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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS - summer bridge program. He doesn't want to do that. He wants to spend his last summer at home and needs to work to earn money. Very disappointed. Didn't know this was even a possibility. It sounds like a program that's for kids who they're not sure are ready to be college students without additional support and mentoring. Based on his stats (4.1 weighted, 1380 SAT, 10 APs, leadership positions), I just don't get it.

Does anyone know more about this program?[/quote]

I posted at 19:06.
My kid didn't apply to Clemson, so maybe I'm wrong--but from my googling it seems like the "summer program" is different from the "bridge program."

"Summer start" the students go the summer before and earn up to 6 credits.  It basically gives them a head start academically,  getting comfortable on campus, and meeting new people.  https://www.clemson.edu/admissions/summer-start/index.html

"The Bridge Program" is where the student goes to "Tri county technical college"  (the local community college) for one year.   After successful completion of one year there, they automatically enter Clemson, without having to reapply.  https://www.tctc.edu/programs/other-learning-experiences/bridge-to-clemson/

When I google "Clemson Summer bridge" program, nothing that meets that exact term comes up.[/quote]

This is correct. Clemson has gotten so popular in recent years that they are literally cramming the kids in by way of any program they can talk them into. [/quote]

Thanks for the info. He got into the Summer Start program. The letter said he would be admitted in the fall if he attended the program, so I wonder if he could contact them to ask if he could attend in the fall even if he didn't. They must have the space. [/quote]

From the Clemson website:
[b]Students who are offered admission through the Summer Start program are not eligible for appeal because this decision is considered an admission to Clemson.
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https://www.clemson.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/appeals.html
I think asking to attend in fall without attending the summer start programs is basically an "appeal."
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