<p>There is nothing at all wrong with Winston-Salem! It is a delightful city of about 170,000. It’s a very “artsy” town - lots of plays, concerts, etc. going on at all times, plus lots of opportunities to get involved in community service. True, there’s no strip like Franklin St. in Chapel Hill where all the students can go and congregate, build bonfires to celebrate athletic victories, and drink themselves into oblivion. If this is your main criterion for choosing a college, then perhaps Wake Forest and Winston-Salem are not a good match for you. I thoroughly enjoyed W-S as a student in the late 70s and was able to get involved in Big Brothers/Big Sisters and tutor at the children’s home near campus. My son is a freshman at Wake and loves the city, esp. all the theatre stuff going on, since that is his major.</p>