Wake Forest University Pre-College Programs allows high school students the opportunity to explore their interests, pursue their passions, and experience Wake Forest University before college.
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Who: High school juniors in Charlotte + Winston-Salem, NC
What: Leadership, Social Justice + College Prep
Where: Charlotte + Winston-Salem, NC
When: 1 Saturday per month, September – May
How: Apply! Application opens January 2023
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Who: High school students (Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors)
What: Week-long institutes that explore career pathways and fields of study
Where: Charlotte + Winston-Salem, NC
When: Summer (June – July)
How: Apply! Application opens November 2022
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Who: Middle school students (6th, 7th and 8th grade students)
What: Week-long adventures that explore STEM-themed topics
Where: Winston-Salem, NC
When: *Paused for Summer 2023
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Who: High school students (Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors)
What: 2 or 4-week asynchronous, online courses taught by Wake Forest faculty
Where: Online
When: January – December
How: Apply!
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Pre-College Programs
Wake Forest Pre-College Programs are designed for high school students to experience academic rigor, dynamic learning and enriching social interactions in a supportive college environment. All of our programs are meant for enrichment and are not-for-credit, meaning students don’t have the pressure of formal grades.
“I just want to thank you, the counselors, staff, medical school, the university, the instructors, presenters and EVERYONE involved with this program for providing such an amazing opportunity and experience for Aria. She was safe, she was engaged, challenged, motivated, intrigued, encouraged, enlightened, informed, equipped, and armed for the next decisions she has to make.”
Kimberly, parent of a Pre-College Programs student
Next Steps
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College LAUNCH loves our Alumni and we are so excited to highlight some of their amazing accomplishments!
Chase is a College LAUNCH Alumni and current student at Wake Forest University. She is majoring in English and Spanish. Within weeks of being on Wake’s campus, she was putting her talents and passion to use through her involvement in campus communications! She also has her own nonprofit, @chaseschance
We are so proud of Chase and all of our remarkable College LAUNCH Alumni!
#leaders #collegeprep #socialjustice #wake #precollege #agentsofchange #highered #bettermakeroom #power
Sep 15
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Raise your hand if you’re excited about the 2022-2023 College LAUNCH for Leadership program kicking off next month?!?
We (along with our Alumni network of over 500 young leaders) are excited to welcome our incoming cohort into our LAUNCH family!
#wakeforest #collegeprep #socialjustice #leadershipdevelopment #futureleaders #agentsofchange #collegebound #community #highered #bettermakeroom
Aug 9
Sports Marketing closed out their week with a discussion about the NFL draft with Bob Quinn, the senior executive consultant for the Cleveland Browns. They also presented their final ideas for how to improve attendance at WFU women’s basketball games to members of Wake Forest’s athletic staff! Throughout the week they also went on a tour of Wake’s athletic facilities, traveled to Charlotte to visit where the Charlotte Hornets play, and got a tour of Winston Salem’s own Truist Field and Truist Stadium! These students were amazing and we hope to see them back at Wake Forest soon! #wfusip #wfusipsportsmarketing
Jul 29
This week’s film institute has been a blast! We learned editing in Premiere Pro, wrote screenplays, and finished a short documentary, all while having fun with new friends. You all are so amazingly creative and we can’t wait to see what you do in the future!
#wakeforestprecollegeprograms #wfusipfilm #filmmaking #wakeforest #summer @wfuniversity
Jul 29
