I’m Ready to Apply

Applying is easy and can be done using one of three applications:

• Common Application
• Coalition, Powered by SCOIR, Application
• Wake Forest Application(print only)

Use the Common Application to apply if you are a

• First-year domestic or international student
• Transfer student

Use the Coalition, Powered by SCOIR, application to apply if you are a

• First-year domestic student
• Transfer student

Use the Wake Forest Application (print only) to apply if you are a

• First-year domestic or international student
• Transfer student

If you prefer to submit your application by mail, you will need to print the entire application and send it to the following address. Please note that the paper application is not recommended for most applicants. There will be a two-week processing delay for those who submit the application this way.

Wake Forest University
Undergraduate Admissions
P.O. Box 7305
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7305

Early Action Application Option

First-generation college students may now apply Early Action to Wake Forest University.

What is Early Action?

With this application option, you will receive an admissions decision by January 15, which is much sooner than a Regular Decision application. Unlike Early Decision admissions, your Early Action decision is non-binding. You have until May 1 to decide if you will enroll at Wake Forest. If your Early Action application is deferred, it will then be reconsidered as a Regular Decision application.

Who qualifies as a first-generation college student?

Many factors can be considered when determining who is a first-generation college student. For the purposes of this year’s Wake Forest University application, we will designate first generation college students based on the following: “First generation” means the child of parents who have not graduated from a four-year accredited college or university. Brothers, sisters, or other family members who graduated do not exclude you from participation; neither does a parent currently enrolled. This criteria also applies to international students. “First generation” can also include the children of parents who earned a degree in another country, immigrated to the United States, and are underemployed in the U.S. Whether domestic or international, if the student resides with and receives support from only one parent, the “first generation” classification is based on that parent’s education.

How do I apply for Early Action to Wake Forest?

Simply select the designation for Early Action on the Common Application or the Coalition, Powered by SCOIR, Application.

The deadline is November 15.

If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at admissions@wfu.edu.

Application Deadlines

In addition to the application deadlines, make sure you’re aware of all other admissions and financial aid deadlines before you apply.

Early Decision I,
Early Action

Early Decision II

Regular Decision

If you know that Wake Forest is your first choice, don’t keep it a secret: Early Decision (ED), which offers two windows of opportunity, might be for you. Both ED options are binding, meaning, if admitted, you will have committed to being a Wake Forest student!

• Early Decision I lets you apply early in the fall (by November 15) and hear back from us on a rolling basis.
• Early Action for First-Generation College Students gives first-generation college students an admissions decision by January 15. Unlike Early Decision admissions, the Early Action decision is non-binding. Admitted first-generation students have until May 1 to decide if they will enroll at Wake Forest. The application deadline is November 15.
• Early Decision II gives those who missed the ED I deadline a second chance to apply ED (by January 1). With ED II, you will hear back from us around February 15.
• Regular Decision (RD) applications are not binding and have a January 1 deadline, and you will hear back from us around April 1.

What You Need to Apply

Applicants will be asked to pay the application fee and include the items below as part of their application.

To the teachers, college advisors and counselors supporting our applicants: The forms below are included in the Undergraduate Admissions Application but may be accessed individually. We will accept alternate versions of these forms, like those provided by the Common Application, the SCOIR Application, or your school.

We will accept a teacher recommendation letter in lieu of the completed form, but we welcome the addition of the recommendation form.

If you have specific questions about the application materials that may be part of your application, please reach out to us.

Required for first-year students

• $85 application fee
• Undergraduate Admissions Application
• Official high school transcript
• Secondary School Report
• Teacher Recommendation Form
• TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo (international students only)
• Early Decision Agreement – only for those students applying Early Decision I or II to Wake Forest University

Optional for first-year students

• Counselor Recommendation
• Supplemental Questions
• Video Interview
• Virtual Interview
• SAT/ACT scores
  • Scores are only required if you indicate in your application that you want them considered. We accept self-reported scores as part of our application review process. If you take a test multiple times, please simply be sure to report all test scores to us; we will superscore them. Please be aware that we expect all enrolling students that wanted their test scores considered to submit their scores from the official testing center during the summer prior to their arrival on campus.
  • Scores are only required if you indicate in your application that you want them considered. We accept self-reported scores as part of our application review process. If you take a test multiple times, please simply be sure to report all test scores to us; we will superscore them. Please be aware that we expect all enrolling students that wanted their test scores considered to submit their scores from the official testing center during the summer prior to their arrival on campus.

  Required for transfer students

  • $85 application fee
  • Undergraduate Admissions Application
  • College transcripts from all colleges attended
  • Dean’s Statement

  Already Applied?

  While applying to college is necessary and a touch stressful, we hope that you are able to find the time after applying to clear your head. Go outside! Read a book or two. Get away from all monitors (from handheld to computer to television). We know that your application is important, and we respect that this process means so much to you. That said, it is just one of many vital tasks you will complete over the course of your life. You are going to get into college, and that school will undoubtedly be a terrific place to learn and grow. So—knowing that we will give your application the unfaltering, individualized attention it deserves—take a deep breath and relax for a day or two following your application submission.

  You’ve earned it.

  Admission of Students with Disabilities

  Wake Forest College will consider the application of any qualified student, regardless of disability, on the basis of the selection criteria established by the University, which include personal and academic merit. Upon matriculation, all students will be required to meet the same standards for graduation. The University endeavors to provide facilities that are in compliance with all laws and regulations regarding access for individuals with disabilities.

  Additionally, special services are available to reasonably accommodate students with disabilities.

  For more information on assistance for undergraduate students, refer to the Center for Learning, Access, and Student Success site.

  Security & Fire Information

  Wake Forest University is committed to assisting all members of the Wake Forest community in providing for their own safety and security. This report contains information on drug or alcohol-abuse programs required by section 120(a) through (d) of HEA and can be found on the Alcohol & Other Drugs website. Information regarding campus security, personal safety and fire safety—including topics such as crime prevention, university police law-enforcement authority, crime-reporting policies, crime statistics for the most recent three-year period, resources for victims of crime and disciplinary procedures – is available on the Wake Forest University Police website. To request a printed copy of this information, please contact the University Police Department at 336.758.4566.

  What you need to apply

  First-Year Students

  Required:

  • $85 application fee
  • Undergraduate Admissions Application
  • Official high school transcript
  • Secondary School Report
  • Teacher Recommendation Form
  • TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo (international students only)
  • Early Decision Agreement – only for those students applying Early Decision I or II to Wake Forest University

  Optional:

  • Counselor Recommendation
  • Supplemental Questions
  • Video Interview
  • Virtual Interview
  • SAT/ACT scores
  • Mid-Year School Report – for reporting senior-year grades, usually at the completion of an academic term

  International Students

  Required:

  • $85 application fee
  • Undergraduate Admissions Application
  • Secondary School Report
  • Teacher Recommendation Form
  • TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo (international students only)
  • Early Decision Agreement – only for those students applying Early Decision I or II to Wake Forest University

  Optional:

  • Counselor Recommendation
  • Supplemental Questions
  • Video Interview
  • Virtual Interview
  • SAT/ACT scores
  • Mid-Year School Report – for reporting senior-year grades, usually at the completion of an academic term

  Transfer Students

  • $85 application fee
  • Undergraduate Admissions Application
  • Final High School transcript
  • College transcripts from all colleges attended
  • Dean’s Statement

  The College Foundation of North Carolina

  Wake Forest is a “Linked Campus” with CFNC.org. Applicants may take advantage of the many resources on CFNC.org but, when applying, will be guided to the Wake Forest application page.

  Undergraduate Admissions

  Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center
  P.O. Box 7305 Reynolda Station
  Winston-Salem, NC 27109

  

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  A Private Liberal Arts University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina / Founded 1834 / Pro Humanitate

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