<p>Hey, I am from New Jersey and I'm thinking about going to Wake Forest next year as a business major. I know Wake Forest is a top 30 school but I was wondering if it really has a name in the north (very few of my friends/family have heard of it). I was also wondering how Wake would help me with job placement if I want to work in NY after graduation. Any advice is greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>I am from New Jersey too. The people who matter (people hiring you, recruiters, etc.) will know how prestigious a Calloway Degree is.</p>
<p>Kale, do your friends and family live in dead zones without TV, radio, or Internet?</p>
<p>gadad, NJ has many dead zones, I assure you. However, they have nothing to do with TV, radio, or Internet, they are more of the “mental” type. :)</p>
<p>I’m from NJ, too! </p>
<p>A lot of my friends at school hadn’t heard of Wake, so I was actually in the same position that you were – I was so freaked out that I’d apply for a job up north and all of the potential employers would think I didn’t go to a good school.</p>
<p>However, all of the boys I know who follow sports and all of my parents & their friends had heard of it. When I told my dad’s work friends, they were really impressed by it. </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that most people in the professional world have heard of it. Obviously “Wake” isn’t as universal of a name as “Harvard” and “Yale”, but most people would recognize that it is a great school academically.</p>