Wake Forest University supplemental essays

The written supplement is optional; if you write one, choose one prompt. The required Why Wake? answer (100 words) isn't listed here.

1. Option: intellectual curiosity

   150 words max

   Tell us what piques your intellectual curiosity or has helped you understand the world’s complexity. This can include a work you’ve read, a project you’ve completed for a class, and even co-curricular activities in which you have been involved.

2. Option: a Maya Angelou quote

   300 words max

   Dr. Maya Angelou, renowned author, poet, civil-rights activist, and former Wake Forest University Reynolds Professor of American Studies, inspired others to celebrate their identities and to honor each person’s dignity. Choose one of Dr. Angelou’s powerful quotes. How does this quote relate to your lived experience or reflect how you plan to contribute to the Wake Forest community?

Source: Wake Forest University admissions