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Choosing a major, building a career

September 4, 2013  |   Admissions, For Parents, Top Stories

Katharine Brooks recently joined Wake Forest as the executive director of the Office of Personal and Career Development. In this Q&A, Brooks, the author of “You Majored in What?”, shares her ideas about career development and best tips for choosing a major.

Five tips for navigating the Forest

August 20, 2013  |   Admissions, Campus Life, Life on Campus, Mentoring, Personal and Career Development, Pro Humanitate, Wake Forest College

1) Get out and explore “Welcome to Wake Forest! I hope your experience here broadens the mind, strengthens the body, and inspires the spirit. Find your niche by joining one of more than 150 student organizations or simply relax by

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Crash course in computer programming

August 16, 2013  |   Admissions, Community, Top Stories

A team of Wake Forest computer scientists hosted the second Google-sponsored CS4HS workshop for local middle school and high school teachers. The goal: teach educators the basics of computer programming and how to apply computational thinking to all aspects of education.

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Gilbert gets the flu

August 14, 2013  |   Admissions, Alumni, For Alumni, Mentoring, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

“It was a dark and stormy night.” This is how Janna Raley started her mathematical economics paper. Surprised? So was her professor. But, writing the assignment in the form of a children’s book led to an article published in an academic journal.

Mapped: Fall 2013 enrollment by state, N.C. county

August 4, 2013  |   Admissions

It’s as predictable as the changing seasons. Every fall, first-year Wake Forest students make their way across county lines, state borders and even oceans to begin their experience with “Mother So Dear.” More than 1,200 first-year students from 43 states and around the world will […]

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LENS @ Wake Forest

July 26, 2013  |   Admissions, Community, Top Stories

LENS @ Wake Forest has given 38 high school students from 15 states and Puerto Rico a sneak-peek at college life, service and the opportunity to study sustainability and apply this knowledge to the community.

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Student Storyteller: Developing a Cannes-do attitude

July 1, 2013  |   Admissions, Campus Life, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Attending the international premiere of “The Great Gatsby” was an incredible opportunity for junior Marshall Shaffer. But the lessons he learned as an intern at the Cannes Film Festival will be helpful wherever his future career takes him.

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IB World Student Conference

June 28, 2013  |   Admissions, Community, Events, International, Top Stories

Students from around the world have been exploring social justice as part of the International Baccalaureate World Student Conference. Wake Forest is the first American university to host the event.

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Reconciliation in Rwanda

June 20, 2013  |   Admissions, Campus Life, For Alumni, For Parents, International, Pro Humanitate, Student, Top Stories

In Rwanda, genocide survivors are making a conscious choice to promote a community based in kindness and forgiveness, healing the city of Kigali, and having a lifelong impact on the lives of Wake Forest students.

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Hands-on genetic research

June 19, 2013  |   Admissions, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Eleanor Saffian decided to pursue a career as a genetic counselor when her brother Charlie was diagnosed with Down syndrome shortly after birth. She is interning at the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Down Syndrome Program in Boston this summer.