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Being that Clemson's student population is consistently 75% or more Caucasian, Caucasian males can't possibly be at a disadvantage. The Asian population is pretty paltry at 2-3%, but how many apply in a given year and how did your nephew stack up against the total number of applications? Dr. Clements is a proponent of excellence AND diversity, so, I doubt that admissions would see Asian on an excellent application but still set it aside. The Black population is only 5% and Hispanics make up about 8% of the student population, so, it would seem that because Clemson generally accepts about 35% of applications for enrollment, Caucasian females are the biggest population and Caucasian males are the second biggest population accepted for enrollment.
Also, contrary to popular belief, scholarship athletes count into the enrollment numbers, but they do not count against the enrollment/acceptance numbers. Scholarship athletes are their own demographic, so they do not compete with nor hinder non-athletes from acceptance. Clemson is a brilliant academic institution, so, why would anyone think Clemson doesn't know how to balance academic goals with athletic goals? I am particularly saddened when a home grown student does not get accepted (been there, done that with my own children), but why blame the school for a personal shortcoming? My children are legacies, but were not accepted, so, throw that out. My family has a scholarship endowment set up, so, throw that out. Clemson simply cannot accept every application that applies, it has to have cut-offs, we all have felt them but let's not fall into denigrating the great job overall that Clemson does to be a beacon of educational excellence because that excellence comes with a high price.

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Re: Looks like my youngest son was one of the

Feb 20, 2025, 9:51 AM

Keep your head up and find the right path for you. Clemson is very difficult to get into, especially for some majors. As I mentioned earlier, both my daughters were bridged and both were high academics and double legacies. One spent a year at Lander and applied for transfer admissions to Clemson without telling another soul. She was accepted and graduated *###* Laude. The second daughter, same exact deal, bridged. She went to Winthrop and found her groove but still applied for Clemson transfer admission and was accepted. She was very happy at Winthrop and struggled mightily with her decision. Her mother and I basically told her that it was her life and 100% her decision. Her aunt told her that she had to decide what was right for her and her advice was she could graduate from Winthrop and have a great career but Winthrop isn't Clemson, nowhere else is Clemson, there is only one Clemson and while that is fine with most people would it be fine with her or would she regret not going to Clemson. After that, at the 11th hour, she chose Clemson and is very happy with her decision.

You can start somewhere else, get as close to a 4.0 as you can and apply to Clemson as soon as you have 30 hours. You will need to choose the right classes for both schools and if you're accepted to Clemson and plan you can graduate on time if you choose the Clemson route. My younger will graduate in 3.5 total years, even with transferring, in December.

Best wishes for your journey. This is not a roadblock it is just a turn, a turn that can open doors to more experiences. It is painful, both of my daughters cried when bridged, one in Littlejohn at a Duke basketball game but they have both grown and really had a fuller college experience because of their paths. God bless you.

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Can you create space and drain a 3? Seriously though - best of luck to you, I

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If your goal is a Clemson degree and you don't initially get in,

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Not anymore - because so many still want to be Tigers

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True. And people seem to have alot of money in NJ

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