‘A Better Front Door’: Wake Forest U. to Offer Early-Admission Option for First-Gen Students

Wake Forest University (NC) on Thursday announced a new nonbinding early-action option exclusively for first-generation students. Officials describe the initiative as a way to attract applicants whose parents lack a four-year college degree while giving them flexibility to consider other admission and financial-aid offers. The program, apparently the first of its kind among highly selective institutions, will have a November 15 deadline. Students will receive a decision by January 15 and have until May 1 to make a final choice.