!
For those wondering how many scholarships will be awarded, here’s a link to the Scholarship information and the targets for each.
http://financialaid.wfu.edu/merit-based-scholarships/merit-based-scholarship-descriptions/