Sunday, November 22, 2009

Wake Forest University

'Rethinking Admissions' at Wake Forest University

I participated in a panel about the pros and cons of college rankings. more >>

The 'Rethinking Admissions' Conference

A gathering at Wake Forest University to discuss different systems for ranking colleges more >>

Wake Forest Makes Test Scores Optional for Applicants

It's joining other colleges (like Smith in Massachusetts) in putting less emphasis on the indicator. more >>

An Outbreak of Flu Outbreaks

From South Carolina to Oregon, an epidemic of sick students. more >>

From Austria to Jacksonville, Via a Message Board

When Wake Forest made the ACC Championship football game this year, Rick DeMaio, a student fan studying abroad in Vienna, started a thread on a message board for Wake fans titled "Anyone got $800 lying around, or a private jet to take me from Austria to Jacksonville?" In less than one and a half days, patrons of the site had taken his joke seriously enough to raise about $1,000, which will bring DeMaio to Jacksonville, Fla., tomorrow—via Slovakia, Germany, and Charlotte, N. more >>

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