ClemsonJoy
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I've a 17.1" HP. Love HP, 17" is a bit unweildy, but it works well for me being in a field with a lot of digital graphics.
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Marc, did you hear? And, hey Farkus
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fffaezeee, I know some people in Arch there, you should have fun. Enjoy!
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Husband's cousin posted on FB yesterday:
"Wow I am starting to feel limited in what I can do. I want to teach but I need a 2.5 GPA. Sadly I have a 2.2. If I want to get into a grad program what I want wants a minimum of a 3.0 GPA major/cumulative. What am I going to do now?"
Sorry honey, not everyone is meant to go to grad school. As my husband said, "Maybe you should've tried harder the first time?"
Then she goes on to say, after someone offered the advice of taking more classes to raise your GPA:
"I wish I could but I have to pay for classes myself soon. I am trying to get a 2nd degree but I think it's proving to be worse than my first degree"
Sorry but, your first degree is in theatre. What could be worse? (No offense to any arts people out there but.... really.) We were both a bit flabberghasted about the entire discussion/situation.
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Guys,
I did my grad school from Clemson, and I am originally an international student as well.
Few notes-
1) First of all, there is no racism whatsoever! You are in a beautiful university township, where there are people from every country you can name. So the atmosphere is quite diverse (this depends on the programs per se). There is definitely more diversity in the non-engineering grad programs and labs.
2) For weekend hang outs, yes definitely it is not like a HUGE HUGE university town like say Ann Arbor or Gainsville, but it is self sufficient in its own way. Fall season rushes by with all the sports happening and the various Frat parties , Homecoming, etc etc. It definitely is a HUGE football town. So tailgating and football related parties is a given, whether tigers win or loss. In spring as well, you have numerous events going on thank s the various grad and undergrad student organizations. The other advantage of it being smaller compared to other univ towns is that its cheap, especially the off-campus housing!
But a car would definitely help, if you want to drive all the way to Atlanta (2 hrs) or Greenville (1hr) for a weekend hangout. If you are looking for a good mix of fun, good acads, and fitting budgets, Clemson is not a bad place at all.
Racism and also acceptance of LGBT seems to be a big question on here in general -- I just have to say that, I think the degree of acceptance/tolerance is going to be highly dependent upon your program/area on campus you will be. In architecture, no one seems to care. We've several gay/lesbian students who, honestly, I didn't know where/didn't care were and don't care know that I know. This is fairly universal, I'd say.
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I don't know anything about your program but I do know Clemson. Clemson is a college town in the truest sense of the word. It's a safe area but it's not meant for families. Bar scene is the main thing going on there. Renting an apartment anywhere in Clemson or Central will mean noisy neighbors. I might recommend Seneca. Its a 15 min. commute (20 tops if you're on the far side of town) with a little more going on, access to some shopping, and more activities on the weekend for families. Anderson is a small city also about 20 mins from Clemson, although the downtown area doesnt seem too safe to me. Greenville is a really nice city, lots to do, 45 minute drive to Clemson. Never heard about too much crime in Greenville. I moved to Clemson from NY so rent/groceries/gas seemed cheap to me everywhere! As a young woman living alone, crime seemed fairly low in general. Like I said, only time I felt uncomfortable was in certain parts of Anderson, never in Clemson or elsewhere.
I actually would disagree with this almost entirely.
For one, Seneca is very sketchy -- often more so than Anderson. You've to remember both these towns are basically shopping areas, anderson more so than Seneca (seneca is more of a dying/older economic center, where as Anderson is still growing) Most houses you find listed for cheap online are going to be in the less than favorable areas, too.
Clemson is very family friendly if you know the right areas. My father in law works at Clemson, so my husband and his siblings grew up here. If you want somwhere cheap to live, there are places (dependent upon your definition of cheap) within the town, away from students. If you need any help in that regard, feel free to message me.
Personally I love Clemson. It is a bit overwhelming being around SO MANY students sometimes, since the town is here because of the university. Still, you are close enough to Seneca, Anderson, and Greenville that it's easy to get away from them, and enough to do. Besides, the student body as a whole relatively friendly.
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I applied to:
Clemson, nothing
UNCC, accepted
Berkeley, nothing
Oregon, nothing
I'm really anxious to hear about Oregon, and Clemson since a lot of people have heard already? I'm not sure if it's because I applied to A+H or not. It's frustrating since I know people started hearing a week and a half ago.
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Haha hi, unclefarkus! Good luck guys. It's agonizing.
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Unfortunately I was not offered a GA position with Clemson, however, they said it could still be a possibility - dependent on how many accepted students decide to enroll (although, they did not tell me my place on the ranking list...so it is probably not going to happen). I inquired about a GA position after I was offered a tuition waiver at SUNY Buffalo. It is very awkward asking a department for financial assistance when not offered initially and required a delicately worded email, but it was worth finding out.
Pratt's graduate tuition is surprisingly affordable for a private school, but once living expenses and everything else gets factored in I imagine it would cost north of 35g each year, right? Were you given advanced placement, or will you need to spend 3 years at Pratt? CCNY seems like a great alternative especially if you are in state.
Are you concerned about being approved for GradPlus loans? This is a bit of a concern for me as a have no co-signer (not that I would want one) and will need to exceed the $20,500 given in gvt. loans....
At the end of the day, I decided to opt for an interesting life vs. a well paid career in finance, engineering or law...and I think I just have to come to terms with the fact that it will cost me. At the same time, I have other priorities such as starting a family (someday), owning a home (someday), etc...which is where my 50-60 grand cap comes into play. If these things are important, it is definitely better to plan for them now rather than 150 grand in debt later. But, everyone has different priorities and different reasons for why they do what they do. All I know is that I refuse to be a financial martyr to my profession. IMO, happy architects = good architects and anyone who says any different probably graduated from Princeton.
kjsmith,
What did you end up deciding?
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