Wake Forest University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at Wake Forest University?

Emily

rich, preppy, white kids

Elizabeth

Most people think of a typical Wake student as being a smart, preppy, southern.

Sasha

Wake is a school rich kids. Preppy kids

Kat

rich, preppy, snobby, spoiled brats, don't appreciate money, closed minded, naive

Hannah

that we're rich, preppy, conservative, all Baptist, and smart

Vanessa

Preppy, Southern, Smart, Homogeneous, Overachievers

Jenny

Wake is comprised of a student body of mostly upper middle class student. At Wake Forest, a student can expect to do a lot of work for their grades.

megan

White, rich, homogeneous, sheltered, intelligent, well-rounded

Hannah

That they are from an upper class family, wealthy, intelligent, and not much diversity.

Jamie

all conservative, very similar students

Amanda

-everyone is rich and stuck up -people are fake -students are smart -women are perfect Southern belles and men are perfect Southern gentlemen

Mary

preppy, gorgeous, fit/athletic

Perry

The two big stereotypes that I can think of are the tough academics, as demonstrated by the nickname "Work Forest", and the southern, preppy, conservative atmosphere.

Matt

Wake Forest is believed to be a very difficult school and there is a common conception that Wake students work very hard. There is also a stereotype that all Wake students are rich kids involved in Greek life.

Mary

Small school with great ACC sports Rich kids due to Wake being an expensive, private school Work hard- play hard mentality

Tom

Preppy, preppy, preppy; the students are conservative; the students here are rich as Croesus; most people are in Greek organizations;

Susan

They're all Southern