<p>Hey everyone... I've noticed this isn't a particularly active board, so I don't know if I'll get a response... but here it goes:</p>
<p>I'm an OOS student (I live in NC), and I think I have a good shot at the OOS tuition waiver. But does anyone know if Clemson offers any full-tuition scholarships?</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>(btw, If I apply, it will be for entry in fall 2007.)</p>
<p>I'd really like to know this, I'm from NY and a junior as well.</p>
<p>What's your stats silho_ette?</p>
<p>Academically? :</p>
<p>GPA: 3.96 (unweighted)
SAT: 750V, 720M, 770W
AP classes this year:
-Calc AB
-Calc BC
-US Hist
-Eng Lang
-Chem
AP classes next year:
-Stats
-Spanish
-US Gov
-Physics
-maybe Eng Lit (still deciding on this one)</p>
<p>I'm going to take the Math IIc and US Hist SAT II in June...</p>
<p>I guess that's about it. What about you, GetOuttaBuffalo? Also: do you know of many northeners applying to Clemson?</p>
<p>here's my academic and EC. You got it over me with academics silho, but my ecs are pretty good. </p>
<p>Female, Age 16, Buffalo, NY, White
Estimated Class Rank: 10-20/275ish<br>
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 96/100
Estimated SAT: M: 600 CR: 700 W: 760 Essay: 10 or 12
Total APs by graduation: 6
So far, AP scores: AP European (4)</p>
<p>Classes:<br>
Freshman year:
Biology Honors, 90. Regents Exam, 93
Design Drawing for Production, 100. Exam, 93
Global History I, 94. Exam, 96
English, 95. Exam, 98
Latin, 99. Exam, 99
Math, 90. Exam, 89
Advanced Spanish, 93. Exam, 96</p>
<p>Summer school to get ahead: Global II, 97. Regents Exam, 97</p>
<p>Sophomore year:<br>
English, 100. Exam, 99
Math, 97. Exam, 88 Math A exam: 95
Advanced Spanish, 98. Exam, 99
AP European, 97 Exam, 98, AP: (4)
Advanced Latin, 99. Exam, 95
Earth Science Honors, 93. Exam, 94
Business and Personal Law, 99. Exam, 100</p>
<p>Junior year so far:
AP American, 99
English, 100
AP Government, 97
Advanced Spanish, 95
Advanced Latin, 99
Chemistry Honors, 94
Math, 96</p>
<p>Pretty steady incline in grades...</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>Freshman year:
~ Class President
~ Principal's Advisory Council
~ Pep Club, Ambassadors' Circle, a couple others...can't remember...
~ JV Cheerleading (Most Improved award, lol)
~ Community service program (25ish hours over summer)
~ Latin award: Summa cumma laude - National Latin Exam</p>
<p>Sophomore year:
~ Student Congress representative
~ Principal's Advisory Council
~ Student Recognition Council (secretary)
~ Environmental Club (secretary)
~ SADD (Officer of Publicity)
~ Best Buddies (Officer of Publicity)
~ JV Cheerleading (MVP award)
~ Town of **** Supervisor's Youth Council
~ Community service program (50-ish hours)
~ Youth Consortium (promoting leadership and wise choices in younger teens)
~ Awards:
~ NY State winner of Essay Contest
~ Published in Parade Magazine: fresh voices
~ Featured: "Someone You Should Know": town newspaper
~ National Latin Exam: Silver Medal
~ Kodak Young Leaders Award
~ HOBY Youth Conference (summer)
~ National Young Leaders Conference (summer) (Assistant Majority Leader of Model Congress)</p>
<p>Junior year:
~ Co-President of Environmental Club
~ Vice-President of SADD Club
~ Student Congress Executive Board
~ Principal's Advisory Council
~ Student Recognition Council
~ Youth voting member of Town Board
~ Youth Consortium
~ Community service program: from summer 2004-present: 100+ hours
~ National Honor Society
~ Varsity Cheerleading
~ Keynote Speaker: Junior National Young Leaders Conference</p>
<p>^ i just keep these copy and pasted in a folder so i can post them here any time real fast. lol yay me</p>
<p>Look at the Clemson web site, first under the Calhoun's school of honors, then find the link to Clemson National Scholars. Each year Clemson invites approx 35-40 students from around the country to fly/drive in and compete for this scholarship. This year, they offered the scholarship to 16 students in hopes that eventually 10 will enroll. If you win, the NS program includes: full tuition, R&B, books, fees, use of a laptop computer and 2 summers of international travel. Total value is over $100,000. The National Scholars Program is Clemson's flagship scholarship. It is a fantastic program, but extremely difficult to get into. The kids who are competing for this scholarship are also accepted to many other top notch schools: Ivies, Duke, Emory, etc. Our son competed, but was not selected. The invitees this year were pulled from the applications of all the students who applied to Clemson. Next year, there will be a separate application for the Calhoun's School of Honors. I am guessing that next year to be invited to the NS weekend, you must fill out the Calhoun's Honors application and selections will be made from those. I don't think the exact procedures have been ironed out yet.</p>
<p>The National Scholars program is both outstanding and extremely competitive. Clemson selects the best of the best out of their applicants for the interview weekend. From the website on selection for the program: "To be considered for the National Scholars award, simply apply to Clemson University through the regular admissions process. The selection committee will narrow the field to approximately 40 finalists. If you are a finalist, you will be notified during the month of January and invited to Clemson for a National Scholars Weekend in late February. Scholarship recipients will be notified shortly after the weekend. You must have completed the Clemson undergraduate admissions application by December 1 to be in the initial pool for this award."</p>
<p>You'll be able to link to the directors of the program and email them any questions you might have. It is well worth looking into this program. In my opinion, it's one of the best of its kind.</p>
<p>Thank you Lukester and wildwoodscott for your advice! It is very much appreciated! :D</p>
<p>I wasn't aware there was a program like this... fantastic! :) Although I don't think I'd be selected for the program, it might be one of the reasons I apply.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>:-( yea i probably wouldn't be eligible. what are the type of stats, etc? is it all sat based?</p>
<p>As Lukester said, there may be changes next year in how to apply for the National Scholars program. Right now, all one has to do is apply to Clemson prior to December 1. The program is not all based on grades and stats, although that is a factor. My advice is to apply to Clemson and make sure that your essays are attention getting. Also, based on the past, it seems that there has been about a 50/50 split in the finalists between males and females and between in state and out of state. I'm not sure if they plan it that way or not.</p>
<p>with the old sat around 1300 and early application got you out of state tuition waiver. </p>
<p>I had a 760, 720 700, 3.83 gpa, Target scholar, Best Buy Scholarship, FBLA and a few other scholarships and and got an offer of 16k per year, basically oos waiver and 2500 towards room and board and tuition renewable over 4 years. i would have wound up paying basically instate minus 2500.</p>
<p>My sister graduated from there Magna cum laude last friday, with one roomate getting a 4.0 and the top student award from her college (nursing). A second roomate is going to medical school in next year. My sister is heading to uga in grad school. so you can do well there and have fun..my sister and two roomates were all zta....and didn't miss a football game or party. </p>
<p>With a soriety you have to have a 3.0 to rush and that to stay in and mandatory study hall each weeknight your freshman year. </p>
<p>its a small school and right on the lake....someone usually has a boat so a lot of time is spent there. Area is very safe and somewhat conservative. Lots of beer and it appeared there only a few druggies. It is a tech school. Not a big liberal arts hotbed. Kids there know what they wat to be when they grow up, well most do </p>
<p>I decided to go elsewhere since I did not get into clemson honors and I basically have a free ride at another school but clemson was very tempting.</p>
<p>I heard that next year's selection process is going to be patterned somewhat after the Univ. of South Carolina's honors/scholarship application process. Currently Clemson only uses test scores and class rank. USC has a booklet with numerous short essay questions (i.e. list all of the books you've read in the last 3 years, pick the top 3 in importance and explain why).</p>
<p>I've learned that next year's selection for this program (CU natioanal scholars) will be the same as the last few -- the honors college has a new application process, but thta wlil be separate from ns selection -- they (the ns) will possibly use parts of this honors process in the future</p>
<p>clemson offered these scholarships to three people at my school... and that is very rare that they were offered at all. you're really not likely to get a full ride... if you do get one, they come to you. Trust me. Neither of the three applied and they all got full rides to more prestigious colleges...and also, my school is top ten in the nation. so i'd say look for outside sources for scholarships.</p>
<p>to the junior above: you have good stats, but i'm wondering if you're taking enough difficult classes. I took six APs and I wish I had taken a few more, if I had then i'd probably have been in Calhoun... So if you really wanna go to clemson on a full ride, take more if you can handle it. Also, about community service, you wrote about a program that you did about 25 hours in... do more cs if you can! btw, your grades look good, but I didn't see if you were in all honors or not.. thats important. Even if you don't go to a prep school, you have to put yourself into that sort of mindset... i swear half the kids from clemson are prep school. Grades are one thing, but a lot of times, actual classes are more important.</p>
<p>When my son applied, he had only taken 2 APs in 11th and was enrolled in 3 AP classes for senior year. He did take all honors classes though. He was accepted into Calhoun Honors, but was not invited to National Scholars. The impression I got was that your class rank was a big factor in being selected for Calhoun, but if the process is changing... who knows what they will be looking for now. I am glad son got in before the change, because he hates to write essays (engineering kid). At orientation, the director of the program said that this year they only took 250 incoming freshman into the program (instead of the usual 300). They are trying to make it a smaller program.</p>