If your child was recently waitlisted to Wake Forest University’s Class of 2030, you’re likely feeling the uncertainty and dread of the waitlist process. You may be wondering if they have a genuine shot of earning admission out of this state of limbo. Or is being waitlisted by Wake Forest akin to being rejected? You’ve got questions. At Ivy Coach, we have answers!

We understand the uncertainty and have the expertise to guide you through this process. Our most important piece of advice? Don’t lose hope!

Your Chances of Admission to Wake Forest University After Being Waitlisted

Unfortunately, Wake Forest does not publish waitlist acceptance rate data in the federally mandated Common Data Set. According to the school’s admissions office, “the number of students admitted from the waitlist varies from year to year.” This ambiguity hinders our ability to definitively understand just how competitive the Wake Forest waitlist is, but we at Ivy Coach still have some light to shed on the matter.

For one thing, most highly selective schools of Wake Forest’s caliber typically maintain a 10% acceptance rate for their waitlists. What’s more, most schools waitlist for the same reasons: they either haven’t been convinced that you really wish to attend or they know you have the academic chops to stay afloat on campus, but they’re not so sure you’d take advantage of all of the resources and opportunities that the school has to offer. Although we may not know the specific Wake Forest waitlist acceptance rate, we can still outline the steps to take if you find yourself waitlisted by this private research university.

Ivy Coach has the antidote to your waitlist worries. We know how to take our clients from waitlisted candidates unsure of their next move to card-carrying members of Wake Forest’s spirited community.

How Ivy Coach Helps Students Get Off The Wake Forest Waitlist

Over the last 10 years, approximately 40% of students who first came to Ivy Coach after being placed on the Wake Forest waitlist have earned admission. That’s a four-fold increase over your odds at most highly selective institutions should you go in it alone!

Ours is a multi-step process that goes as follows:

1. Complete Ivy Coach’s PostMortem application review. Before creating a go-forward plan, we need to assess what went right and wrong in the student’s Common Application and Wake Forest supplement, as the approach a student takes after being waitlisted can’t be out of left field. The narrative presented after being waitlisted must be consistent with the narrative presented in the initial application. This time, it just needs to be much more compelling and without stumbling into the many pitfalls that may have led to being waitlisted in the first place.
2. Submit a persuasive Letter of Continued Interest. Most parents know that waitlisted students should submit letters to improve their chances of being plucked off the waitlist. However, how students approach letters typically does not serve their case for admission. You see, students tend to brag and update colleges on all that they’ve achieved over the past few months since they first applied. That is an unlikely strategy for trying to inspire admissions officers to root for them. Ivy Coach’s Letters of Continued Interest are wonderfully weird, and they show rather than tell how a student is going to contribute a singular hook to an institution.
3. Keep up your grades. Your senior year grades may indeed matter if you’re hoping to earn admission off the Wake Forest waitlist.

Getting Started with Ivy Coach on Wake Forest University’s Waitlist

If you’re interested in optimizing your child’s case for admission to Wake Forest off the waitlist for the Class of 2030, the time to act is now. Fill out our complimentary consultation form and indicate that your child’s been waitlisted. We’ll be in touch to outline Ivy Coach’s waitlist services for seniors that utilize the expertise of our team of former elite college admissions officers. Remember, the more you delay, the less of a chance you’ll have of making an impression on the admissions team.