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Wake Washington: The Source From Which DC Deacdom Springs

by Riley Mistrot (’19) With a campus as physically stunning and lush with opportunity as Wake Forest, it’s hard to consider what could be so compelling as to lure loyal Deacs away for a semester. As someone who spent her final semester in the Wake […]


Mid-Term Musings

by Jassi Martin (’23) As our cohort reaches the halfway mark of our semester in D.C., I am reminded that I shouldn’t be sad it’s over, but smile because it happened. Before arriving in Washington, I questioned myself. Would I fit in the group? Will […]


Memory Lane, Living in The Now, & Looking Towards the Future

by Liana Hutton (’23) In 2017, which was way before I began my Early Decision application to Wake Forest, I knew I wanted to do the Wake Washington Program. I remember always looking at the website, telling my friends and family about how I wanted […]


Pro Humanitate in Washington, DC

by Zac Contreras (’23) “What are you going to do to make someone else’s life better?” This past week, our cohort heard from Mr. Brian Stolarz about his role in the exoneration of Alfred Dewayne Brown. He passionately described his involvement in the case and […]


Slowing Down & Just Being

by Rachel Edwards (’23) I recently rediscovered one of Rupi Kaur’s poems that reads, “i will never have / this version of me again / let me slow down / and be with her.” I have thought a lot about these words in the month […]


Exploring the City

by Leslie Morales-Noyola (’22) This semester is the first time I have been in D.C. since eighth grade. Back then, I was so excited to explore the city even if it was just for three days. Now, I feel the same excitement, except I get […]


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