2008-2009 Wake Forest University Secondary Application Thread

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Hey, congrats!

But if you dont mind my asking, what exactly did the notification say? Also, I intereviewed on October 3rd, but they told us at the meeting that the adcom wont be meeting until the 22nd...did they tell you guys the same thing also?

My status page now reads: "Congratulations! Your application has been accepted for the entering class. You will receive notification of your application status and the next steps."

They told us on the 1st, that we would be given notification on October 15th. I'm surprised that you were told the 22nd just two days later.
 
What interview dates do you guys think they will be reviewing on the 22nd? I am interviewing on the 20th, do you think I will be considered at that meeting or pushed back to the next one?
 
cetona when were you invited for an interview/
 
What interview dates do you guys think they will be reviewing on the 22nd? I am interviewing on the 20th, do you think I will be considered at that meeting or pushed back to the next one?

You probably you will be considered for the 22nd meeting. I think what happened with fenix is that he interviewed on the 1st, and it just so happened that the interview was the same day as the adcom meeting. 3 weeks between adcom meetings sounds about right, I seem to remember reading that somewhere.

Best bet is to ask them at the interview though.
 
so i checked my status page and got this message:

Your application is complete. Interviews are by invitation from September to March. If you are invited, you will receive a e-mail or phone call to schedule an interview.

what does it mean? did anyone else get this message and got interview invite or rejected? i'm a bit confused. thanks.
 
so i checked my status page and got this message:

Your application is complete. Interviews are by invitation from September to March. If you are invited, you will receive a e-mail or phone call to schedule an interview.

what does it mean? did anyone else get this message and got interview invite or rejected? i'm a bit confused. thanks.

It is just a hold pretty much. I got that message then got an interview a week later. Some people wait longer and some may not get an interview.
 
That's the message on my status page now as well. Bummer about the hold! Hopefully I'll end up getting an invite...
 
so i checked my status page and got this message:

Your application is complete. Interviews are by invitation from September to March. If you are invited, you will receive a e-mail or phone call to schedule an interview.

Ditto. So I called and asked what that meant:

"Yes, that means your file has been reviewed by the committee. If you do get an interview from us we'll contact you."

Damn it. That doesn't sound too good.
 
Don't sweat it everybody.

I was complete 7/24 and got that message a matter of days later.

Nothing for almost 3 months, but I was invited 10/10!!


Patience pays I suppose 👍
 
When does the adcom decide? I have an interview the week of the 22nd. Will i know the following monday?
 
Hello. I'm thinking to apply to WFU, but hesitating because of my low VR score. Anyone with success with sub-par VR score?

Thanks so much.
 
Hello. I'm thinking to apply to WFU, but hesitating because of my low VR score. Anyone with success with sub-par VR score?

Thanks so much.
Its worth a shot..they do scree pre-sec, but I do know last year they rejected a guy that got into UCSF bc of a 7 in verbal.
 
Hello. I'm thinking to apply to WFU, but hesitating because of my low VR score. Anyone with success with sub-par VR score?

Thanks so much.

I also think you need to consider if you are instate or out of state. I realize it is a private school but they still seem to favor NC residents...although ithas been mentioned that noone knows what kind of applicants they prefer in general so it may be worth a shot.
 
When I talked to the Dean he said State of residence is not considered.....its just that more ppl from NC apply and would choose to go there, just cause its close to home.
 
When I interviewed here yesterday they told us we would know by November 12th, for those of you also interviewing this week.
 
I interviewed on 10/6 and they told me they will be reviewing our application later today (22nd). How soon do you think our status pages will be updated?
 
Simply a great school. For anyone who doesn't know, the interview consists of 3 interviewers, and you spend about 20 minutes with each person. Pretty laid back. Hope I get accepted! 🙂
 
Waitlisted, interviewed 10/6. Sigh... time to write letters.
 
I got the "you are complete" email on 9/2, and got an interview invite on 9/19, if that helps anyone.

Did you ever get the Your application is complete. Interviews are by invitation from September to March. If you are invited, you will receive a e-mail or phone call to schedule an interview. status after you were complete? Or did you get something else?
Thanks!
 
Simply a great school. For anyone who doesn't know, the interview consists of 3 interviewers, and you spend about 20 minutes with each person. Pretty laid back. Hope I get accepted! 🙂


Like rapid fire one on one's? Or are they all present and only one talks to you at a time for 20ish minutes?
 
Like rapid fire one on one's? Or are they all present and only one talks to you at a time for 20ish minutes?

There's 3 separate interviews, each one lasting 20 minutes. They're all right after the other, but you're only with one interviewer at a time.
 
They only have your essays. Your PS and the essays you wrote for them. They don't have any numbers I believe.
 
So, I wrote the admissions office an email pertaining to something else a couple days ago. I got a response today that I was in the top interview list (or something to that effect) to go ahead and call them to schedule. This is after having the interviews from september to march status for approx. 1.5 weeks (I think). Just thought I would share, getting ready to call them soon. Good Luck
 
So, I wrote the admissions office an email pertaining to something else a couple days ago. I got a response today that I was in the top interview list (or something to that effect) to go ahead and call them to schedule. This is after having the interviews from september to march status for approx. 1.5 weeks (I think). Just thought I would share, getting ready to call them soon. Good Luck

Thank you for sharing.

BTW, can you be more specific about "after having the interviews from september to march status for approx. 1.5 weeks?”

I received an e-mail last Friday which states "The Committee on Admissions will now evaluate your application for interview status. Interview is by invitation from September through March. Not all interviewable candidates can be invited. If you have not heard by April, you will receive notification of your status at that time."

Is it the message that you are referring to?
 
yea id like to know this too. i just called and they said that they had reviewed my app and could not offer me an interview at this time. pretty humbling- i was hoping for an interview here and i thought i had all the right ingredients for at least an interview
 
yea id like to know this too. i just called and they said that they had reviewed my app and could not offer me an interview at this time. pretty humbling- i was hoping for an interview here and i thought i had all the right ingredients for at least an interview


May I ask when you are complete?
 
about the 8th or 9th of october i believe
 
I thought telling my story would give everyone who is waiting on an interview or secondary a little relief. I submitted my primary on June 6th. My transcripts were there by this time since I sent them sometime in may. I was verified sometime in mid-late June. My LORs were received on 7/2, and I received the application status info from Wake on 7/10, could not log in for the longest. I then received the secondary the next day. Got the all materials have been received email on 7/24 and I was complete sometime later that month or early in August. I got the typical hold message "Interviews are from---not all interviewable candidates can be invited---" I did not here anything for a while so I called. They told me that I had beereviewed, but I was not in the interview pool they were pulling from at the time. They told me to call back sometime during the first week of September and they probablly would be able to offer me an interview. So of course I knew they were giving themselves time, so I called back on 8/18 and they offered me a number of interview dates. I interviewed on 9/16 and I was told we would be reviewed on 9/22. Checked my status and saw I was accepted on 9/29.

Moral of the story. I thought I wouldn't get an interview because everybody else was getting interviews and I wasn't,so I telephone stalked them to try and figure them out. Then they offered me an interview, which I only thought they did because I stalked them. I felt good about the interview, but felt like I may have screwed myself over on some parts, and I got accepted in the first batch. So Wake's status is what they mean. If they say you might get an interview, chances are just that, you might, not you won't. And to all those waitlisted remember they only interview 500 to 600 people and not all the people they accept will actually end up going there, so you still have a good chance.
 
Thank you for sharing.

BTW, can you be more specific about "after having the interviews from september to march status for approx. 1.5 weeks?”

I received an e-mail last Friday which states "The Committee on Admissions will now evaluate your application for interview status. Interview is by invitation from September through March. Not all interviewable candidates can be invited. If you have not heard by April, you will receive notification of your status at that time."

Is it the message that you are referring to?

Sorry...that is the one that I am referring to.
 
Thank you for sharing.

BTW, can you be more specific about "after having the interviews from september to march status for approx. 1.5 weeks?”

I received an e-mail last Friday which states "The Committee on Admissions will now evaluate your application for interview status. Interview is by invitation from September through March. Not all interviewable candidates can be invited. If you have not heard by April, you will receive notification of your status at that time."

Is it the message that you are referring to?

So how different do you think this message is to the one I got: Your application is complete. Interviews are by invitation from September to March. If you are invited, you will receive a e-mail or phone call to schedule an interview.

Is mine just the standard, we're going to be nice but you probably won't get an interview message, whereas the aforementioned one is similar to some schools' "may" message?
 
So how different do you think this message is to the one I got: Your application is complete. Interviews are by invitation from September to March. If you are invited, you will receive a e-mail or phone call to schedule an interview.

Is mine just the standard, we're going to be nice but you probably won't get an interview message, whereas the aforementioned one is similar to some schools' "may" message?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but junbug is referring to the email they sent out, while you are referring to the status page message. I think everyone gets that email when they are complete, and everyone gets that same standard message on their status page.
 
So how different do you think this message is to the one I got: Your application is complete. Interviews are by invitation from September to March. If you are invited, you will receive a e-mail or phone call to schedule an interview.

Is mine just the standard, we're going to be nice but you probably won't get an interview message, whereas the aforementioned one is similar to some schools' "may" message?

This is the exact message that I had on my status page
 
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but junbug is referring to the email they sent out, while you are referring to the status page message. I think everyone gets that email when they are complete, and everyone gets that same standard message on their status page.


You are right that I am referring to the e-mail message whileas my status page is the same as cetona's.
 
So, I wrote the admissions office an email pertaining to something else a couple days ago. I got a response today that I was in the top interview list (or something to that effect) to go ahead and call them to schedule. This is after having the interviews from september to march status for approx. 1.5 weeks (I think). Just thought I would share, getting ready to call them soon. Good Luck


I notice you'll be there on November 5th...so will I... Good luck man!
 
I called today to check my status and was offered an interview in December! YAY! Oh, and I was complete Sept. 12.
 
I contacted the admissions office today as well and was informed that I was placed in an interview pool, but it wasn't the pool they are currently pulling interviews from. Guess it sounds like a polite and hope-inspiring way to say "pre-interview hold." But I guess we'll see what happens.
 
Does Wake have a student host program for interviews? I couldnt find any info on it
 
yep they had a couple days in the first 2 weeks of december, and then the week of dec 15th open
 
For those that have interviewed, did they send anything snail mail before, or just email you the details?

Thanks, I'll take my answer off the air.
 
Does Wake have a student host program for interviews? I couldnt find any info on it
They dont have an official program, but you can call up and they will try to find you a host....one of my fellow interviewees stayed with a host.
 
Is there anything specific that you need to bring to the interview (photo, copy of AMCAS, etc.)?
 
Called the school a week ago to check status 4-5 weeks after secondary was complete -- person on the phone looked at my info & suggested I wait 2 weeks or so for them to make an interview decision. I'd e-mailed the office a few business days before and got an e-mail back a few days after calling the office - the e-mail said they'd missed LORs and were waiting on those (which I resent), although the person I spoke with didn't say anything about them being outstanding.

Not sure what the moral of the story is other than it's good to follow up.
 
anyone interviewing tomorrow (nov 3rd)?
 
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