Brilliancy of Wake Forest

[Anonymous]

lol even though the last two posts seem from same person, they are not. i’m the pp, not the -2pp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GC friend in area is tied into the ebbs and flows of student interest - and 100% says sun belt schools are much more in vogue these days.

Top “hot” schools per friend - regardless of ranking - are Rice, Wake, Vandy, and Duke

kids seem to really like Wake

And it is much, much easier to get into compared to the other three.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know about “much much” but slightly easier

[Anonymous]

I guess this is brilliant--a way to pick off students by accelerating the ED process even further. I'm not sure incentivizing students to choose a full year ahead of enrollment really serves them well, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GC friend in area is tied into the ebbs and flows of student interest - and 100% says sun belt schools are much more in vogue these days.

Top “hot” schools per friend - regardless of ranking - are Rice, Wake, Vandy, and Duke

kids seem to really like Wake

And it is much, much easier to get into compared to the other three.

I don’t think all four schools would appeal to the same students, mine had interest in Vandy and Wake but none in Rice (doesn’t have sports or social scene she wants).

[Anonymous]

Lol, I don’t know a single kid who’s interested in Wake. Might be a white people thing?

[Anonymous]

wake is a legit hot school - but likely a target if ur reach is vandy or duke

but they do reject high stat kids who demonstrate zero interest - so assuming it’s a safety for anyone isn’t a great strategy

[Anonymous]

wake has overtaken schools like tufts and lehigh - but still in tier below ND, Emory, Rochester, and NYU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wake has overtaken schools like tufts and lehigh - but still in tier below ND, Emory, Rochester, and NYU

Disagree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really love that they have basically a two week rolling basis response for Early Decision applicants. Wishing other schools would do this.

Will the response be a hard yes, no, or deferred to RD cycle?

Is Nov 15th date for all info or can semester grades be sent after 15th?

I heard the acceptance rates for ED and RD are pretty much the same. Is that true? It's about 30%, right?

Are ED acceptances mostly recruited athletes or do regular kids stand a chance?

hmmm last cycle was 7% acceptance rate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really love that they have basically a two week rolling basis response for Early Decision applicants. Wishing other schools would do this.

Will the response be a hard yes, no, or deferred to RD cycle?

Is Nov 15th date for all info or can semester grades be sent after 15th?

I heard the acceptance rates for ED and RD are pretty much the same. Is that true? It's about 30%, right?

Are ED acceptances mostly recruited athletes or do regular kids stand a chance?

hmmm last cycle was 7% acceptance rate

What does that mean “last cycle had a 7% acceptance rate”?
Is that the ED acceptance rate? I am confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:wake has overtaken schools like tufts and lehigh - but still in tier below ND, Emory, Rochester, and NYU

Disagree

Below NYU??? No way. Agree with rest of post.

[Anonymous]

sorry, wake is definitely not below rochester - and probably not nyu.

[Anonymous]

NYU > Tufts > WF = Rochester > Lehigh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wake has overtaken schools like tufts and lehigh - but still in tier below ND, Emory, Rochester, and NYU

ND and Emory are in another level and will always be.

Its below NYU and in the same group with Rochester and Tufts