WFU deepens commitment to first-generation students with admissions initiative

August 3, 2023

Wake Forest University is launching an initiative to further lower barriers to undergraduate admission for first-generation college students. The University will offer an Early Action option specifically for first-generation students to provide an additional pathway of opportunity. 

“Great universities like Wake Forest are called to be catalysts for good in society,” said President Susan R. Wente. “This means lowering barriers to accessing the extraordinary educational opportunities we offer here. This initiative is one such way to make the path to Wake Forest clearer for first-generation college students, who often do not take advantage of early admission programs to the same degree as students from college-educated families do.”

Launching this fall, the new Early Action plan will allow first-generation applicants who apply through this plan to learn of their admission decision early in the process – by January 15, while retaining their ability to consider other offers of admission and financial aid options before making a final decision.

Full story on the Wake Forest News website.