<p>Just received an e-mail that I was accepted into the Honors program. </p>
<p>Did anybody else receive the same news?</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>
<p>(We received an email today letting us know that my son did not get in.)</p>
<p>congrats!!</p>
<p>My daughter received an email that she was accepted into Calhoun, but her scholarship money from Auburn continues to grow and so she will decline Clemson.</p>
<p>I got in!!!</p>
<p>To people who got in: would you mind if I asked what kind of stats you guys had? GPA, SATs, etc.</p>
<p>eastikop, below are my stats. I posted this in another thread for Clemson awhile back.</p>
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<p>accpeted into Calhoun, OOS, 2280 SAT, 34 ACT, 4.0 unweighted, top 1%, 2 varsity sports, all state music</p>
<p>Congratulations to those accepted.</p>
<p>First of all, congratulations to both of you!</p>
<p>My stats are unfortunately looking kinda low now:</p>
<p>2100 (1400 M + R) SAT, ~3.8 GPA, top 5% or 6% of my class of 500, a few decent awards</p>
<p>My ECs include bodybuilding and martial arts, which I think are kind of unique.</p>
<p>My school does block-scheduling though, so I was able to “switch out” a semester of high school with a semester of college, which I’ll have completed before I graduate - do you think this could help me?</p>
<p>I can also guarantee some “stand-out” essays, lol.</p>
<p>What would you say my chances are?</p>
<p>^^ oh yea, right…you sure have loooooooooooooow stats. no chance AT ALL.</p>
<p>eastikop, your SAT score appears to be fine but most people accepted to the honors college are in the top 3% of their high school class</p>
<p>I meant low compared to these guys, lol!</p>
<p>But alright, I guess we’ll just have to see.</p>
<p>You have very impressive stats eastikop! Best of luck. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.</p>
<p>I guess it was my GPA that got me.</p>
<p>3.7W at a non-ranking private. With a 2190 SAT/34 ACT, very rigorous courseload, English teacher-approved essays, and 3-5 hours a day of swim practice since 6th grade in addition to several hours of community service.</p>
<p>I guess that shows you just how much importance they place on GPA/ranking at Calhoun and I’m assuming Clemson in general.</p>
<p>well at a relatively large public school (and other public schools too), they don’t really have the time to read over and take a holistic view of your applications since they get so many. Numbers such as ranking, GPA and SAT/ACT scores are a quick way to review all the applications and make a decision.</p>
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<p>Your grades don’t seem that low - maybe it was your Honors application essays. I understand they read them very carefully and that decisions are based on the application materials (once you meet the minimum SAT/class rank to have your application reviewed).</p>
<p>CollegeBound, just remember that you can apply for the Calhoun Honors College if you have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 after each semester!</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone that was accepted. My son got the email that he’s in.</p>
<p>OOS; Stats: SAT – 1460 / 2110 (740M, 720CR, 650W); ACT – 31 (did not send); SAT II’s–Math Level 2 800, Chemistry 690; GPA 4.00 unweighted, 4.395 weighted; class rank 13 of 433 (3%); very good EC’s – Robotics Club, Math Team, All-State Chorus all six years eligible, rec. baseball and swimming, some community service but not exceptional there; NHS and Beta Club</p>
<p>Sorry - see now this is a year old thread…</p>
<p>Keep in mind Calhoun has a $300 per semester fee for the honor of being in honors. My D likely will say, thanks, but no thanks, based on principle. So there will be one more Calhoun spot opening up in the next month or two.</p>