2011-2012 Wake Forest University Application Thread

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Cinclus said:
So, I'm currently working on the personal comments section, in which I'm telling Wake how I think they're sexy, and also how we'd be even sexier together...without using the word "sexy."
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i think you can pull it off if you write it in a scottish accent... works for this guy:
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Anyone else have an interview 9/9 and want to split a hotel the night before? Pm me if interested, cheers.
 
FINALLY SCREENED IN!

I don't know if it's a bad sign that it took this long to get the secondary or not but I'm just so happy! I really hope to get an interview invite soon... :xf:
 
xATB said:
Has anyone IS been offered an interview??
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good point - i think all of the ii mentioned on here have been oos.

ive also heard that you are more likely to get an interview at wake if you call them to check on your app status/express interest. has anybody else heard this?
 
ellie22 said:
good point - i think all of the ii mentioned on here have been oos.

ive also heard that you are more likely to get an interview at wake if you call them to check on your app status/express interest. has anybody else heard this?
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Oh no! The poor admissions office people will be completely swamped now that you've said this. :laugh:
 
LOL hit me in the head.. i didn't realize that the deadline for secondary submission was 3 weeks.. its been exactly a month ever since I got the secondary invite..

do you think I'd still be able to submit it?

ADJFKAD I am really interested in wakeforest, but I work full-time and I am swamped with 10+ secondaries already so I totally didn't realize that.. any comments?? FML
 
Status has finally changed, now under review.

Awwww yeeeeaaaaaah
 
Any current Wake students on SDN? I'm interviewing on Sept 6 and would like to stay with a student host the night before (Labor Day)- PM me if you have an suggestions, Thanks!


Good luck to the rest of you another wave of interviews should be coming out soon!
 
"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"

...and the wait continues. At least I know they have everything.
 
IS interview invite today - looks like another wave of invites has started!
 
So what is the order of status updates? I got the secondary sent out status, then the waiting on letters of rec status, and today the complete- interview invites sent out if you are selected etc. status.

Are lots of people going directly from waiting on letters of rec to complete/instant interview invite?

Also, I want to call because I have seen that as a tactic over the last 3 years but the first Wake email specifically asks you not to call to discuss your status- do I just need to play dumb?
 
Its about a 25 minute drive from Greensboro PTI to the School of Medicine. Next closest is RDU which is about 2 hours away.

calbear1112 said:
LOL hit me in the head.. i didn't realize that the deadline for secondary submission was 3 weeks.. its been exactly a month ever since I got the secondary invite..

do you think I'd still be able to submit it?

ADJFKAD I am really interested in wakeforest, but I work full-time and I am swamped with 10+ secondaries already so I totally didn't realize that.. any comments?? FML
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I would send it in anyway, maybe send a quick email to let them know? I sent my secondary in over a month after I received it last year and it was ok, but there were some other circumstances and I did write them an email explaining the circumstances.
 
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zmxcm said:
Anyone else have an interview 9/9 and want to split a hotel the night before? Pm me if interested, cheers.
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my interview's not that day but one of my friend's interviewed there last year and he stayed with a student host, so they might be offering that when they email you the interview details if you're interested in it 🙂
 
member 12345 said:
my interview's not that day but one of my friend's interviewed there last year and he stayed with a student host, so they might be offering that when they email you the interview details if you're interested in it 🙂
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Nice, thanks for the heads up. That would be a big money saver. It would also be cool to meet a Wake med student. 👍
 
Could someone post the status page link? The one they e-mailed me does not work. Thanks!
 
Thanks, but it still doesn't work. I tried two different browsers 😕
 
when you copy paste and hit enter, does the page you get say invalid response or something already? when i copy the link it essentially hits submit on the target page and duh, there's no ID info yet.

go up to the URL and delete everything past what the link is supposed to be then hit enter and you should be directed to the right page.
 
zmxcm said:
Nice, thanks for the heads up. That would be a big money saver. It would also be cool to meet a Wake med student. 👍
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oh never mind, sorry =/ i just got the info email and it looks like they just have a link online to nearby hotels. i guess they're not doing hosting this year...strange. hope you can find someone to share a room though!
 
fizzgig said:
when you copy paste and hit enter, does the page you get say invalid response or something already? when i copy the link it essentially hits submit on the target page and duh, there's no ID info yet.

go up to the URL and delete everything past what the link is supposed to be then hit enter and you should be directed to the right page.
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I am not sure what you mean by delete everything past what the link is supposed to be? What is the link supposed to be? I tried different things and it tells me: "problems loading page" every time. 🙁
 
urg, no wait you're getting a different error than i got. disregard. i just opened the link posted above in a new tab and it was the right page
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sorry i'm not a help!
 
Thanks, it's finally working. It says my AMCAS is under review :xf:
 
umm...is the personal statement section required? Either I somehow missed it or that page never came up....
 
what personal statement thing are yall talking about? paranoia...
 
fizzgig said:
what personal statement thing are yall talking about? paranoia...
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There was the essay and then the "Why do you heart Wake Forest" personal statement. From earlier in the thread, I'd say it's not absolutely necessary, but Wake Forest does want to know about ties to the state and with so many apps, a personal drive won't hurt your chances.
 
So "Complete if you have additional comments or something specific to say to the school"?

I saw a pick between these two essays dealie, and then there was this...
 
aSagacious said:
Perhaps, but if you look at past years' threads you'll see plenty of 3.8/35 get rejected pre-secondary. It could be likely, then, that there is both a cutoff as well as holistic review for the secondaries.



This is spot on.
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Or they would pick Duke over Wake Forest.
 
Screened in yesterday (8/10). Craptastic GPA (3.58c/3.28s) and shockingly normal MCAT (33T).

Woot.
 
Interview invite! Complete 8/8/11. FWIW I had to email the admissions office a question on 8/8 or 8/9 and included a sneaky two sentence letter of genuine interest. I have read in past years that WF likes to be told that you like them.
 
Invite! Complete 8/9! Also provided an update letter yesterday about interest
 
so seems like for those of us who submitted earlier....we are in this interview pool for a long while until they decide to invite us....hopefully soon 🙂
 
tarheel2011 said:
Interview invite! Complete 8/8/11. FWIW I had to email the admissions office a question on 8/8 or 8/9 and included a sneaky two sentence letter of genuine interest. I have read in past years that WF likes to be told that you like them.
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Pirates1992 said:
Invite! Complete 8/9! Also provided an update letter yesterday about interest
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Dang, that's fast, you guys! Congrats! I feel like I now have to send them a question with extra ass-kissin' thrown in there. Or update letter of interest? I feel weird about telling them how much I like them again so soon after I wrote my entire personal comments on that topic.
 
I don't know if this helps, but I am an OOS student with no ties to the state and I got an interview. I used the extra section to let them know why I wanted to attend Wake Forest--both what I liked about the curriculum, and that I would love to live in NC.

With so many applicants, I think being able to express genuine interest definitely helps (as opposed to the generic stuff that you tell every school in their secondaries).
 
stefspets said:
I don't know if this helps, but I am an OOS student with no ties to the state and I got an interview. I used the extra section to let them know why I wanted to attend Wake Forest--both what I liked about the curriculum, and that I would love to live in NC.

With so many applicants, I think being able to express genuine interest definitely helps (as opposed to the generic stuff that you tell every school in their secondaries).
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I did the same thing.
 
so after calling wf, i found out that there is only one pool but there are certain levels in that pool...for example there is a level where you are for sure to be given an interview...then there is a maybe interview level...etc....so basically there are different levels in the one big pool.
 
underdog427 said:
so after calling wf, i found out that there is only one pool but there are certain levels in that pool...for example there is a level where you are for sure to be given an interview...then there is a maybe interview level...etc....so basically there are different levels in the one big pool.
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Were they willing to tell you which one youre in? 🙂
 
nope haha but b/c i've been waiting for a while..i'm guessing a lower one
 
Application complete email 8/9, Interview invite by email today! OOS, 36/3.87. So excited!!!!
 
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