USC University of South Carolina (gamecocks)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son goes there. We are in MD. Most kids from here do Risk and Insurance (business school) or sports and event mgmt (hospitality school). We get in state for those 2 degrees.

We were definitely hit up by Christian groups when we were there (we are catholic and my son went to Catholic private)

His roommate was from SC and his mom said to me she was glad her son wasn’t rooming with the more conservative South Carolina boys.

He hears the n word on the regular.

Frats are based on where you are from. For example. He wanted the same frat as his roommate but he is from Md so they said no chance. He ended up not joining a md frat … he would have just ended up with Gonzaga/prep/st John’s/GC kids he already knows)

You know your kid, it could go either way. For my don it just solidified that “these people really exist”.


OToH, he loves the weather. He golfs with friends a few times a week. Like all schools some teachers are great/some are not.

Lots of football, girl’s basketball is big time, Spring is a little more laid back, lots of opportunities to do a semester abroad.

How does the in state tuition program work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son goes there. We are in MD. Most kids from here do Risk and Insurance (business school) or sports and event mgmt (hospitality school). We get in state for those 2 degrees.

We were definitely hit up by Christian groups when we were there (we are catholic and my son went to Catholic private)

His roommate was from SC and his mom said to me she was glad her son wasn’t rooming with the more conservative South Carolina boys.

He hears the n word on the regular.

Frats are based on where you are from. For example. He wanted the same frat as his roommate but he is from Md so they said no chance. He ended up not joining a md frat … he would have just ended up with Gonzaga/prep/st John’s/GC kids he already knows)

You know your kid, it could go either way. For my don it just solidified that “these people really exist”.


OToH, he loves the weather. He golfs with friends a few times a week. Like all schools some teachers are great/some are not.

Lots of football, girl’s basketball is big time, Spring is a little more laid back, lots of opportunities to do a semester abroad.

How does the in state tuition program work?

It’s call academic common market.

You get accepted to that degree, apply to ACM, get accepted, and my bill say -10,000 (or whatever it is) for academic common market.

https://www.sreb.org/academic-common-market

[Anonymous]

One word of advice for students from the DMV attending South Carolina - don't choose a roommate from in-state. Everyone I know who has kids there say their kids love the school. However, SC is a pretty small state, and I have heard complaints that in-state students often stay connected with their high school friends without including out-of-state roommates. Students tend to find their people eventually, but it might be easier to start with a roommate in a similar situation.

[Anonymous]

You can also get instate tuition for having a certain level of gpa and test score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. UNC poster about the 2 year admit, can you start your own thread?

My concern about South Carolina is that it might turn my already UMC white son who isn’t exactly “woke man on campus” into a more conservative, insular, southern frat boy. I say this having gone to a southern university that was a good school but also has that reputation, and saw the parts of it that were not really great. (Not USC) I know how influential college can be, and I don’t want to send him into an environment that emphasizes what I consider to be less than admirable traits.

This is the stupidest concern ever. Not to mention incredibly creepy. Let him decide what school he wants. Let him decide what his politics are. Back off, let go, let him be his own person and live his own life.

No kidding. Plus, the world could use more conservative Southern boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can also get instate tuition for having a certain level of gpa and test score.

And this is pretty statistics driven. My DS was 1490 and 4.6 and got in state. He was originally deferred from honors program but then admitted. He did not end up going because he got into reach school but it was a great option at great price tag.

[Anonymous]

There's a fun atmosphere between Clemson and South Carolina,

South Carolina is often referred the little brother and the social media between the tow is hilarious. with that said, the truth is, if you can't get into Clemson you go to south Carolina, if you get into Clemson you go to Clemson. The saying is, if I got into Clemson I would have gone there but I didn't so I am here in Columbia.

Great rivalry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son goes there. We are in MD. Most kids from here do Risk and Insurance (business school) or sports and event mgmt (hospitality school). We get in state for those 2 degrees.

We were definitely hit up by Christian groups when we were there (we are catholic and my son went to Catholic private)

His roommate was from SC and his mom said to me she was glad her son wasn’t rooming with the more conservative South Carolina boys.

He hears the n word on the regular.

Frats are based on where you are from. For example. He wanted the same frat as his roommate but he is from Md so they said no chance. He ended up not joining a md frat … he would have just ended up with Gonzaga/prep/st John’s/GC kids he already knows)

You know your kid, it could go either way. For my don it just solidified that “these people really exist”.


OToH, he loves the weather. He golfs with friends a few times a week. Like all schools some teachers are great/some are not.

Lots of football, girl’s basketball is big time, Spring is a little more laid back, lots of opportunities to do a semester abroad.

I'm an alumna. I went there and my experience was ... interesting.

This is a southern college town, but there are, indeed, some liberal hippy types. Not tons, but they are there.

I found the stress to be not crazy. I went into the sciences and ended up in medical school at UVA. I found the greek life pressure INSANE. I was a tri-delt and yes, it just wasn't ... for me. But I was pressured by my mother (another southern mother who wanted her daughter around the right people). I was pretty, 5'9,blond blue eyes and thin. So, socially the school was great for me. But the marriage pressure was insane. Guys either wanted to just have a one night stand or get married. It was jarring and I actually gave up on dating my junior and senior year.

The racism is toe curling. People are just openly racist and think black people suck, are stupid, ghetto trash unless they were in athletics. And even then, my sorority had a no athletes rule for the girls. People crapped on kids who were in mixed relationships. Black people were mocked...a lot behind closed doors. I would never, ever attend this school if I was black because woo-boy, I look back with a lot of shame even though I didn't explicitly say these things, I didn't really push back on them either. People don't say this enough, but UVA seemed incredibly open minded compared to my time in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son goes there. We are in MD. Most kids from here do Risk and Insurance (business school) or sports and event mgmt (hospitality school). We get in state for those 2 degrees.

We were definitely hit up by Christian groups when we were there (we are catholic and my son went to Catholic private)

His roommate was from SC and his mom said to me she was glad her son wasn’t rooming with the more conservative South Carolina boys.

He hears the n word on the regular.

Frats are based on where you are from. For example. He wanted the same frat as his roommate but he is from Md so they said no chance. He ended up not joining a md frat … he would have just ended up with Gonzaga/prep/st John’s/GC kids he already knows)

You know your kid, it could go either way. For my don it just solidified that “these people really exist”.


OToH, he loves the weather. He golfs with friends a few times a week. Like all schools some teachers are great/some are not.

Lots of football, girl’s basketball is big time, Spring is a little more laid back, lots of opportunities to do a semester abroad.

I'm an alumna. I went there and my experience was ... interesting.

This is a southern college town, but there are, indeed, some liberal hippy types. Not tons, but they are there.

I found the stress to be not crazy. I went into the sciences and ended up in medical school at UVA. I found the greek life pressure INSANE. I was a tri-delt and yes, it just wasn't ... for me. But I was pressured by my mother (another southern mother who wanted her daughter around the right people). I was pretty, 5'9,blond blue eyes and thin. So, socially the school was great for me. But the marriage pressure was insane. Guys either wanted to just have a one night stand or get married. It was jarring and I actually gave up on dating my junior and senior year.

The racism is toe curling. People are just openly racist and think black people suck, are stupid, ghetto trash unless they were in athletics. And even then, my sorority had a no athletes rule for the girls. People crapped on kids who were in mixed relationships. Black people were mocked...a lot behind closed doors. I would never, ever attend this school if I was black because woo-boy, I look back with a lot of shame even though I didn't explicitly say these things, I didn't really push back on them either. People don't say this enough, but UVA seemed incredibly open minded compared to my time in college.

Thx. for the feedback. Mind sharing how long ago this was? We are considering U-SC for DS (junior) and were planning a trip down south this spring. We are not White and I would not want to spend my money where it's not welcome. Hope the culture has changed since you went.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son goes there. We are in MD. Most kids from here do Risk and Insurance (business school) or sports and event mgmt (hospitality school). We get in state for those 2 degrees.

We were definitely hit up by Christian groups when we were there (we are catholic and my son went to Catholic private)

His roommate was from SC and his mom said to me she was glad her son wasn’t rooming with the more conservative South Carolina boys.

He hears the n word on the regular.

Frats are based on where you are from. For example. He wanted the same frat as his roommate but he is from Md so they said no chance. He ended up not joining a md frat … he would have just ended up with Gonzaga/prep/st John’s/GC kids he already knows)

You know your kid, it could go either way. For my don it just solidified that “these people really exist”.

I graduated in 2012. So, maybe the world changed in the past ten years? I’m not terribly connected to the school anymore and live up here and have kids etc.


OToH, he loves the weather. He golfs with friends a few times a week. Like all schools some teachers are great/some are not.

Lots of football, girl’s basketball is big time, Spring is a little more laid back, lots of opportunities to do a semester abroad.

I'm an alumna. I went there and my experience was ... interesting.

This is a southern college town, but there are, indeed, some liberal hippy types. Not tons, but they are there.

I found the stress to be not crazy. I went into the sciences and ended up in medical school at UVA. I found the greek life pressure INSANE. I was a tri-delt and yes, it just wasn't ... for me. But I was pressured by my mother (another southern mother who wanted her daughter around the right people). I was pretty, 5'9,blond blue eyes and thin. So, socially the school was great for me. But the marriage pressure was insane. Guys either wanted to just have a one night stand or get married. It was jarring and I actually gave up on dating my junior and senior year.

The racism is toe curling. People are just openly racist and think black people suck, are stupid, ghetto trash unless they were in athletics. And even then, my sorority had a no athletes rule for the girls. People crapped on kids who were in mixed relationships. Black people were mocked...a lot behind closed doors. I would never, ever attend this school if I was black because woo-boy, I look back with a lot of shame even though I didn't explicitly say these things, I didn't really push back on them either. People don't say this enough, but UVA seemed incredibly open minded compared to my time in college.

Thx. for the feedback. Mind sharing how long ago this was? We are considering U-SC for DS (junior) and were planning a trip down south this spring. We are not White and I would not want to spend my money where it's not welcome. Hope the culture has changed since you went.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son goes there. We are in MD. Most kids from here do Risk and Insurance (business school) or sports and event mgmt (hospitality school). We get in state for those 2 degrees.

We were definitely hit up by Christian groups when we were there (we are catholic and my son went to Catholic private)

His roommate was from SC and his mom said to me she was glad her son wasn’t rooming with the more conservative South Carolina boys.

He hears the n word on the regular.

Frats are based on where you are from. For example. He wanted the same frat as his roommate but he is from Md so they said no chance. He ended up not joining a md frat … he would have just ended up with Gonzaga/prep/st John’s/GC kids he already knows)

You know your kid, it could go either way. For my don it just solidified that “these people really exist”.


OToH, he loves the weather. He golfs with friends a few times a week. Like all schools some teachers are great/some are not.

Lots of football, girl’s basketball is big time, Spring is a little more laid back, lots of opportunities to do a semester abroad.

I'm an alumna. I went there and my experience was ... interesting.

This is a southern college town, but there are, indeed, some liberal hippy types. Not tons, but they are there.

I found the stress to be not crazy. I went into the sciences and ended up in medical school at UVA. I found the greek life pressure INSANE. I was a tri-delt and yes, it just wasn't ... for me. But I was pressured by my mother (another southern mother who wanted her daughter around the right people). I was pretty, 5'9,blond blue eyes and thin. So, socially the school was great for me. But the marriage pressure was insane. Guys either wanted to just have a one night stand or get married. It was jarring and I actually gave up on dating my junior and senior year.

The racism is toe curling. People are just openly racist and think black people suck, are stupid, ghetto trash unless they were in athletics. And even then, my sorority had a no athletes rule for the girls. People crapped on kids who were in mixed relationships. Black people were mocked...a lot behind closed doors. I would never, ever attend this school if I was black because woo-boy, I look back with a lot of shame even though I didn't explicitly say these things, I didn't really push back on them either. People don't say this enough, but UVA seemed incredibly open minded compared to my time in college.

Thx. for the feedback. Mind sharing how long ago this was? We are considering U-SC for DS (junior) and were planning a trip down south this spring. We are not White and I would not want to spend my money where it's not welcome. Hope the culture has changed since you went.

[Anonymous]

I graduated in 2012

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a fun atmosphere between Clemson and South Carolina,

South Carolina is often referred the little brother and the social media between the tow is hilarious. with that said, the truth is, if you can't get into Clemson you go to south Carolina, if you get into Clemson you go to Clemson. The saying is, if I got into Clemson I would have gone there but I didn't so I am here in Columbia.

Great rivalry

I went to high school in South Carolina. For the kids staying instate for college and not interested in CoC, those that could go to USC honors went there, Clemson was second, and USC non-honors was third

[Anonymous]

+1. That was the way it was. I think Clemson has done a lot to raise its national profile, though, and that is bleeding in to the in-state ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a fun atmosphere between Clemson and South Carolina,

South Carolina is often referred the little brother and the social media between the tow is hilarious. with that said, the truth is, if you can't get into Clemson you go to south Carolina, if you get into Clemson you go to Clemson. The saying is, if I got into Clemson I would have gone there but I didn't so I am here in Columbia.

Great rivalry

I went to high school in South Carolina. For the kids staying instate for college and not interested in CoC, those that could go to USC honors went there, Clemson was second, and USC non-honors was third

I attended the honors college at USC and would highly recommend. I’m impressed that everything my honors college classmates have achieved - I graduated in 2011, and multiple classmates went on to top MBA programs and Fortune 500 company careers, medical school, professors, etc.