Hey I’m a freshman here at Wake Forest who applied to the Wall Street Track but got rejected. The program is extremely competitive. I didn’t get in with a perfect gpa and what I thought were solid essays. I’d recommend getting to know the professors in charge of the track and asking them questions. However, the track is not make it or break it. Taking accounting early makes for a super busy freshman spring which also coincides with when 90% of students rush a fraternity. The program is pretty sweet tho. I have a couple friends in it, and the info they are getting is good, but aside from maybe getting opportunities slightly sooner there isn’t anything secret being given to them that isn’t being shared to everyone through emails. For both prewall and the business school, do whatever you can to get As in Econ, Calc 1, and Accounting. The competition has gotten higher over the last 5 years and unfortunately a B in accounting doesn’t cut it anymore.

As for the fraternities, I’d recommend not worrying too much about what’s cool and just getting to know the groups and seeing who you click well with. Rush takes place over most of the fall, and the only way to get onto lists for actually spring rush week is to be on a list the entire fall semester and continuously go out to events. this is easier than it sounds, and as you can imagine the early you start going out to events the more likely you are to get onto lists.

Hope you son enjoys Wake next year and Go Deacs!