Wake Forest University Top Questions

One thing I'd change: I would take power away from the trustees who pretty much run this school and seem to see it more as a money making organization than an educational institution. The school is a good size, but they keep accepting more Freshman, which means it will inevitably grow. I am embarrassed to tell people I go to Wake, so I usually don't volunteer the information unless someone inquires. I spend most of my time in the student run coffee shop on campus, in the building Tribble (which houses English, philosophy, political science, and education classes), and in the bookstore where I work. Winston-Salem is not so much a college town, but perhaps it could be one if people actually made an effort to leave campus and explore. I do not like the administration. There are actually huge controversies going on right now concerning a long list of announcements that were made about some changes coming up. They are increasing tuition by 6 or 7 thousand dollars, charging a student health fee, charging $500 to park your car on campus, they are kicking out the faculty and staff from their on campus apartments in order to let students live there, and they are planning on spending 25 million dollars transforming Deacon Blvd. into a hang out place for Wake Students. All of these things apall me. There is a lot of school pride, yes. Anything unusual? We have an underground tunnel system that is restricted, but people go down there anyway.

Class size is a great thing at Wake. In the majority of my classes, my professors can address me by name, and I feel like I have a true teacher student relationship. I am not just another person taking up a seat in a classroom. I would make bigger by about one thousand students. People always say, "That's a great school". I spend most of my time in Benson or in the Library...aside from my dorm room. There aren't many places for students to go around Winston. There should be a row or area of cool boutiques, shops, restaurants, pubs, etc. downtown. The biggest controversy lately was the administrations decision to shuffle the professors out of faculty housing on campus. No one was happy with this decision; Wake did not give enough notice for the faculty. BETTER FOOOOOOOOOD! Aramark has a monopoloy on Wake and it is D-R-E-A-D-F-U-L!!!!

I absolutely love Wake. It is the perfect match for me; the size, the academic level of difficulty, sports, etc. For the most part, people react in a positive way when I tell them I go to Wake. They seem impressed that I was able to get in and keep up with the academic rigor as well as the steep tuition. Winston-Salem is by no means a "college town," but the Wake community does seem to rule. Often times we forget that other people live in Winston-Salem other than Wake students. Some of the biggest recent controversies include increasing next years' class size, faculty apartments, and parking. Parking definitely is the largest concern for students. Difficultly finding parking spaces on campus and the strictness of the parking enforcement are the students' most frequent complaints. One experience I will always remember about Wake is when the football team won the ACC Championship in 2006 and went to the Orange Bowl.

Best thing: small size I'd change: exclusiveness of greek life Size: just right Reaction: very favorable or never heard of it Time spent: on-campus when you live there, off when you live off Town: Wake is it's only little community within Winston-Salem Administration: old school but helpful Biggest controversy: juicycampus.com School pride: yes but not nearly as much as other schools Unusual about Wake: closed campus Experience to remember: Sigma Chi slip 'n slide parties Complaints: workload, no on-campus fraternity houses, tired of greek parties

Wake is awesome! There are too many things that are awesome to pick out just one. One thing I would change would be the cafeteria/the student center. Also, it would be nice to have buses to both football and basketball games. Wake is just right size-wise, I don't want it to get any bigger! People are usually very impressed when I say I go to Wake Forest. I spend my time in different locations but mainly in my dorm room. Its sort of a college town. People like Wake here but there are also other things going on. I love Wake's administration. There were a couple muggings last semester that were pretty scary. There is a lot of school pride.

Beautiful environment, great people. Would like the administration to be more student-oriented. Love the size of the school, but many people in CA have never heard of it, or if they have its only because of the sports. Spend a lot of time in Benson when I'm not in class. Winston isn't much of a college town, but there is a lot of stuff to do around town. The administration isn't centered enough on making life easier for the students, seems like they are often trying to protect themselves against liability or trying to make the trustees happy. Biggest recent controversy was the Riley Skinner pics. Yes, lots of school pride, rolling the quad, etc. Frequent complaints about the food.

The best thing about Wake is the motivation and drive everyone around me has. It pushes me to do my best and get involved around campus as well. I would change the grade deflation at Wake because it is discouraging to work really hard for mediocre grades. When I tell people I go to Wake, people usually either don't know where it is, or if they do know where it is, they react very positively. Wake is the perfect size. It is big enough that you don't know everyone and small enough to see many familiar faces and have small classroom settings. I usually spend most of my time on campus in Benson because you can socialize and have a space to work at the same time. I think Winston-Salem, though spread out, is a great college town because of its great bars and good, but affordable resturants. The juicy campus website has been a recent controversy because it contains offensive material for some on campus. I think there is a lot of school pride. As much as we hate the work, I feel like we are all proud and happy to be here. I will always remember toilet papering the quad after the Orange Bowl. The most frequent student complaints are about the lack of parking and grade deflation.

-close knit campus, warm environment, -many northern people haven't heart of wake; one is either impressed or clueless -in benson working, the library, kd lounge -what college town -teachers are very involved with their students, but are under appreciated by the administration -the school lacks pride with sporting events -students complain about parking, food options, THE WORK LOAD

The best thing about Wake is the size of the classes and the communication between Professors and students. However, if I could change one thing, it would be the registration process. Almost everyone loves Wake and I only know of one person who has transferred out. Most of my time is on campus. The parties are mainly house parties, but come junior year, most people go bar hopping on the week nights. The biggest controversy is the terrible (and expensive) parking situation. Tons of school pride- just come to the quad after any sports team wins! I will always remember my sorority bid day.

Wake is a very tight knit community. This allows for people to have friends that branch out and overlap in different groups. If I could change anything I would update the inside of the dorms and some of the academic buildings on campus. Winston Salem is a smaller town with a somewhat declining economy. It was once a mill town and since those industries have thinned out and Wachovia has moved its head courters to Charlotte, the town is not at its best. There is quite a bit of school pride in terms of academic excellence and sports.