What do you think my daughter’s chances are to get into Clemson? 3.9 W GPA, 29 ACT top 20% rank. She wants Business - Marketing as her major. She was mostly honors and some AP classes. She was a varsity player all 3 seasons Freshman-Senior. Marketing club and won 1st place at state competition and competed at Nationals. Other clubs, community service, job.
She sounds like a strong candidate. I would say she would most likely get in. Good luck. My daughter also waiting to hear. 4.0 W 30 ACT and many EC’s
Thank you @pkgny2022. Best of luck to your daughter too!
@MColbyMom Are you in state or out of state? What is her unweighted GPA? What is her class rank? Those are all things they’ll consider too. And remember also, Clemson doesn’t really look at EC’s for admission.
How does Clemson compute unweighted gpa? They told me, I thought, that they would look at gpa in reference to our school, which is out of state and on a different scale. @Baxter126
@aggiesomeday123 I’m not sure exactly how they compute it and yes, they will look at GPA in reference to their school. As I understand it, they will compare grades in core classes on a 4 point scale. I was asking because the unweighted GPA (on a 4 point scale) gives a fuller picture when people are asking to be chanced. Clemson is very clear that they basically just look at GPA, test scores, class rank and course rigor and want to see a consistency across those four.
@MColbyMom and @pkgny2022 are you guys still waiting impatiently like me? I think my son is more calm than me. He has been accepted to every other college he has applied to already and with generous merit and yet we sit and wait to hear from Clemson still. I am praying it comes before the holidays as that would be the perfect holiday gift! Good luck to you both still and let us know as soon you hear.
yes @mweb136, Hoping to hear in December when next wave comes out. Others will be trickling in Jan/Feb, which seem like an eternity away.
@mweb136 and everyone, remember, hardly any kids have heard yet at all…it just feels like more have! I know of a student with a perfect test score who is top of his class who has not heard back yet. Most will be hear the week of February 15th (but that doesn’t mean I don’t go running to the mailbox every day when it comes just in case!!!).
same! @pkgny2022 and thank you @Baxter126 ! You are so right! I am praying to find out before the holidays. I cannot imagine having to suffer like this until February.
@mweb136 Last year the December letter went out around the 21st just FYI 
@Baxter126 well, hopefully the month will go fast and we will all find out then and with merit!
@baxter126 @mweb136 we are still dealing with stress caused by information release on the days before Thanksgiving (by another school). So stressful having a release followed by days of office closures and no mail… But we are super strong…we can do this!
Remember…if you are trying to hide the letter for a special reveal (like under the tree!!) you student will get an email within a day or two of getting the snail mail so you have to intercept the email if you want to keep it a secret!
@Baxter126 we are not trying to hide it under the tree, but we are all trying to get it before him so we can make sure every family member is home at the same time so we can all see his reaction together. We have all been talking about Clemson for two years now so everyone deserves the satisfaction. My husband is making us wait until he gets home from work. my daughter from basketball, etc. hahaha
@Baxter126 @MColbyMom @pkgny2022 feel my pain with me. Big white package came today. No paws, but I thought perhaps they were on the other side. hhahaa Anyway, it was the last college we applied to. Free ride we would have to just pay room and board. Private college here in NJ. Beautiful campus, internships with NYC, Jets organization, etc. and yet we are still holding out.
@mweb136 Congratulations!!! You should celebrate big time! And just so ya know…this year’s envelope is orange
ouch. What school if you dont mind sharing?
also congrats on that. While not Clemson, that is great!!!
@mweb136 wow full ride! That is awesome! Congratulations!
Thank you for all the responses. All this helps a lot. We have resigned ourselves to waiting till February.
@Baxter126 - we are out of State. She is top 20%. I don’t know what her unweighted is. The school didn’t provide.