mom of four

We are flying into Charlotte and renting a car because the airport closest to Clemson ( is it called Greenville /spartan?) was $800/pp. So that got me thinking. . .How do OOS sttudents go home -- do they fly out of Charlotte because that is a bigger airport? And if so, how do students without cars get to the airport, are there shuttles from Charlotte to Clemson? What are the nearest airports -- are there more besides just charlotte and greenville? I am unfamiliar with the south, so I don't know anything about the airports, transportation options, and where everything is located geographically.

Also a poster mentioned that her student got co-op opportunites at Clemson, what are those?

Temperature-wise, what does the temp range in Clemson. How cold does it get in the winter, does it snow, are there hurricanes or tornados, how humid does it get, and when does the humidity start? Are the dorms air conditioned?

This Thursday, we are planning to:

1. take a tour 9:45- 10:45 am
2. d has permission to sit in a history class from 11-12:15,
3. eat lunch in the dorm cafe, and then
4. we have an appt to talk with someone from the honors program from 1:30-2:30 pm.
5. After that, hopefully we can walk around on our own, visit the inside of the library and bookstore, etc.
6. We also plan to meet with the grandmother of one of d's best friends, who we just found out lives in Clemson.

Then we will drive the four hours to chapel Hill so we can visit UNC on Friday.

Mpratt15

Yes Greenville-Spartenburg is the closest airport. I would think that there has to be some shuttle program to help students get to the airport. Atlanta is only about two hours away and is one of the largest if not the largest in the nation.

I would say Clemson can get down to around 25 degrees, but not for a very long time. If it does snow it isn't much. There are no tornados and the only problems you would see from a hurricane would be the rain. Clemson is about 4-6 hours from the coast.

I will let others post about your other questions and even respond to the ones I answered if they feel mine are incorrect or have something to add.

If your daughter is into sports make sure you visit Death Vally(Football stadium), Riggs Field(Soccer Field), and Little John coliseum(Basketball Arnea).

pkmlb

mom of four ~ Please give us all your thoughts when you return home. I have a conservative daughter from Minneapolis who has chosen Clemson. We had previously visited UNC and she was ultimately deciding between UVA and Clemson. She is in the honors college and does not have as big of a scholarship advantage as your daughter does. Congratulations! I am anxious to read your comments.

mom of four

the visit to clemson was great. D is considering clemson more than she had before. We stayed last night at a hotel in Anderson which is a larger city about 14 miles from clemson. As we drove around anderson, we saw several bigger stores.

We got to visitor center and listened to a talk by admission officer before taking a tour. All of the students/parents there were all out of state except for one, including some potential transfer students. We then got part of a tour of campus, we had to leave the tour early because d was going to sit in a history class at 11 am. In the history office, we met the coordinator of undergraduate advising for history and spoke to her for 30 min before d went to the class. D went to the class "History of technology and society" which she liked. D wanted to speak in class when the prof asked for comments, but decided not to bc she was only a visitor.

In the afternoon,we spoke to an advisor for the calhoun honors dept who answered all our questions about the honors program. She also told us about the Eureka program and other opportunities for scholarships that one could get in the Honors program.

We also spoke to someone (the grandmother of D's best friend, who lives in clemson) who drove us around the area of the university.

THere was then a four hour drive north to reach Chapel Hill, where we will visit UNC CHapel Hill tomorrow.

D has starrted a pros and Cons list. There is less racial diversity at Clemson, maybe we'll see that at unc too. In s calif, there is more of a mix --esp more Asians and Hispanics. the people and students were very friendly. More polite and laid back.

Finals start Sat and D kept commenting how laid back the students seemed to be, playing frisbees, etc...she said she would be freaking out about finals and studying in that same situation.

overall a very nice viist..we wil see what d thinks tomorrow night after seeing unc..we get home on sat and we plan to drive to Ucla on sunday to see that campus once more before d makes up her mind.

Clemson is $15k/year inc room and board and 3 trips home, ucla is $22k/year and unc is $30K/year. So unless d absolutely falls in LOVE with UNC to warrant paying $15k/yr more to attend unc rather than Clemson, I think the choice will be between ucla and clemson.

Mitch_L

I'm glad to hear that you liked Clemson. The campus is beautiful this time of year, and most people are trying to relax while studying. Let me know if you have any question.