Wake Forest Waitlist 2025

Hi! Thought I’d create a page for those waitlisted to share thoughts and information.

Hey, I’m on the waitlist too! Good luck!

Good luck to you too!

So many people saying they got accepted but don’t know if they will choose WF when you look at the FB page. I wish they would realize that it’s other people’s dream school and they’d accept the spot immediately. My daughter goes on that page and gets so bummed.

That’s honestly what deterred me from applying to the top 20s all willy nilly like the youtubers do. It wouldn’t be fair for me to only apply because of the clout and risk taking the spot away from someone who genuinely wanted to go.

Yes. Just choose once you have all your decisions. Hanging onto so many spots is so rude to people who are waiting.

I’ve seen one of the pages and half don’t even realize they don’t pick roommates or know actual majors at the school. Very odd! Hopefully they will pass and open it up to people who have a true desire to attend Wake. Go Deacs!

I was also surprised by those things!

Rumor at my high school is that schools are waitlisting so many people because they didn’t have enough time to get through all of the application, similar to what UMich is rumored to do with their EA applicants. What do you all think about this? I think that it makes logical sense, but it seems a little shady that universities didn’t just push back their release dates.

Does anyone know how need-based aid works on the waitlist? Having 24 hours to decide doesn’t seem bad as long as they give need-based aid information at the same time.

Have you checked back in your portal? If not go into where it says “Status Update” and see if they have added it. It will keep all the updated messages under the same tab but you will see a different date. Scroll down the bottom. Example in attached pic.

From what I saw in last year’s thread, financial aid comes out right after the phone call and they seemed to be need blind too.

Still only the one letter, but I will check back in a few days. I doubt they would release financial aid information for waitlisted students until they are admitted, but hopefully I do have the chance to see their offer!

Did you receive an e-mail stating there was an update to your portal? My daughter never got one and only checked on Friday as a result of the chatter on here. Thought that was strange.

I did eventually receive an email but it was about 2 hours after the portal actually updated

I did at around 8 and the portal update was at 7

Thanks! I wonder if hers went to junk. Who was it from?

admissions @ wfu.edu
(without the spaces ofc)

it was recieved at 8:12 pm est and my portal updated at exactly 7pm (i checked at 6:59 and reloaded at 7 lol)

for me it was sent to my gmail and didnt go to junk but that depends on the email ofc

Thank you!

When you hear the time and date for the waitlist seminar, I’d appreciate it if you could put it here. Nervous since my daughter didn’t get the email regarding the portal update. She contacted WF to tell them.