Wake Forest ED

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just got in RD (3.98 GPA/4.53 wGPA/35 ACT). I was very surprised to see how highly Wake Forest was ranked and, given that fact, how it has such a (relatively) high admissions rate. Kid also got into Northeastern with very good merit aid. Interested in business and right now is picking between Northeastern, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, and JMU. Still waiting to hear from Harvard/Yale/Duke, but obviously those are longshots, particularly given rejection at Williams and WL's at Amherst and UVa. I think Northeastern is likely where he'll end up (he really liked in when we visited in the fall, both the campus and the coop program, and being in Boston is attractive to him), but he wants visit Wake Forest and VT. Bank account is hoping he doesn't fall in love with WF!

Keep in mind that at WF, students have to apply to the business program after 2 years. They don’t take everyone. Big turnoff to us; if I’m paying $83k for college I expect my kid to get preferred major.

The tell your kid to study for those 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just got in RD (3.98 GPA/4.53 wGPA/35 ACT). I was very surprised to see how highly Wake Forest was ranked and, given that fact, how it has such a (relatively) high admissions rate. Kid also got into Northeastern with very good merit aid. Interested in business and right now is picking between Northeastern, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, and JMU. Still waiting to hear from Harvard/Yale/Duke, but obviously those are longshots, particularly given rejection at Williams and WL's at Amherst and UVa. I think Northeastern is likely where he'll end up (he really liked in when we visited in the fall, both the campus and the coop program, and being in Boston is attractive to him), but he wants visit Wake Forest and VT. Bank account is hoping he doesn't fall in love with WF!

Keep in mind that at WF, students have to apply to the business program after 2 years. They don’t take everyone. Big turnoff to us; if I’m paying $83k for college I expect my kid to get preferred major.

The tell your kid to study for those 2 years.

Every parents tell their kids to study hard no matter what for 4 years.

Added risk is an added risk, and it's a factor in choosing a college.

[Anonymous]

Accepted!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wake Forest is one of the schools that gets the smart but lazy lazy, privileged white kids, many from best local privates, who partied in HS and want to party in college. They don’t need money and have parents who want them in a school that sounds respectable.

4 kids from my kids private in ED. All academically capable but didn’t try -much more interested in drinking and getting high.

Liar. It's called Work Forest for a reason. You are a troll and your story never happened

and wake forest has a reputation for grade deflation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wake Forest is one of the schools that gets the smart but lazy lazy, privileged white kids, many from best local privates, who partied in HS and want to party in college. They don’t need money and have parents who want them in a school that sounds respectable.

4 kids from my kids private in ED. All academically capable but didn’t try -much more interested in drinking and getting high.

Liar. It's called Work Forest for a reason. You are a troll and your story never happened

ROTFLMAO. 1st post nails it. Wake is a school for lazy high schoolers. Smart but lazy af. They may have to work nice they get there but they don’t work to get there.

[Anonymous]

JFC - lazy high schoolers? Most of the kids when I was there were tops in their class. Yeah, there were a few of them that were lazy legacy trust funders, but they were not the norm.

[Anonymous]

Sour grapes much! It’s okay not to like a school but don’t tear it down. There is a reason it’s ranked higher than other schools like northeastern. To each it’s own, Boston is a pricey to live in and you get the same salary in NC and by the way, wake offers merit too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid just got in RD (3.98 GPA/4.53 wGPA/35 ACT). I was very surprised to see how highly Wake Forest was ranked and, given that fact, how it has such a (relatively) high admissions rate. Kid also got into Northeastern with very good merit aid. Interested in business and right now is picking between Northeastern, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, and JMU. Still waiting to hear from Harvard/Yale/Duke, but obviously those are longshots, particularly given rejection at Williams and WL's at Amherst and UVa. I think Northeastern is likely where he'll end up (he really liked in when we visited in the fall, both the campus and the coop program, and being in Boston is attractive to him), but he wants visit Wake Forest and VT. Bank account is hoping he doesn't fall in love with WF!

Sounds like Northeastern is the clear winner.

Rank doesn't matter much between #25ish and #50ish.

Also added risk for getting in to WF business major.

[Anonymous]

Wake was ranked as the top school in the southern region when I applied in the 90s, but they made a couple changes to get ranked as a national university despite being smaller. It sometimes breaks into the T25, but pretty sure it is held back by size. It has been consistently been T30, though.

It is more a LAC than a national university, and probably should be on the lists with Middlebury and Amherst

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just got in RD (3.98 GPA/4.53 wGPA/35 ACT). I was very surprised to see how highly Wake Forest was ranked and, given that fact, how it has such a (relatively) high admissions rate. Kid also got into Northeastern with very good merit aid. Interested in business and right now is picking between Northeastern, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, and JMU. Still waiting to hear from Harvard/Yale/Duke, but obviously those are longshots, particularly given rejection at Williams and WL's at Amherst and UVa. I think Northeastern is likely where he'll end up (he really liked in when we visited in the fall, both the campus and the coop program, and being in Boston is attractive to him), but he wants visit Wake Forest and VT. Bank account is hoping he doesn't fall in love with WF!

Keep in mind that at WF, students have to apply to the business program after 2 years. They don’t take everyone. Big turnoff to us; if I’m paying $83k for college I expect my kid to get preferred major.

The tell your kid to study for those 2 years.

THAT'S your solution? So, you're willing to invest $160,000 in two years of college education with the hopes that your child gets to choose his preferred major? And what if it doesn't work out?

[Anonymous]

What if they are on a full ride? Huh!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:83k next year. Not worth it. Glad my kid lost interest.

Ffs, that is insane

It was @$20k/year when I was there - 98 grad

I have some friends who sent their kids recently. I’m actually glad my kid is more state school bound.

[Anonymous]

I’d rather my kid go to JMU and give them the extra $240K I’m not paying to Wake so they can buy a house. Or invest it and give them the money in 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wake Forest is one of the schools that gets the smart but lazy lazy, privileged white kids, many from best local privates, who partied in HS and want to party in college. They don’t need money and have parents who want them in a school that sounds respectable.

4 kids from my kids private in ED. All academically capable but didn’t try -much more interested in drinking and getting high.

Liar. It's called Work Forest for a reason. You are a troll and your story never happened

+1 wake Forest is the exact opposite of lazy. There is grade deflation and most definitely not a party school.