@Westchestermom Congrats!!! So happy for you! @Jm6844 I hope both of us can find the big black and gold envelope in our mailboxes today >_<
Congrats @WestchesterMommy !!! Keeping fingers crossed here.
@WestchesterMommy I need to meet you if your kid ends up at Wake!
^ me too!
Waitlisted today in VA. Pretty disappointing
Weighted GPA 4.43, 4.0 UW
SAT 1470
12 IB and 2 AP classes taken
IB Candidate Great EC’s Leadership, National music awards. Got to love the NoVa area.
Agreed - Yes all of the Westchester/Fairfield county parents have to meet up for those whos kids attend wake. We’ll call it a business meeting -ha!! Setting up carpooling etc…
Mamajo. Sounds like yield protection to me? Was interest in wake shown? Campus visit, email, interview. Living in VA you get the big advantage of VA schools - UVA, w&m, VTech, etc. Hopefully one of those is of interest? OOS for W&M and UVA is ridiculous.
@Westchestermom maybe this was some weird way to make possible disappoint later a little easier even though the wait was excruciating. So happy it was good news enjoy that glass of wine well deserved!! . Welcome tho the Forest
@Jm6844 @sanangelo1 sending good mojo for the same news for you both!!
I have a sophomore at Wake if you all have any questions.
Also GOOD MOJO for @Lilllllllly !!!
@lbf Since you have a sophomore at Wake, any comment on grade deflation? especially for bichem majors?
Thanks lbf. The question I’d ask is how is the Winston-salem area? We all know the wake campus is great, but how the city? Do the kids tend to stay on campus or head out?
Hi! @Iiiiiiiiiy chose not to submit my test scores and I was accepted.
if you don’t mind sharing, what were your stats/ec’s?
I’m from Alexandria, VA
4.3 unweighted GPA
Class rank: top 10%
6 ap classes, 3 dual enrollment classes
AP scholar with honors, leadership positions in honor societies
I also did a Skype interview as well
@jm6844 I would say the kids do venture off campus to eat and do other things but it doesn’t have that great walk to downtown vibe that some college towns have. My son has never complained about not feeling like there is enough to do. Between clubs, intramural & club sports, greek life and oh yeah school work they seem to be happy 
Maybe @rickle1 or @WakeDad can give you their input on this?
Thanks lbf. Hopefully he gets into Wake today, and Michigan tonight. He’s accepted to Tulane with a nice scholarship and in at uga. 4 totally different college vibes, all with their strengths and weaknesses.
@Jm6844 yes we visited 3 times, the third was her interview. Sent a thank you letter as well. You are right about VA schools. She was accepted to UVA, W&M and VT. Sadly, Wake was her top choice. Waitlist Statistics aren’t very encouraging for Wake although being involved in the recent school scandal might change that a bit. Thanks for the encouraging words!
OMG mamajo, if we get in I’ll trade you my wake acceptance for UVA? Ha wish we could. Yep I bet it’s all about yield. They see she had those great stats and lives in VA and figures she’ll got to UVA at the instate price. Definitely email her regional app officer and restate her interest. They didn’t let anyone in from the wl last year, but as you said it probably will be different this year. With her stats she’d have to be near the top. Say something like we’ll put our deposit down 5 minutes after we’re accepted off the wait list!
My son is in!!! They left the package on the front step. He went to the mailbox first (no luck) then his younger brother saw it on the porch. I took a leap of faith and left my office in NYC at 2 to come home, hoping it would be here. Thanks for everyone’s support these last few days - I’m going to write an article about all of this!! I hope to hear good news from a few more people today. My choice of beverage will be a Guinness!!
@Jm6844 it’s like “days of our lives” on this message board! I’m glad no one knows the actual number of times I refreshed the feed waiting for your results! LOL. Congrats! But after all of that he might not attend Wake?