The long waits are making my daughter (myself included) nervous. We always thought “no news is good news” but UT proved us wrong. Going to try to stay positive!!
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My daughter is feeling the same way. We had a few early acceptances back in late Nov/early Dec and nothing since then except 2 deferrals. She’s having a tough time staying positive and feels like the long wait just means bad news. I’m trying to keep her spirits up but I don’t think it’s working!
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I’m in the same boat. Definitely hard to see the chances of admission these days especially with so many qualified candidates and also the test optional option.
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I’m just hoping for some progress this month in terms of decisions. 3 schools she is waiting on are supposed to release decisions this month. If it’s “no” then say no. The deferrals are just dragging out an already painful process. At least if we know it’s a “no” (or a yes!) we can move forward.
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We are planning to visit several places over Spring Break, including Clemson. Hoping for some good news before then! We are also suffering from the UT heartbreak-miserable experience.
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Same! UT heartbreak and we want to plan visits over spring break. Just waiting on news. Best of luck to you and your son/daughter!
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They only release about 5% early so there’s no need to be discouraged!
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Same here. Waiting for 3 decisions this month, and then RD (for 2 deferrals) that won’t come until March/April. (Ugh!) I’m just happy she already has a couple nice acceptances with good merit, if none of these more competitive schools come through for her.
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Very similar situation and sentiment here for my twins!
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I totally hear you. And that’s the same information I’ve been passing on to my daughter but she’s 18 and living this 24/7. Her best friend was accepted ED to Tufts so she’s done. On Friday my D got deferred from Miami while two of her close friends got acceptances to Maryland. (My older D goes to Maryland so that was OFF THE LIST for D #2!) It’s a roller-coaster ride and I think she’s ready to get off. But I understand it’s a process and we need to be patient. I have no doubt this will all work out and she will be very happy wherever she ends up as she has a really good list of schools. But the wait is hard and senior year has not been fun.
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Good point about the added stress and general angst around being a senior this year. My D started out strong with acceptances from two of her top schools before the holidays. She was deferred from Miami on Friday (she’s a double legacy as my husband and I went there) and it hit her harder than we expected. She had been honest with us that she wouldn’t head to Miami unless they offered her a fantastic scholarship. But she said she was unexpectedly sad about this this deferral because it’s a major disappointment during a school year that has been filled with one let-down and missed milestone after another. Clemson is the last top school she’s awaiting, and I know we all just want it to be over so she can decide and start looking forward to a hopefully “normal” freshman year!
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4.46 gpa, tons of extra curriculars, sports all 4 years, captain for both, pt work, great recommendations, AP Scholar, 5’s on national exams. We are from a very small school so while she did take advantage of AP classes there weren’t a ton offered. Also dual enrollment with the local community college for some of her classes. I don’t know if this helps
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Do you know when Honors decisions come out?
Could not agree more. My DD has received 3 acceptances, 2 deferrals, and one rejection. Still waiting on 4 schools total, including the 2 deferrals. And her top 2 choices are in the group we are waiting on… it’s torture. She also applied to the Clemson, USC and UTK combo. Also Georgia Southern, Auburn, Alabama, and UTampa. I just wish the decisions would come so we can move forward. And I don’t know about anyone else, but if my DD gets waitlisted I’m going to scream. LOL.
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LOL @laxmom24 ! I am a Clemson alum and my daughter applied in late October. The waiting has been so hard and if she gets waitlisted, I’ll be screaming too!!
She’s been accepted to UTK, Alabama, Miami of OH, Pitt, UMD and Furman. Deferred from Richmond. Still waiting on VA Tech.
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Right there with you- my husband and I are both Clemson alums, lots of Tiger stuff all over our house. The wait is agony for all of us! She has some other great options, but Clemson is her number one!
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I have no clue when the come out. Hopefully, the decision might come with the financial aid announcement. It is taking them forever.
Totally get it…our twins graduated class of 2020 and have been freshmen at Clemson during a really tough time. Praying for better days for the class of 2021 kiddos!
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My twins graduate this year and I sure wish they would go to the same college. Mine are identical and insist they want to go to separate schools to stop being compared to each other, stop having people confused who they are talking to, and so they can stop worrying about what the other one is accomplishing. They are practically identical in academic strengths, sports, extra-curriculars, so I do understand. But as parents, it would be awesome to know they were together!
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Craziest thing about masks is it took people days or even weeks to realize they were twins! Mine look alike but are fraternal. They had zero interest in going to school together. And even made their decisions independent of each other. Then pandemic hit and they realized if they had to quarantine, they might as well be roommates. They have some similar friends but LOTS of different ones. They’ve become closer and the fresh start has allowed them to blossom. They came from a preK-12 private school so they were ready to escape the comparison scenario too.
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