KWSoCal - Congrats. Can you please share DD’s stats
@Jaspers She is OOS with 1560 SAT and 4.0 unweighted GPA. Strong ECs and maximum schedule rigor from large public high school. She wrote the essays clearly and honestly from the heart. It was a good exercise in developing her point of view for the essays she wrote in subsequent applications. The three 500-word essays for Calhoun gave her a lot of room to express herself. Many schools asked similar questions with half the word limit. We have our fingers crossed for Lyceum (separate process, I know) as that would really be the hook to get her to Clemson.
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Daughter got in as Nursing Major.
Live in Illinois
She had a 33 ACT.
3.98 unweighted GPA.
Varsity Captain, Hospital Volunteer, many other volunteer commitments both through school and outside of school
Her writing is a strength, so I am confident the essays helped.
Daughter got in. Still waiting on the scholarship info… does anyone know when that arrives? Her acceptance back in February mentioned a scholarship, but that the details would come in February. Still waiting on that, and whether or not Clemson stays in the running for her will depend on that amount.
Biology Major
OOS (Arizona)
National Hispanic Scholar
SAT: 1410 3.9/4.33 GPA
MVP Elite Dance Team, Student Ambassador for City of Phoenix/travel abroad to France, National Charity League, 500+ hours of volunteering, and then various honor societies, peer tutoring and clubs.
Great essays and letters of rec
@ArizonaParent Did you check the iroar account? We have not revanything additional in the mail either, but there is a scholarship award in my daughter’s account. She also has a number of classmates with awards posted as well.
Where on iroar do you find the Calhoun Decision? My son was accepted into Clemson on November 1 into biochem and received Merit Scholarship but can’t locate where to look for Calhoun
@flmomoffive Your son should log into his honors account -where he created his application to check his honors decision.
Thank you!
DD was accepted to Calhoun Honors College yesterday. Accepted to Clemson in November into Health Sciences. Her stats are listed on the decision thread.
For future applicants: I agree with several posters above, I believe it’s accurate to say the honor’s college took a more holistic review of the applicants as they stated they would. My DD is certainly bright (as were all the applicants) but I would consider her a well-rounded student, She has been VERY active in her high school (Student Govt, Student Body President, Beta Club, Student Liaison and Representative to multiple school/district groups and organizations) and the community, doing things she loves to do ( Ronald McDondald House kitchen crew for 5 years, worked after school since 16, youth group at church). That definitely came through in her essays.
My son was accepted to Calhoun HC Feb 15. He’s received in state tuition. Is there a wave of merit based aid to be released or is that information already been communicated. He’s very pumped. Thx!
@ncengineer123 are y’all instate or was he given instate as part of a package. Any merit based aid should be listed in his iroar account.
We are in NC. His in state merit aid is listed in IROAR which was given on the 15th. He did not get TOP Scholar/McNair at USC (accepted for Engineering, HC) but they emailed us with additional merit in the last two weeks. So my question really is… does Clemson add aid to make their class ‘or’ Is there a final wave of financial merit for competitive students (ACT 35, WGPA 4.5, captain of varsity soccer team, 8 APs) to counter USC, VPI etc. I’m not well versed in the process. Thanks!
@ncengineer123 no, they do not add more aid. It is generally thought to be a better school than USC. USC gives way more aid.
@ncengineer123 I am confused. You live in NC but your son was accepted with in state tuition. I have not every heard of Clemson doing that.
BTW if that is true you are getting more “merit money” than the maximum $20,000 out of state merit money Clemson is awarding this year as the difference between in state and out of state tuition is slightly more than $22,500.
He is getting $20K in aid. Apologies for not being clear.
@ncengineer123 Okay that makes sense. I don’t think they come back with any more merit money to entice attendance. BTW my freshman daughter had identical stats and last year the top award was 15K not 20K so I am jealous here in PA
We feel very fortunate. He is pumped to be Tigertown bound!
@burghdad top It might be the top scholarship to be 15k, add the loan for 20…
@lulurat. They increased the top OOS merit scholarship this year from 15K to 20K
Our daughter received a $20K/year scholarship from Clemson.