This is the official thread for those applying EA to Clemson University.
List your unweighted GPA, any SAT /ACT scores, and ECs. What majors are you going into?
Ask your questions, the CC community is here to help!
Debating applying in early October or waiting til January, hoping to bring GPA up just a little bit . OOS , what’s a good ACT score ?
That’s a good idea to wait a bit and see if you can raise your GPA. I am unsure of ACT score or if you even need one to submit for admission.
Pet the Clemson Common Data Set, 25%, 50%, and 75% ACT scores of applicants are 28, 30, 32.
Thanks, his original composite falls in that range. He took it again yesterday hoping to raise his English score a little.
Question about the Common App for Clemson. In the activities section there is an option to upload a resume and a personal statement. Will Clemson not see the personal statement submitted in the personal essay section that goes to all colleges? If you want them to review your statement do you need to also upload a copy here?
I think the personal statement can be used to say or explain virtually anything else you want them to know about you but not to reload your common app essay. When my 24 kiddo applied she used it to describe how much fun she had visiting on a football weekend, the energy, the fit of the campus, etc. Basically, she wrote kind of a why Clemson in this space but it can also be used to write about special circumstances. Or your kid might expand on something they bring to the table that would add specifically to the Clemson community. Anecdotally, my kid got in but I doubt this section was the main driver. There are probably plenty of people that leave it blank. Hope that helps. Others can chime in on what they used it for.
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I think the WHY Clemson sounds like a good way to respond
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