anybody applying to clarkson this year (CC-ers)?

kayakmom · 12-03-2008, 09:21 PM

toeva · 12-18-2008, 05:12 AM

ya i am applyin to clarkson. wondering if clarkson can be considered a safety school?

kayakmom · 12-18-2008, 11:34 AM

it is hard to tell.. i have contacted them several times asking for info etc and have recieved no answer... maybe they look regionally and not wider... they have a nice website but they dont communicate well

daniellamarie29 · 12-22-2008, 10:57 AM

I have been receiving info from clarkson since freshman year, as with other schools and I would consider them to be a safety school, however I am not applying there this year.

toeva · 01-20-2009, 07:04 AM

I'm applying to Clarkson this year but I'm asking if it's a safety school. I'm an international student and I made a mistake while sending a mail to them. I referred to them as another university instead of Clarkson, don't know how. How much of an effect will that have on my admission?

elz200 · 01-21-2009, 05:31 PM

I applied in November using the "unconventional" application. Does anyone know when we're supposed to hear from them??

toeva · 01-26-2009, 04:13 PM

On collegeboard's website, it says they start releasing decisions from february 1st on a rolling basis.

elz200 · 02-04-2009, 03:00 PM

i got my acceptance today. "your future is inside" was written on the envelope The card sings when you open it haha It was pretty exciting. But there wasn't anything about a scholarship

TyMom · 02-08-2009, 10:38 AM

I think they said decisions in February, financial in March, so maybe they don't tell you scholarship info until then?

TyMom · 02-08-2009, 10:40 AM

...and although not officially admitted, they left a message last week wanting to discuss the honors program, so I'd say that is a good sign!?!

Catharsis16 · 03-02-2009, 03:24 AM

I received my acceptance letter from the aeronautical engineering department like three-four weeks ago. good luck!

toadstool · 03-03-2009, 02:15 PM

Clarkson seems to have a pretty good demographic spread.

That 30% of the Eng. MECH men drop out after Freshman year is rather worrisome. (The women seem to stick, but they still hover between 10% and 15% - too low in comparison with other eng schools.)

The AERO class seems to hold steady at 30 to 35 men:4 women. Daniel Webster College has historically feed them a fair number of Junior and Seniors. That will take a hit now that DWC has its own ABET-certified AERO program pending. Less then 40 students in a major is awfully small. (data source ASEE 2008 database)

wpirpi · 03-03-2009, 03:32 PM

Toadstool, can you tell me where on ASEE you seen that 30% drop out of mech. engineering? I can see the class sizes listed for each of the years, but how do you know how many they started out with?

wpirpi · 03-08-2009, 12:27 PM

Does anyone know when financial packages go out>?

toadstool · 03-08-2009, 01:13 PM

ASEE data by major by year by ethnic group - freshman number vs sophomore numbers.

I consider retention a key metric in any college selection. Why work to get into a college, only to be part of the 1/3 that washing out, crushing your soul.

Always look for a college modeled on success, not institutionalized failure and maineing.