| I am currently a Clemson student from the western United States. It is very different down here, and if you are used to having access to the comforts of suburbia (malls, lots of stores etc) Clemson might not be the place for you. The school itself is pretty good, but your daughter might suffer from some culture shock during her first two semesters.
My recommendation is to come down here for a couple of days when classes are in session and see how the campus is with students present. Also, take time to explore the town of Clemson and the surrounding areas, this will give your daughter a chance to gauge how she will fit in. Since you are from SoCal, I am guessing that your daughter will not have a car with her. This really limits what you can access in the surrounding areas, so you should take that into consideration. The CAT bus will take you some places, but you are at the mercy of their schedule.
As for the party scene, I will just say that most Clemson students that I know have a work hard, play hard mentality. |