Freshman Class Profile

So what sort of student is choosing Furman?  Here’s a look at some interesting statistics for the incoming Class of 2012.

Average SAT score (Middle 50%): 1200-1380

Average unweighted HS GPA:  3.68

Males: 44%

Female: 56%

SC natives: 28.3%

In the Class of 2012 there are: 

• 1  World Youth Scrabble Participant (in Malaysia) 1 of 2 from US

• 1  Competitive Scrabble Contestant

• 1  National Vocabulary Championship Finalist
• 5  Opera Singers
• 23 Leads in Musicals
• 3  Drum Majors
• 4  Military Brats
• 1  Junior Olympic Fencer
• 2  Varsity Squash Players
• 1  Floral Arranger
• 1  Member of the Juggling Club
• 1  Member of the Anime Club
• 32 National Merit Semi-finalists
• 11 National Merit Commended Scholars
• 2  Water Polo Players
• 1  Started Teen Outreach Poverty Program
• 11 Girl Scout Gold Awards
• 13 Girls State
• 17 Have Lived Abroad
• 1  Bow Hunter
• 1  Queen of the Order of the Troubadours Mardi Gras Krewe
• 1  Bagpipe Player
• 20 Eagle Scouts
• 1  Competitive Chess Player
• 59 Editors of Newspaper or Yearbook
• 94 Members of Beta Club
• 84 Captains of sports teams
• 1  Witnessed 9/11 Firsthand
• 1  Ballroom Dancer
• 31 Student Government Presidents
• 1  Member of the Culinary Club
• 1  Extra in the movie “Big Fish”
• 1  Short Movie Producer
• 1  Studies Civil War Battlefield Sites
• 1  Has Traveled to 14 Different Countries
• 1  Spent a Month at a School for Film and Television in New York City
• 312 National Honor Society Members
• 1  Student who cared for family of Black bears, collects Maple Syrup for family                                                                            
•       business, and learned Chinese
• 1  Spent a year visiting 37 States with his family in an RV
• 8  Boys State Member
• 1  Performed in Carnegie Hall
• 1  Dairy Farm Hand
• 1  Character Actress in South Carolina Tourist Events