On my acceptance letter it says I received an academic scholarship and will receive the specifics in February. Does anyone know when those details have historically come out or is it just released randomly?
Many have not heard yet. It seems the only ones that heard were high stat kids who will be receiving merit.
Mine also has high stats but went in test optional. Haven’t heard yet.
Clemson doesn’t offer EA or ED. They have an RA priority deadline of 12/1 for notification by 2/15.
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My D21 applied the week after Thanksgiving and received her letter on the 7th of January. She’s engineering, OOS, received scholarship.
@ProudVAmom - I applied on August 1st and still haven’t heard. Have reasonable stats (4.87 weighted GPA/3.8 unweighted), 9 AP’s & Dual Credits, 2 year captain of Varsity lacrosse, Boys State Delegate, over 200 hours of community service and leadership roles in Young Men’s Service League. I did test optional as well. One of my brothers is a junior at Clemson and when he applied, he found out in November. It is very discouraging, but I am trying to keep my chin up.
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I have very similar stats. I got in this past week. However, this whole admissions situation seems very fishy. Do not feel discouraged because you are completely qualified.
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I go the same thing. It seems wrong to say we got an academic scholarship not not saying what it was or how much it is. Congrats for getting in.
Yes. Very deceiving.
What’s deceiving about it?
It makes it look like you’ve been accepted.
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I misunderstood who your initial reply was for. Now I get it! The “welcome to Clemson” kept throwing my daughter too!
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Frankly as a state school they need to get a better sense of what kind of funding they are going to get from the South Carolina Legislature. Tuition is set by SC legislature. If the legislature does not give them the money then they can’t give the scholarship number.
My D18 got the top 15K, the next year the top scholarship was 20K and then last year the top scholarship was 12K. It is all about what the state gives them
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That and TIGERTOWNBOUND! I mean cmon!!
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When do the next round of decisions come out?
Hopefully today, In the past they have seemed to come out on Thursdays. So hoping today is the day!!
Burghdad, Is that scholarship just for their first year?
Yep, D20 received the 12k/year last February, but it was out of the school’s control; the state had cut the budget. They apologized when she called to ask; she ended up with another small departmental scholarship which helped. Thankfully Clemson was very generous with APs and DEs, so she’s now officially a 2nd semester Sophomore after one semester on campus. At least they didn’t bait and switch her like other OOS schools. One school’s official February merit letter came in $8k/year lower than the amount listed on her acceptance letter. I’d rather know for sure the amount is correct than have it offered and change later. Good luck to D21; I’m sure she’s going to receive some great offers!
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My daughter has very similar stats but included test scores, Her letter is dated 12/30, and says she will get her scholarship information in February.
All 4 years
As a parent of one of the “higher stat no decision applied in September” applicants, I did my quick Thursday portal check and there is a part of the portal missing - the part that says “awaiting decision” and “your application is complete and you should expect a decision by mid February” Not sure if it means a decision is coming or if it’s just a routine maintenance thing.
We can always hope…
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