| It really depends on the person. If they are accepting and have an open mind then Clemson is awesome. Clemson is what you make it. If you want to party all night then you can do it, likewise if you want to study all night nobody will bother you about that decision.
I think that one of the above posters said your daugher would not fit in well is because of the city size not drinking or drugs. Clemson is fairly rural, but it's not like you would think about in the movies. No, you won't see tractors driving down the road. Like other posters have said there are many cities close by that have a LOT to offer. I personally live in Greenville (about 1 hour away) and can tell you there is a lot to do. I'm sure that many students come down on the weekend to just relax. Cities like Atlanta and Charlotte are very close also.
I'm not positive, but I don't think that not having a car would be constricting. I'm sure that the friends she makes would be willing to give her rides any where.
I recently visited UNC and Clemson in the same week, because I'm considering both. I felt like the two were very similar. Both are in fairly small towns. UNC felt bigger, which it should. It has more undergrads and grads and it's campus takes a lot longer to walk through. When I went on the Clemson tour we visited almost all of the campus, but when we visited UNC we only toured the upper half.
I think going into the Honors program would be great. I want to do it myself. I think there are many advantages that it offers.
I think it's great that you and your daughter are coming to visit because it is definitely the only way to understand if you would fit in. |