Current Clemson Student- Any Questions? - Page 2

starrgirl8546 · 01-04-2008, 11:34 PM

mitch,
if i visit, what things are "a must" to see and/or do?

Mitch_L · 01-05-2008, 11:34 AM

I would try to get as much of a feel for the campus and people as possible. By this I mean try to visit during the week, spend some time hanging around campus, go to a dinning hall, etc. If you are visiting while there is a game, I would also try to go to that. It will be hard to not love Clemson if you 'get into' the campus and people.

Mitch_L · 01-16-2008, 09:09 AM

I thought I would give this a quick update as my second semester has started. Since I have returned to campus, the thought of transferring has not crossed my mind. I have great teachers in all of my classes (minus math, but that's almost a given), and it should be a challenging semester. If anyone has visited this week, I hope they mentioned the library bridge being closed. It is the center of campus, and there is always something going on. They are redoing the walkway.

Congrats to all the admits so far, and keep the questions coming if you have them.

c2008 · 01-16-2008, 03:28 PM

Hi Mitch!
I have been accepted to Clemson as well as the Calhoun Honors College, and I just had a few questions that I hope you can help me out with. What do you think of Holmes Hall? I know you did not live there your freshman year, but do kids generally like it? Also, I am planning on pursuing business degree, is the "Clemson Business Experience" a program you apply to? I read about it, but am not sure how it works. Thanks!

Mitch_L · 01-16-2008, 03:57 PM

Holmes is great. A lot of my friends live there, and they all love it. There seems to be a lot of group unity with them (most have classes together), and many of them are very good friends. This is not to say that being in Holmes limits you to those students, but there are very friendly with each other- probably because many are from out of state. The hall itself is very nice. The rooms are large, especially when the beds are bunked. Holmes won't be having hall parties like some of the other dorms, but it is a great place to be.

I'm not sure if the CBE requires an application or not. I know at orientation that they were looking for more students to sign up for it, so I don't believe one is needed. Check out business.clemson.edu. On a side note, Honors students get free New York Times, and business students get free Wall Street Journal.

c2008 · 01-16-2008, 04:15 PM

Thanks for getting back to me! I am going to e-mail one of the advisors for the program and see if she can give me a little bit more information.
Who would ever think that choosing a dorm would be the most stressful part of applying to college!? If I decide to not go with Holmes, is there another dorm that you would recommend? Any other info you could provide about the dorms would be very much appreciated! Thanks again!

Kevin_C · 01-16-2008, 06:42 PM

I've got into Clemson and honors and plan on being there in the fall. But I'd like to know what type of social scene Clemson has. Are there alot of parties, is social life greek-centered? Is there always something to do?

MarianneR · 01-16-2008, 07:44 PM

c2008 and Kevin_C I have applied to the honors college and waiting...didn't do priority. Can you tell me your stats? My rank and GPA are high but SAT's aren't quite 1400...just checking to see what you guys had.

Kevin_C · 01-16-2008, 08:35 PM

1480 SAT (750 M 730 V), 3.9/4.0 unweighted, 2nd/300

Mitch_L · 01-17-2008, 08:03 PM

c2008, what gender are you? I ask because most of the dorms are not co-ed.

There is always something to do at Clemson. Last night we were all playing in the snow, today Huckabee came to campus, and tonight most people are just hanging out. The greek scene is a large aspect of campus, but it is in no way the only one. Whether of not you are in a frat or sorority, there will always something to do. If you want to party a lot and you don't know a lot of people, then greek is probably the way to go (aside from hall parties, most are held by upperclassmen off campus).

crazyazn · 01-18-2008, 12:36 PM

Hey Mitch I have just been accepted to the University Honors Program and I was wondering about AP Credits. I guesstimate that I will accumulate about 59 credits by the end of high school. Would that mean that I could finish an undergrad degree in about 2yrs?

Mitch_L · 01-18-2008, 01:38 PM

I know the Clemson website has a table that shows the credit awarded for each course (the page is down right now). I came in with 32 hours of credit (7 AP classes), and I am on track to graduate in 3 years. Although you have a lot of credits, graduating in less than three years will be difficult because of the major requirements. If I had any more AP credits, it would not have mattered because there are many required courses that aren't available through AP. For example, engineers have to take x amount of semesters in general engineering class before they can go one to fulfill their major requirements. These classes are usually pre-requisites to the higher level classes, so regardless of credit, x amount of semester must be taken before any of the higher level classes can be taken. It will take you shorter because you have completed electives and general college requirements, but doing it in two years would be difficult. I would try to talk to an adviser in your college to see what they say about your situation.

crazyazn · 01-19-2008, 09:38 AM

hey i just got something in the mail this morning for "Clemson National Scholars." It says that I am a finalist. Anyone else get this?

auraeight · 01-19-2008, 01:41 PM

crazyazn, i got that too...are you going to the finalist weekend thing?

c2008 · 01-19-2008, 01:51 PM

Hi Mitch! I am a female, and I was hoping to be in one of the co-ed dorms, but I did notice that very few actually are co-ed.