Is UF in state or OOS for you?
For those deferred. My son was deferred EA last year and accepted RD. He submitted the supplemental essay that is optional. He had started a new business and his GPA went up after the 1 first semester so he discussed that in the essay.
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do you mind sharing stats?
Good question.
Thanks. I guess no merit for him. weird.
In state CS
30 ACT
GPA was like 3.8something UW
Class rank was 30 of 109
Job
Varsity sport
All the clubs
2 businesses
36 DE hours
Legacy and has an older brother as current student in Mechanical Engineering with all As (I was hoping this would help him 
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In state nursing too!!! 33 act 5.3 top 3% 
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OOS sadly.
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Do you qualify for aid? That might be a factor?
I doubt it we qualify.
Well, hope it all works out, if not at Clemson, then at another school your student will love.
Whaaaaatttt???
My daughter got none with exactly same stats, just FYI, also OOS, southern state. Guessing it depends on the state - they may be trying to attract kids from underrepresented states. Or major selection, not sure.
It is true that most 2nd year students move off campus. There are a range of nice complexes all within a 3-4 mile radius of campus, all served by CAT (Clemson shuttle), all with a similar $550-600/bedroom monthly rent. Many are townhouse/community style, with lots of students, so in some ways it still feels like community/dorm living. They can also purchase partial meal plans and points, for use during off campus years
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senior year, first semester grades are very important
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My '23 son was accepted EA and it was likely going to be his first choice but since he applied elsewhere (including CA schools) he waited until late spring to commit. Roommate / dorm selection was happening later - certainly not in December. February is still relatively early to learn of a final decision-
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S25 Accepted with merit scholarship
Engineering
OOS (CA)
4.42w / 3.87 uw / 6 APs and 4 DE, and quite a few honors courses
SAT 1440
jobs/varsity sports/some volunteering
Sibling attends Clemson
Other decisions to date:
Accepted EA: Oregon St. and Alabama
Deferred EA: UGA
Pending: UT-Knoxville, NC-State, V-tech, University of CA system
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That’s what I was thinking. We won’t know the outcome of all my daughter’s scholarship opportunities until sometime in April. The only kids I know picking roommates right now are going to less selective colleges.
I’ve also seen some comments on here kind of lumping Clemson in with “the Southern schools.” That is very inaccurate. Clemson is a tough school to get into, especially from OOS, and some majors are restricted.
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Accepted (scholarship)
In-state Comp Sci
4.0 UW / 5.92 W
ACT 35
rank 10 of 324
6 APs, no DE, 25 honors
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Deferred 4.0 unweighted 4.5 weighted
33 act
Top 10 in class
Health sciences major
Strong extra curricular and volunteering
School president
Varsity sport
Did official visit at school.
Sad - as Clemson top choice. Also does this mean no on merit scholarships, honors college unlikely and dorm room options limited.
Accepted UGA