<p>I have greatly enjoyed reading these posts, because I am also deciding between Clemson and UNC. I would love to hear where your daughter ended up and how she is liking her first year! I am from the south and love the laid back environment of Clemson. I am accepted to both, and the tuition is about the same because i recieved an in-state scholarship for Clemson. Any advice for me as i make this important decision??</p>
<p>For d, it was between UNC and UCLA/ Clemson was too small for her, and she turned it down in spite of the very nice schlarship she was offered.</p>
<p>If you hve gotten accepted to both and the cost is the same, I would advise UNC bc it is bigger, offers more majors/opportunities and has more name recognition.</p>
<p>How did you like UNC. </p>
<p>For both, attend a couple of classes and talk to the dept or a teacher in your intended major. Are you interested in studying abroad or internships? How many students are in the major you plan to major in?</p>
<p>Drive around the campus and see the surounding area. Clemson is much smaller and UNC bigger. D decided she needed a bigger city rather than a small city.</p>
<p>In the end, UCLA was a good fit for D -- she loves it there and got a 3.7 her first quarter.</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply!
i am really glad your daughter found such a good fit. The small surrounding town of Clemson does not bother me, and i have visited both schools. my brother is a freshman at clemson and absolutely loves it. both schools have good departments in my major, but i am concerned that unc doesn't start classes in your major until junior year, and it is a seperate applying process to apply to these departments.</p>
<p>Aside from the surrounding areas, how did you think the feel of the campuses compared, including the people and environment??</p>
<p>the people of clemson were friendly,helpful. I liked the campus of unc better--more to do, it seemed like the organizations, cubs etc of unc had more to chose from. </p>
<p>One person at clemson --a teacher, i think-- when we told her of my daughters choices thought it would be unwise to attnd clemson even with the schlarship d got. However I think you might be able to be a "bigger" fish in a small pond at clemson and may get more personalized attn.</p>
<p>OK ladies my D goes to Clemson-engineering-so I cannot speak to history/prelaw, however
1 Clemson is not a big party as some are inferring- you can drink or not -no pressure
2 There are sororities & frats but it is not necessary to be in one, especially for a girl-always welcome to any social event!
3 People at CU are FRIENDLY and it is SAFE, not to mention beautiful
4 Being in a small town keeps students attention on studies/extracurriculars-(not the mall)
5 Atlanta is 1 hr away, Greenville is 1hr away (both have malls!) so does Anderson 20 min away. Clemson townspeople LOVE the students & welcome them to their businesses, churches etc. When in Clemson stay at the James F. Martin Inn (CU runs it) eat dinner at Calhoun Corners or Pixie & Bills. Yes it is rural but it is warm & welcoming & everyone loves it. UNC is also nice but they take only 18% from out of NC -per mission stmt they admit/help NC students first! Out of staters are a serious minority there.</p>