Auburn vs. Clemson vs. College of Charleston: any thoughts or experiences to share

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Anonymous wrote:Clemson's greek life is not like most southern schools. They have the greek quad vs houses. Big school spirit school but also a place for everyone. College of Charleston is spread out a bit and some of the student off campus housing should be considered hazardous. Most schools have that but I have never seen anything like it.

Can't speak about Auburn but our friends kids love it. You can't go wrong with either one

How does “Greek quad” vs. “houses” make Greek experience different? Not familiar w Greek system at all.

Dorms. I get the sense it makes them more down to earth in general. The opposite would be the mansions of Alabama.

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I know 2 different graduates of Clemson CS program and
both for great jobs afterward.

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both got *

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clemson's greek life is not like most southern schools. They have the greek quad vs houses. Big school spirit school but also a place for everyone. College of Charleston is spread out a bit and some of the student off campus housing should be considered hazardous. Most schools have that but I have never seen anything like it.

Can't speak about Auburn but our friends kids love it. You can't go wrong with either one

How does “Greek quad” vs. “houses” make Greek experience different? Not familiar w Greek system at all.

basically they live in dorms at clemson vs Georgia where they live off campus in huge mansions.

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Anonymous wrote:Have a rising senior and of course working with her on building a list. These 3 schools have all of a sudden appeared on the radar, whether through mailings, emails or discussions with other peers. She is a URM from a DMV county public school. Not a great test taker so will apply test optional, plenty of extra curriculars with some leadership/officer positions, has a 3.75 / 4.4 GPA, with about 6 APs. Wants school spirit with football and basketball, not so much sorority membership but opportunities for parties, no small town atmosphere, cross between city and suburb. Merit would be great but true financial aid will not happen. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Many universities require a standardized test score for most merit awards. Do any of these schools award merit scholarships without submission of the ACT or SAT ?

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College of Charleston has a good Honors College. Clemson University is located near a major lake. Pretty campus, nice college town. Football is King.

I always am amazed at how students seem to have a strong preference for either Auburn (loaded with students from the Atlanta, Georgia area) or the University of Alabama. I like them both. In fact, I like all 4 schools.

A student can slide by at C of C and just enjoy life and magnificent Charleston, but the Honors College raises the academic bar in a meaningful way. Charleston, SC is an interesting city.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have a rising senior and of course working with her on building a list. These 3 schools have all of a sudden appeared on the radar, whether through mailings, emails or discussions with other peers. She is a URM from a DMV county public school. Not a great test taker so will apply test optional, plenty of extra curriculars with some leadership/officer positions, has a 3.75 / 4.4 GPA, with about 6 APs. Wants school spirit with football and basketball, not so much sorority membership but opportunities for parties, no small town atmosphere, cross between city and suburb. Merit would be great but true financial aid will not happen. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Many universities require a standardized test score for most merit awards. Do any of these schools award merit scholarships without submission of the ACT or SAT ?

DP. I believe you need test scores for merit aid at Alabama and Auburn. Auburn is technically “test optional,” but discourages it & less than 10% of admits were test optional this year, as I recall.