Like what one of the earlier posters said - a lot of kids with very competitive stats (1400s plus and over 4.3) were getting deferred. A few kids with slightly lower stats actually got in (but who knows what the situation is - legacy, donor, athlete, geographic diversity, etc.). I read that 35% got in early action. I think many of the kids that got deferred will be very competitive against those applying regular decision. I thought that Clemson was relatively easy to get admitted to not too long ago - I wonder what happened?!

It has to be marketing. If you are a slave to the USNWR rankings, Clemson is ranked 86. My DD got accepted to a school ranked 60th with an acceptance rate of 88%! GPA 3.78/4.4, 28 ACT. Why the discrepancy? She clearly wouldn’t be in a Clemson, yet it’s ranked higher. I don’t get it.
Just for reference DD also applied to several schools >T100 so we aren’t slaves to the rankings either but it’s the only point of reference I have to compare schools.

In!

3.9 UW/4.4 W
Test optional
About 4 AP’s-1 per year
Business

2 sport athlete, part-time job during the off season. Great all around kid, but nothing crazy.

Maybe the marketing worked to make them a more selective school.

4.3. 1490. Girl. In!

Knowing that you are being rolled to RD is not the same. But I suppose it is better than a rejection.

But again the message should be that ED is for kids whose stats are significantly above the average.

We would have made some different delusions in terms of apps and taking the ACT again if we had appreciated this. Maybe it is only me.

4.11/1420 SATs
strong ECs
submitted LOR from DE chem teacher
4yr varsity starter
Same job since 8th grade
Multiple math competition winner
finished calc 3 in 11 grade with an A, so maxed out math entirely.

Deferred

Don’t know anyone accepted from DS school even very high stats kids.

Deferred.

Anonymous wrote:Deferred. Over at College Confidential you can see some crazy high stat kids deferred.

I am feeling mislead about the huge marketing effort to get kids to do EA “so they will know before Xmas”. Not true. For much higher than average kids. And some schools now admitting that.

Well they now do know before Christmas.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t have stars but my DD’s bff was just deferred. Who knew Clemson was so selective.

*stats

I don’t have stars but my DD’s bff was just deferred. Who knew Clemson was so selective.

Deferred. Over at College Confidential you can see some crazy high stat kids deferred.

I am feeling mislead about the huge marketing effort to get kids to do EA “so they will know before Xmas”. Not true. For much higher than average kids. And some schools now admitting that.

3.78 UW 4.4 W GPA
Test optional
2 sport varsity athlete
Strong academic EC’s/leadership
Deferred

FCPS DS
4.1 w gpa
1380 sat
Business major
No legacy or urm
Strong ECs including varsity sports and state championships
Deferred