Incoming Families (P’31)
For parents and families of students who have enrolled Early Decision in the Class of 2031, who will begin Wake Forest in August 2027!
Getting Started as a Wake Forest Family Member
There are a few things we encourage you to do as a new Wake Forest family member:
- Verify your Family Record
- Subscribe to the Daily Deac
- Follow official WFU social media accounts
- Understand college terms and processes
- Learn about how we partner with families
- Key Dates for Your Calendar
Verify your Family Record
Once your student’s deposit is received and processed.
Verifying your family record with us ensures we have your correct contact information in our system. In order to do this, you will need these instructions, as well as your student’s 8-digit WFU ID that was provided in their acceptance letter.
Most of the formal communications to new families of the Class of 2031 will begin in Spring of 2027: we will include new families in our monthly Wake Parents & Families e-newsletter starting in January 2027.
Subscribe to the Daily Deac
The Daily Deac is a blog that shares important news, offers advice about supporting your students, and covers a variety of WFU activities and events to help you get a sense of campus life. Subscribe to the Daily Deac to receive news and tips in your inbox each weekday around 5 p.m.
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Follow official WFU social media accounts
Follow Wake Forest’s official social media accounts.
Understand college terms and processes
Refer to our A-Z of WFU: A Glossary of Terms page to familiarize yourself with terms commonly used within higher education and at Wake Forest.
Learn about how we partner with families
Read our best advice on how we can work together towards our shared goal: your student’s success.
- How we communicate
- Stop, Drop, and Roll framework for helping your student
- Understanding student and family roles
Key Dates for Your Calendar
December 2026 – March 2027
- Early Decision families get a welcome email from the Office of Family Engagement.
Late-January to mid-February 2027
- The Family Weekend date will be selected after the schedule for the 2027 football season is released.
April TBD
- Campus Days for Accepted Students (this is an optional, daylong program for enrolled and accepted students to visit Wake Forest; additional details about the schedule will be sent to admitted and enrolled students of the Class of 2031 in late spring.
May 1, 2027
- The New Students website is updated for the Class of 2031. (Note: The current info on this site is for the Class of 2030.)
May 2027 TBD
- Tickets for the Family Weekend football game go on sale through the Ticket Office (godeacs.com or 336.758.3322)
July 2027 TBD
- Family Weekend event registration opens at familyweekend.wfu.edu
August 2027 TBD
- Move-in date(s) for students enrolled in Pre-Orientation programs
- New and Transfer Student Move-In Day (for students who are not doing a Pre-Orientation program)
- NOTE: Specific instructions regarding the Move-In process will be communicated to students’ WFU email by Residence Life and Housing in July
August 2027 TBD
- Parent and family Orientation following move-in (optional but strongly recommended)
August 23, 2027
- Fall semester classes begin
Fall 2027 TBD
- Family Weekend
Commonly Asked Questions
Even once the 2027-28 Academic Services calendar is released, we encourage you to wait on firm travel plans until your student decides whether they want to do a Pre-Orientation program (which takes place a few days before official move-in). If you make travel plans prior to notification of Pre-Orientation program acceptance, consider booking options that are flexible or easily changed if needed.
The date for Family Weekend 2027 will be set based on the football schedule, which is usually released in late January or early February. It takes some time between the football schedule release and the setting of the date, as we need to check on a variety of things (hotel space, local conferences, holidays, etc.) before we can choose the date.
We encourage you to be flexible in your planning. Normally it is wisest to wait until your student has their final course schedule (which they will have after Orientation and the drop/add period) to purchase airline tickets for breaks. Students must consult their course syllabus for each class and/or talk to professors about the course schedule and final exam times.
New Students Website
Will go live on May 1, 2027
2027 Family Weekend
Will be announced in late January-early February 2027, after the football schedule is published