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- Application
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- Recommendations
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- Personal essay
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- Regular decision
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- Early Action
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- Early Decision
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Personal statement
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Supplemental essays
Why have you decided to apply to Wake Forest? Share with us anything that has made you interested in our institution.
Required · 100 wordsList five books you've read that have intrigued you.
OptionalTell us what piques your intellectual curiosity or has helped you understand the world's complexity. This can include a work you've read, a project you've completed for a class, and even co-curricular activities in which you have been involved.
Optional · 150 wordsDr. Maya Angelou, renowned author, poet, civil-rights activist, and former Wake Forest University Reynolds Professor of American Studies, inspired others to celebrate their identities and to honor each person's dignity. Choose one of Dr. Angelou's powerful quotes. How does this quote relate to your lived experience or reflect how you plan to contribute to the Wake Forest community?
Optional · 300 wordsGive us your Top Ten List. (The choice of theme is yours.)
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