Wake Forest University - Academics

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The most attractive feature of Wake Forest’s faculty is their accessibility. The majority of teachers upload the syllabus, coursework, and assignments onto either a personal Web site or the Blackboard intranet. You’ll find that professors are more than willing to meet with you, whether during their regular office hours or by appointment. Wake Forest professors are regarded as brilliant but modest. There are very few haughty, intellectual snobs who feel that teaching a bunch of freshmen is a shameful waste of their talent. Almost all professors actively teach intro classes at some point and do so with enthusiasm. While there’s always that rogue professor you can’t imagine graduated from any accredited college, and the mind-numbingly boring teacher whose voice causes seizures, most are leaders in their respective fields and excellent teachers who effectively present material in an engaging manner, helping to keep you awake during those 8 a.m. classes.

Wake certainly has earned its reputation as “Work Forest,” as the workload is incredibly demanding. However, that reputation makes success that much more valuable and rewarding. Most students agree that while they’re often steamrolled by a landslide of work, it only makes them better equipped to face a new series of challenges.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

The professors at Wake Forest are... The professors at Wake Forest are impressive, both intellectually and in terms of their diversity. While the vast majority of professors are experts in their field, every now and then, you’ll have a professor with difficulty getting the material across. Even though Wake has an extensive liberal arts requirement, the professors usually keep your attention, even in classes that you have no interest in. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

The teachers are great! They... The teachers are great! They really are there to teach and not to do research. Wake gives you an amazing education when you graduate because of all of the liberal arts divisional requirements. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

All the classes are taught by... All the classes are taught by professors, not TAs, and they are easy to get in contact with if you have a problem. Of course, there are a few professors that really suck, but I would say that 90 percent are awesome and love teaching. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

Teachers are awesome. They really... Teachers are awesome. They really do seem to care about you and your success. Now, you’re always going to find a few that are bad no matter where you go, but here, I think they’re just about all good. Most are experts in their field. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

I find the teachers at Wake to be... I find the teachers at Wake to be absolutely brilliant. While this is usually a very good thing, it can occasionally result in a few intensely boring classes. Other than that infrequent downside, I would definitely recommend Wake Forest if for nothing else than for the faculty, because the professors are outstanding both in and out of the classroom. 12345 Academics Report

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Wake Forest has study abroad programs in more than 70 different countries, and more than 65 percent of all students study abroad at some point during their four years.

Wake Forest’s accounting students pass the CPA exam at a higher rate than those at any other school.

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