The best of the future class of 2012
I am in scholarship interviews today for the Presidential Scholarship, which is a talent-based scholarship at WFU. Over the next 2 days, I will meet 42 of the most promising potential freshmen, whose talents range from theatre to singing to music to debate, dance, entrepreneurship. These young men and women are amazingly talented and remarkably self-possessed for their ages. It actually makes me feel a little bit unaccomplished to be with this group.
We ask these students how they learned about Wake Forest - as some are coming from Montana and Missouri and places not typically associated with our admissions base. Many hear of us first through athletics. When we ask the students what they have noticed or felt while on campus (they’ve been here since Sunday night), they all say without hesitation that they are amazed at how friendly and welcoming everyone is to them. They are all astonished at our sense of community.
As an alumna and an employee, this makes me incredibly proud. I am glad that newcomers to our campus can feel our warmth and our family feel. This is an enduring Wake Forest value that I cherish.
Back to the interviews!