Zach Bokhari's journey at Wake Forest is a testament to the transformative power of education. From uncertain beginnings to discovering his passion for German studies and psychology, Bokhari's Wake Forest...

When senior Ellie Butler was in seventh grade, she got a concussion during a horse riding competition. She was forced to visit the neurologist multiple times that year — although “forced” may be...

Many students come into university unsure of what they wish to do, but Brielle-Anne Michel found her love for biochemistry early, after taking a course in high school. “I didn’t know what biochemistry...

At the age of three, Amanda Jones walked into a small art museum in Tucson, Ariz. The gallery, adorned with a small collection of art from the Hopi Native American tribe, immediately struck her. Her parents...

From the moment I sat down with Abby Draeger, I noted her contagious passion for Wake Forest. From running Hit the Bricks, participating in research, completing a major and two minors and writing an honors...

Xiaoya Yang has always been sure of what she wanted to study. Women, gender and sexuality studies (WGS) was a concept she heard about from a friend in high school –– and once she found out this was...

When Evan Souza turned 10 years old, his parents gifted him a month of acting classes for his birthday. After pursuing a number of sports, Souza was excited to try something new. Twelve years later, Souza...

Senior Brighid Biehl described her elementary school self as spastic. Her mother tried a variety of approaches to help Biehl release her energy, but nothing seemed to calm her down like a pencil and a...

Determined to pursue statistics, Hanna Vaidya chose Wake Forest for its relatively new statistics program, small class sizes and undergraduate research opportunities. Vaidya has always had an interest...

Sid Subramanian is an exemplary Spanish major from Winston-Salem, N.C. Although he always knew he wanted to attend Wake Forest and stay close to home, he had no idea that he would eventually decide to...

For Lanie Angelo, learning to speak Russian has been a difficult but rewarding lifelong pursuit. In high school, she frequently visited her neighbor, Anna, who lived in Moscow, Russia before relocating...

While religious studies was not originally on Taylor Graham’s radar, she has found the department to be a great way to explore multiple disciplines at once. “I kind of right away … wanted to do...