<p>I had my sights set on a mid-sized school, but the one I'm dreaming of is only guaranteed to let me know before May 1st, when I need to make a decision.
I'm majoring in business, and have it narrowed down to Clemson and Furman. I don't know anyone who attends either school, and have no idea what the overall social and academic feel is of both schools. I want to be able to get a "normal" college experience (parties, classes, sports), but I also want there to be a huge involvement of students in clubs, not just a huge offering of clubs, and great opportunities to study abroad, take on internships, and go Greek. I'm also curious about dorm life, and want a place where people are very close and friendly with their hall.</p>
<p>I can’t help but just suggest that you visit and see for yourself. Having been to both (though not for college visitation purposes), I personally feel like Clemson seems more like the typical “college experience” of the two, with Furman being the more quiet, layed-back school. But I don’t attend, this is just based on cursory examinations.</p>
<p>I think you would be more suited for a larger university. The great thing about Clemson is that it’s not overwhelmingly big like some schools that have 40,000 students. We only have 15,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students here so you get all the opportunities of a big school but yet have a smaller school feel than some other large public schools (and the small graduate school definitely gives undergraduates more attention in the grand scheme of things). For business, I think Clemson definitely has the better program (ideally, a liberal arts school is not typically somewhere you go study business). All freshman are required to live on-campus and you’ll definitely get that dorm experience! (most dorms are traditional dorms, with communal bathrooms so people won’t stay shut up in their nice apartments freshman year haha). There are over 400 student organizations on campus, tons of opportunities to study abroad (it’s definitely encouraged even in my engineering major), and about 20-30% of students decide to participate in Greek Life. I’ve personally done 2 internships while I’m at Clemson and there are tons of opportunities for that or co-ops. So in short, there are definitely a lot of opportunities at Clemson that you won’t get at Furman so that’s my case for why you should come to Clemson!</p>
<p>Like SusieAnne said, you definitely should try to visit both schools so you get an idea of what you’re getting into! (It’s a big decision)</p>
<p>Good luck and let me know if I can help you out with anything else!</p>