Freshman Application numbers at Clemson

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<p>From the Greenville news:</p>

<p>Clemson to give 10,000 potential freshman a chance
Acceptance letters sent to applicants</p>

<p>By Anna Simon • CLEMSON BUREAU • February 15, 2009</p>

<p>CLEMSON -- About 6,000 letters from Clemson University are hitting mailboxes now, in addition to 1,700 Bridge program invitations and 2,100 rejections, said Clemson admissions director Robert Barkley.
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<p>So far, acceptances have been sent to about 8,000 potential members of Clemson's 2009 freshman class, which will come from the largest pool of applicants yet, Barkley said. In addition, about 1,700 hopefuls have been wait-listed.</p>

<p>The university received 15,578 applications so far this year, a record surpassing last year's 15,542 total applicants. Another 600 or more are expected, Barkley said.</p>

<p>About 65 percent of those applicants will "have a chance" to enter Clemson or its Bridge program at Tri-County Technical College in the fall, Barkley said.</p>

<p>Three out of four students in the 8,000 accepted so far have an SAT score of 1190 or above, and more than half are in the top 10 percent of their high school class, Barkley said.</p>

<p>Clemson hopes to have an entering freshman class of 2,800-2,900 students with South Carolinians making up 65 percent -- about the same as this year, Barkley said.</p>

<p>The Bridge program will expand to about 450 students in the fall, an increase from this year's 312 students, Barkley said. South Carolinians will make up about 80 percent of Bridge students.</p>

<p>Clemson has mailed more acceptances than usual at this point due to uncertainty over student behavior in the current economy. Clemson chose to "err on the high side," Barkley said.</p>

<p>Families are more aware than ever of value and return on investment, Barkley said, adding that he believes Clemson is a sound investment and will do well in the new environment.</p>

<p>Kiplinger magazine ranked Clemson 33rd in its annual list of institutions providing a top quality education at reasonable prices, and SmartMoney, published by the Wall Street Journal, ranked Clemson eighth in a study of tuition cost and graduates' salaries.</p>

<p>"That may turn out to be a very important measure for where students decide to go to school," Clemson President Jim Barker told trustees recently.</p>

<p>Clemson also is targeting the state's brightest students with a new financial incentive by offering all Palmetto Fellows in the College of Engineering and Science additional scholarship support to make up for costs not covered by the Palmetto Fellows program.</p>

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<p>"Clemson also is targeting the state's brightest students with a new financial incentive by offering all Palmetto Fellows in the College of Engineering and Science additional scholarship support to make up for costs not covered by the Palmetto Fellows program."</p>

<p>So I guess we will wait and see in the next couple of weeks if any additional scholarship money is offered.</p>

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<p>I figured applications would be up.</p>

<p>Any idea on when scholorship information comes?</p>

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<p>I think Clemson has already decided on academic-merit based scholarships and has mailed those out to students already. The need-based scholarship deadline was February 15th and the final deadline for the FAFSA is April 1st so if you get your FAFSA in by february 15th or april 1st and you qualify for any financial aid, you should hear back early april</p>

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<p>Pierre - I was hoping my D still had a chance for an "academic recruiting" scholarship. Do you know when those were sent out?</p>

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<p>I thought academics schollys went out March 1st. As far as apps I was surprised their numbers didn't jump that much for a state school.</p>

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<p>HoComom, Clemson considers students for academic recruiting scholarships if they received their application by December 31st. Most people that I know that got scholarships for Clemson were notified late January. I think they may have already finished handing out merit-based scholarships. I would call and check though, I'm by no means an expert on this haha</p>

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<p>Most scholarships (historically) are mailed out to student along with acceptances.</p>

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<p>SMy D got a scholarship along with her acceptance in January. But I think that's what's referred to as an OOS tuition waiver. The letter said "in the spring you may be considered for additional recruiting scholarships which, if offered, would replace this preliminary commitment." I those might be the March 1 scholarships that SCMom62 is referring to. But I could be wrong... Does anybody else have info on this?</p>

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<p>I assume that some additional money is given by March 1, but I do not know anyone that was offered more money after their original acceptance. It is possible, but I would not expect another offer.</p>

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<p>Hocomom--DD's acceptance letter said the same thing. I don't recall a specific date being mentioned in the letter though for notification of additional scholarships. It was rather vague, spring or something. </p>

<p>We'll keep watching the mail and hoping in this instance that Mitch is wrong.</p>

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<p>My son's experience two years ago (out of state) was that he received an early acceptance and OOS waiver ... plus a small ($500) scholarhsip in his acceptance letter. I think this was around Thanksgiving. The greatest value, of course, is the OOS waiver. He did later on receive a revised scholarship that bumped the $500 up to $1500. I am aware of a peer of his also receiving an increase around March.</p>

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<p>There was some talk above that some students might get some additional merit money, with notification possibly mailed March 1. Today is March 4 - has anybody gotten notification of any new/revised scholarships?</p>

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<p>I went back and pulled the letters my son received two years ago. The letter updating/increasing his basic out-of-state scholarship was received on April 6.</p>

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<p>nothing here either, in state</p>