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Yes, but Wake Forest gives you a “free laptop” so deduct that from the price, which they give you a new one after two years. Wake has three European MANSIONS for you to study abroad in. Not to mention, ACC athletics and a 5000~ student population. Also, Wake is no more expensive than Duke, Vandy, Emory, etc. That’s what you are going to have to pay for a private education these days. Yeah and there is not a difference between 39 and 44-47 thousand, except for 5 to 8 thousand dollars.</p>
<p>Wake Forest: $39,510
UPenn: $42,600</p>
<p>hmm.</p>
<p>admittedly, I was quite shocked at Wake Forest’s tuiton, all things considered.</p>
<p>thaaank you lol</p>
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<p>I think I’ve kind of come to terms with it, in that I realize that I’m not the typical Wake kid. I’m not going to change who I am and I can’t/won’t waste the time to change who the other people are, so I’m learning to deal with it. I think I’m kind of returning to my attitude from high school of “I do my thing, you do yours.” Yes, there’s still shallow people who look like they’ve walked out of the J. Crew or Vineyard Vines magazine, but oh well. Some of them can be nice; some aren’t. And not all of them are completely shallow, either. But I honestly think there’d have to be some people like this at any school you go to. And I’ve finally found a group of friends to do stuff with who aren’t crazy about drinking, so that’s good too. I should have anticipated that it’d take me awhile because I’m not that good at making friends since I’m really shy and quiet. Being in band has helped, too, because that was like a built in support group of friends or at least acquaintances from the moment I stepped on campus. And the majority of them are pretty down-to-earth, which is cool.</p>
<p>I think part of the anguish I was going through last semester was also due to the premed workload and the horrible schedule I had (two night labs in a row on consecutive nights = not the best idea), plus my roommate and I don’t get along too great. We don’t EVER talk to each other (literally, it can be like weeks between when we talk to each other…) which is obviously a little strange and awkward. Plus she’s always in the room when I just want some time to myself, we’re total opposites…I could go on, but I won’t bore you. I did try to move out, but couldn’t find an alternate assignment, unfortunately. So I’m learning to deal with that too by not spending much time in the room and doing other things with my spare time. I think I can deal with it for two more months, because I’m sure things will be better next year.</p>
<p>I definitely didn’t rush…I’m one of the few who remains independent (the percentage of girls that are Greek seems to get higher every year). But I don’t mind. I know the whole “sisterhood” idea isn’t really my thing, so I think if I had gone through rush, I probably would have been miserable…and if I’d gotten a bid, I don’t know how that would’ve worked out. But if I radically change my way of thinking, there’s always next year’s rush, I suppose.</p>
<p>I’ve realized that the pros of Wake and the things that I really enjoy - the clubs I’m in, the sports (despite this painful basketball season), the academics, the beautiful campus, and ultimately the value of the degree I’ll get - outweigh the cons. Although I thought about transferring last semester, I’ve changed my mind now and am definitely going to stay. I’ve learned that no, not everything’s perfect about Wake, but I don’t think any place is totally perfect, and this is probably the best fit for me, despite having to make some compromises and sacrifices to get things to work out.</p>
<p>juba can u PM me?</p>
<p>Juba,
So glad things are working out for you. I know we parents can’t know how you feel or can anyone else for that matter. But by talking to alums, business people, and profs at other universities, I do think Wake has a great deal to offer. As you said just do your own thing and don’t worry about the people you don’t care about anyway. I know my S. has been majorly stressed out with the premed load. For future reference, I talked to a friend who is on faculty at Vandy and he said the biggest mistake premeds make is taking two science labs their freshman year. He highly recommends starting out slower and just knocking off a divisional instead. Oh well, too late for you and my S. Best of luck finishing out this semester and enjoy your break next week!</p>