Alumni Admissions Forum

Byrum Welcome Center (Admissions Building)
Check in at the welcome table in the lobby of Byrum Welcome Center and pick up your name tag and admissions materials. Reunite with classmates and meet other Wake Foresters. Refreshments and a light breakfast provided.

Kulynych Auditorium, Byrum Welcome Center
Opening plenary session includes a welcome from the Offices of Alumni Engagement and Undergraduate Admissions, fun trivia and icebreakers, insights into the college admissions process, advice for how students can make their Wake Forest experience their own, and time for Q&A.

Students remain in Kulynych Auditorium while parents choose one of the parent sessions.

Best. Essay. Ever! (Students only)
Kulynych Auditorium, Byrum Welcome Center
Divided into small groups, students will learn some helpful essay tips from selecting the topic to the final proofing – and all points in-between! This session is in a case-study format and will be followed by an opportunity for students to ask questions.

Financial Aid and Scholarships (Parent Session Option 1)
Pugh Auditorium, Benson University Center
Parents are invited to join Milton King, Associate Director of Student Financial Aid, and Paul Gauthier (’93), Associate Dean of Admissions, as they provide an overview of the financial aid and scholarship processes at Wake Forest with time for Q & A.

College Parenting (Parent Session Option 2)
Room 409, Benson University Center
Learn more about how parents and families can best support their students as they prepare for and begin their first year of college. Dr. Betsy Chapman (’92, MA ’94), Executive Director of Family Communications and author of The Daily Deac, shares words of wisdom, followed by time for Q & A. 

“The Pit” or North Dining Hall
Attendees will be divided into two groups (families will be grouped together) and assigned to eat at one of the two main dining halls–“The Pit” in Reynolda Hall or North Dining Hall near the Business School and Spry Stadium. Check the back of your name tag for your dining hall assignment. Be sure to pick up a meal ticket at the morning check-in which you will give to the dining hall staff (the cost of lunch is included in your registration; Admissions and Alumni Engagement staff will be onsite if you have any issues or questions).

Despite our best efforts, it’s likely that the parent and student sessions will not finish at the same time. You’re welcome to wait outside the dining hall until your student/parent arrives, but we also encourage students to see this as an opportunity to practice navigating college on their own!

If you have time after lunch, don’t forget to stop by the Deacon Shop on Hearn Plaza! The tours will depart just a few steps away, in front of Reynolda Hall.

Meet on Hearn Plaza (the Quad) in front of Reynolda Hall
Attendees will break into small group tours led by student tour guides. The tours will start in front of Reynolda Hall and finish at Byrum Welcome Center.

Byrum Welcome Center
Enjoy refreshments, have additional conversations with Admissions staff, and visit with campus partners to learn more about opportunities for students such as: Global Programs and Studies, ZSR Library, Office of Personal & Career Development, Women’s Center, WakerSpace, and Campus Dining.

There are no official closing remarks, so feel free to depart when you’re ready!

• Cheer on the Deacs against Cal at the home football game on Friday, November 8. Kickoff is at 8:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the Wake Forest ticket office.
• After a football victory on Friday, spend Saturday exploring Winston-Salem, hiking at Hanging Rock State Park or enjoying local trails at Reynolda Village and Crossnore, or supporting Wake Forest Theatre and Dance at their production of Love and Information.
• Wrap up your weekend in Greensboro cheering on the Deacs in the Deacon-Wolverine Challenge. The men’s basketball team faces Michigan at 1:00 p.m. Join us for a special pregame event at Steel Hands Brewing Co. located across from the arena. The spirit and excitement begins at 11:00 am with visits from the Wake Forest cheer and dance teams and the Spirit of the Old Gold and Black. No registration required for the pregame event.