Academics
The Wake Forest University School of Business offers 鈥渁 first-rate education delivered in a small school atmosphere that is conducive to high levels of interaction between students and the faculty.鈥 Students universally laud the 鈥減ersonal touch鈥 the graduate business program employs with its 鈥渃ommitment to academic excellence, strong faculty, [and] small class size that enables plenty of interaction among students and faculty.鈥
Academics at Wake Forest follow a holistic approach. The integrated curriculum helps students learn to analyze and solve problems by understanding the many components of a solution. Course content follows suit and is organized around a strong first-year core which includes essentials such as international business management, financial management, macroeconomics, operations management, and quantitative methods. In their second year students choose a career concentration within the broader areas of consulting/general management, finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, operations management, health, or an individually-designed concentration. As one student attests, 鈥淭he workload...is generally much more intense than what most students expect coming into the school and in comparison to students at similar schools. However, this intense and well-rounded education has already proven beneficial in my summer internship and in job interviews.鈥
The administration is 鈥渆asily accessible and from faculty to staff, everyone is friendly. Student voices can be heard.鈥 When it comes to professors, at Wake Forest it鈥檚 a first name, open-door policy. 鈥淎ll of my professors are engaged in my success. The level of dedication is a defining factor that sets Wake Forest apart,鈥 says one student. In addition, the 鈥淒ean has fantastic visions for the school.鈥