So, long shot here but does anyone have a Clemson student who would be willing to give us a tour on August 4? Will pay $50. We checked with Admissions in early June and they said to check back in July. We checked the website daily from June 6 to yesterday and their website never posted dates for the first week in August.
Join a Clemson parent Facebook page and ask there, my daughter got a tour from a student that way, and as luck would have it, after I scheduled it tours opened up (this was April), so she got a formal (outdoor) tour also.
Thank you! Will do that.
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We are going the first week of August. The dates booked up really fast. Maybe email admissions and see if they can fit you in on one of the tours.
I found a student thanks to FB. Woot! Admissions was no help.
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Good for you!!! Enjoy your visit.
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When you go be sure to check out the Snow family outdoor complex/Andy’s; it’s about a mile from campus and not usually on the tours, but it has the lake related activities like the beach, docks, kayaking, paddle boards and a beautiful lounge space and firepit.
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Just wanted to share my experience with this. We signed up in mid February for our mid-April spring break college tours. We were unable to get a tour at Clemson for the day we would be there despite checking the website daily for 2 months. I requested to join the Clemson parents Facebook group but my request was denied by the group admin (likely because I answered the question honestly re: whether I has a student currently enrolled there). I am not a parent there, so I understood that. I messaged the admin explaining what we were hoping for and asked if she had any suggestions but never heard back.
We visited Clemson today, without a tour. They offer a “virtual” self guided tour only, not a self guided tour designed for when you are actually on campus.
We did not have a great experience walking around and trying to get a feel for the campus on our own. The lack of an in-person tour likely played a big factor. I think Clemson is making a big mistake by not making more tours available or at least offering an on campus self guided tour app. They expressly do not have a waitlist for yours and very clearly instruct people not to show up without a scheduled tour.
In comparison, while it was also difficult to get a tour at Wake Forest, when we reached out to them they suggested that if we are unable to register for a tour we could show up anyway and they could likely fit us in. (We were eventually able to register there so it was a non-issue.)
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Just a follow-up… I did get a response this morning from the admin of the Clemson parent Facebook page. Unfortunately it was after we left the area but I accept blame for only trying to reach out to her one day before we visited the campus.