Chance Me (Please!) - Clemson University

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About Me:

  • Out of state
  • White
  • Male
  • Intended Major - Pre-Business

Grades/Scores:

  • 6 Semester GPA - 3.61 (Weighted)
  • Semester 1 Senior Year - 3.94 (Weighted, I sent my grades in just last week although I don’t know what they’ll change)
  • SAT - 1350
  • ACT - 30
  • Class Rank - None (I go to a very small private school, we don’t record class rank)

APs:

  • Human Geography
  • European History
  • Biology
  • US History
  • Physics 1 + 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • Statistics
  • French
  • Computer Science A (Java)

Extra-Curriculars:

  • Varsity Baseball
  • National Honor Society, President of the NHS at my school
  • Co-Founder of the French Club
  • Chess Team
  • Student Newspaper
  • Chorus, Advanced Chorus
  • Solar Car Club
  • Stage Crew
  • Academic Challenge Team
  • Christian Action Program (Service Group)
  • Honorable Mention in the National French Contest
  • Class President Senior Year
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@DivideOne I think you have a great chance of acceptance!

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I would say a decent chance. Sadly, the lack of class rank and being a white male might actually work against you a little from what I am seeing. I think Class rank is very important to Clemson for some reason (which makes so little sense because a star student at a low school might only be in the top 25-30% of a competitive high school, and while I think it’s taboo to say race might be a factor I do think Clemson is try to diversify more so a non-white female with the same qualifications as you would likely get your spot. This may be un-PC to say but it’s what I am actually seeing. I love Clemson so I am in no way slamming them but I do think they should not use Class Rank as a highly weighted part of the admissions process.