You are encouraged to make your travel plans for Orientation as soon as possible. Preferred Hotels Make your travel plans and hotel arrangements for Orientation as soon as possible. Move In day is Thursday August 22nd and Orientation begins Friday August 23rd.  Parents will be free to depart the afternoon of August 23rd.  Families should [...]

If my student is participating in a pre-orientation program how does the move in process work? Move-in Day is Thursday, August 22nd.  If your student participates in a pre-orientation program, he/she will arrive on campus several days earlier. Many families choose to send their students to campus with the bare necessities for pre-orientation, and then [...]

The Forest is intentionally small so that the individuals who are drawn here will never be lost in a crowd or see themselves as anything less than a vital part of a true community. Wake Forest takes education personally. That means providing all possible means of supporting students in what can be an exhilarating yet [...]

Contact Office of Academic Advising Reynolda Hall, Suite 125 undergraduateadvising (at) wfu (dot) edu 336.758.3320 For more information: advising.wfu.edu Wake Forest dedicates itself to fostering “habits of mind that ask ‘why,’ that evaluate evidence, that are open to new ideas, that attempt to understand and appreciate the perspectives of others, that accept complexity and grapple with it, that admit [...]

A Guide to Who’s Who Resident Adviser (RA) Students responsible for actively assisting individuals and groups of students in their residential community; plans initiatives for both individual and building-wide residential communities. Look for a welcome email from your RA in August! Graduate Hall Director (GHD) Graduate student who is responsible for the general supervision and [...]

Deacon Camp — Deadline: July 31 (EXTENDED) Discover Wake Forest’s rich heritage and traditions and explore the future with a class legacy project.

New Student Reception registration is live for most receptions. Please register to attend one near you! go.wfu.edu/0qc

For questions regarding Orientation and Academics, please contact the Office of Academic Advising at undergraduateadvising (at) wfu (dot) edu. Need a student perspective? Get answers from Student Advisers. Email: AskAnSA (at) wfu (dot) edu

  At Wake Forest, there is a long tradition of incoming students engaging as a class in a summer academic project. Along with raising awareness of vital political, cultural, or social issues, we also introduce students to the type of intellectual dialogue we value and expect. The Summer Academic Project requires you to read, reflect, [...]

All new students who have studied a foreign language in high school must complete a foreign language placement test in Chinese, French,  German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian or Spanish. You should complete this by July 1, so that you will have your placement before you begin registration.  Students who have studied Arabic or Hebrew (Classical or [...]