<p>Freshmen are guaranteed housing on campus. In fact, university policy requires all unmarried freshmen who are under the age of 21 at the time of enrollment who do not live with their parents within a 50 mile radius of campus to live in university-owned housing for the fall and spring semesters.</p>
<p>On the housing website, it says that in mid-february (or later), housing information will be sent out to all newly accepted students. Not sure when you can officially apply for housing online but it’s going to be sometime in February. </p>
<p>I don’t really see the need to put in a housing deposit and pick a room so early if you’re not completely sure about committing to Clemson. At Clemson, housing priority for all new students is based on the date your application to the University was sent, not the date you applied to housing. So if you apply now or April 30th, you will still have the same housing priority. So in my opinion, I would save the housing deposit money and wait till you send in the admissions deposit and apply for housing after that (as long as you apply before May 1st or else you lose housing priority. Also, if you make changes to your housing application after May 1st, you can lose housing priority).</p>
<p>As for recommendations on dorms, here are the places freshmen can apply to this year:</p>
<p>Guys:
Byrnes
Cope
Geer
Sanders (Residents In Science And Engineering program only)</p>
<p>Girls:
Manning
Lever
Young (Residents In Science And Engineering program and Women In Animal & Veterinary Science) </p>
<p>Co-ed:
Clemson House (also houses Civics & Service House program)
Johnstone Main
Johnstone Annex
Benet (Clemson Business Experience and PRTM programs)
Holmes (Honors College only)
McCabe (ROTC only)
Calhoun Courts (Cultural Exchange Community)</p>