This thread is for the high school class of 2023 to share their Clemson admissions decisions. Please NO DISCUSSION on this thread. RESULTS ONLY.
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Sister Accepted
Date Applied: 10/9/2022
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Pre-Business
GPA: 3.8/4.0 UW
SAT/ACT: 1270 SAT
Number AP/DE classes taken: 3
Rank: School doesn’t rank
APs/Honors: 3 AP 7 Honors
Extras/Hooks: Brother (me) current sophomore in ME
State residency: In state
Date Notified: early action notification date
Decision: Accepted into pre-business
Any merit aid: Not sure
Any need aid: not sure
OOS
Date Applied: 11/2022
Early/Regular: Regular
Desired Major/School: Business
GPA: 3.7UW/4.1 W
SAT/ACT: optional
Number AP/DE classes taken: 7
Rank: 3rd decile
APs/Honors: 3 AP 7 Honors
Extras/Hooks: 3 yr Varsity Athlete
State residency: In state
Date Notified: 3/1
Decision: Accepted into Business
Any merit aid: Not sure
Date Applied: 10/11/22
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Nursing
GPA: 3.7UW/4.7 W
SAT/ACT: 1410/28
Number AP/DE classes taken: 7
Rank: 108/453
APs/Honors: 7 APs, rest honors excluding some art classes
Extras/Hooks: 5 yr dual athlete, XC captain, 150+ volunteer hours, honor societies
State residency: In state
Date Notified: 3/1
Decision: Deferred to accepted into non-capped majors (but not nursing or health science)
Any merit aid: Unsure, but likely none
Date Applied: 8/29 Applied Honors: 9/23
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: Originally Biology/ Switched to Wildlife & Fish Ecology after deferral
GPA: 3.97W
SAT/ACT: 34 ACT
Number AP/DE classes taken: 2 AP, 2 college courses (not DE)
Rank: no rank
APs/Honors: AP Bio, AP Gov, Calq H, Enviro Science H, Physics H
Extras/Hooks: Extensive background in marine bio and robotics. 2 field studies, aquarium work
State residency: FL
Date Notified: 3/1
Decision: Accepted Summer after EA Deferral
Any merit aid: no
Any need aid: no
Date Applied: 9/22
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: microbiology
GPA: 5.2 (SC has tiered GPAs based on class type)
SAT/ACT: 1230
Number AP/DE classes taken: 1 AP, 4 DEs
Rank: 6/522
APs/Honors: 1 AP, 4DEs, rest honors
Extras/Hooks: 2 varsity sports, 4 yrs Spanish
State residency: SC
Date Notified: 12/1
Decision: Accepted
Any merit aid: yes, but amount not known yet
Any need aid: no
Date Applied: 12/31
Early/Regular: Regular
Desired Major/School: Engineering
GPA: 4.78/5.0
SAT/ACT: Didn’t take
Number AP/DE classes taken: My school doesn’t offer
Rank: 1
APs/Honors: School doesn’t offer but honors math
Extras/Hooks: A lot of research in ai/ml, robotics, 4 years work experience in engineering, 3 years soccer team.
State residency: International
Date Notified: 3/1
Decision: Accepted
Any merit aid: no
Any need aid: no
DDDate Applied: 10/9/2022
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Business
GPA: 3.83/4.0 UW (4.2 Weighted)
SAT/ACT: 29 ACT
Rank: School doesn’t rank
APs/Honors: 8 AP
Extras/Hooks: 2Aunts, 2Uncles, Grandfather all alumni (and donors). 4 years Varsity Soccer (Captain), 2x state champions, 4-years Varsity Cross Country (Captain), NHS, Student Government (VP, Treasurer), volunteer tutor, and multiple other activities.
State residency: GA
Date Notified: early action decision date
Decision: Tri-County Bridge Program (SMH)
Hope this helps!
Date Applied: 8/1
Accepted Early Action
DS23-Northeast Highly Ranked Public Suburban HS
Class Rank: None
GPA: 3.96 UW on 4 scale & 4.5 W on 5 scale)
SAT: Submitted 1410 (700English/ 710Math one sitting)
AP’s: 5 total (1 junior year/ 4 senior year)
US History/ AP Gov/ AP Lit/ AP Calc AP psych (13 offered- majority offered are STEM)
Honors classes: 11
EC’s:
Class President (4 Years)
DECA CEO- 3 years leadership/ (4 years in club)
Club Founder/ President (4 years)
STUCO- (4 years)
NHS- member
Volunteer- average amount
Honors/ Awards:
3x DECA State Finalist
2x DECA Top 3 Exam score in state
1x DECA National Finalist
3 school based awards
Essay- simple topics- montage style essay-I thought it was creative and could connect with various readers
LOR- one was a “10” Was able to read it after graduation. LoR’s from Biz, History and English Teachers (no STEM)