Accepted!
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Accepted after ED1 deferral!
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Sorry, WL sucks
(And I say that from, now several WLânot diminishing the accomplishment, just the feeling of it)
Same here even though we had moveinday in our source code and no mention of waitlist.
Anyone know anything about Wake waitlist? Every school seems different but wake doesnât publish data in common data set
This is from a parent of a Wake freshman and the process this year is no different from last year, a test of patience and at times, brutal and unpredictable. Congratulations to all future Deacs , it is a special place. For those waitlisted or rejectedâŠlove the school that loves you back. You will find the right fit in another school and will go on to do great things.
All I know about waitlist is from what was published last year. My daughter was not waitlisted but one of her suite mates was once on the waitlist ,so it is possibleâŠjust not sure how possible. I do not know any of the statistics on the waitlist numbers. They will give you an option to remain on the list until June, July, or August. They will personally call you if an availability comes (so know the area code) and you have 24 hours to give an answer.
For those students curious-Wake assigns you a roommate, so no pressure in finding one. Wake also offers a pre-orientation program that I highly, highly recommend. It is one week before move in and this is where my daughter made some of her strongest friend connections.
Good luck to all!
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To quote a colleague, âgo where youâre celebrated, not where youâre toleratedâ
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For those on the waitlistâŠone of my DD26âs friends was admitted off the waitlist in July before the start of the school year.
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I have a friend whose son was admitted from the waitlist last year as wellâŠnot sure if it was June or July.
I see you on some of the other boards as well and we are in the same boat. So many Waits! 
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Son got admitted
36 ACT (not superscore)
9 APs
4.6 weighted
JROTC battalion commander and 4-year army ROTC scholarship recipient
Finance
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SO MANY! I see your handle and think of that quote from Shawshank: âHope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.â
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Son was waitlisted as well
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Sorry if this seems an odd question, but is there any strategy to the WL dates? I mean if you say youâll stay on till August are they any less likely to call you in June?
Did Wake say the list was unranked? I canât remember. I know some schools say that.
Even if unranked overall, wouldnât there have to be rankings within categories? âWe need a male from the Northeast, business majorâ. And then they have a list of, I donât know, 500 of those probably to choose from?
D24 Admitted! Was really not expecting this one.
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My daughter applied for ED (first generation) and not really sure why, but got an email earlier in the year that had deferred her to RD. She got waitlisted as well.
No idea but how do they expect people to stay on a waitlist past April? Most other colleges have a deadline to enroll by May 1 and some extended it to May 15 due to FAFSA delays. If someone applied to a difficult to get into college like Wake Forest, they probably have other offers they donât want to turn down. I put June but if donât hear by mid-April, will cancel. And to be competitive with other offers, need a decent merit scholarship and Iâm sure that will not happen if Iâm on the waitlist.
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Did anyone that got admitted receive a scholarship or merit with acceptance?
The expectation is you will put down a non-refundable deposit somewhere else, then if you get in off the waitlist you will lose that deposit (not just Wake Forest, this is how waitlisting works in general).
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