How long ago? Clemson's top issue is the transition they
by btd (2019-04-29 21:50:10)

In reply to: Different experience  posted by jbrown_9999


are attempting to make over a five year period. They have torn down dorms, the campus equivalent of Lafortune, one dining hall, etc. -- and have multi year gaps where the replacements aren't open. Anyone going there during that period just lives without.

The excuse for the dorms (two different dorms FR and SO year -- progressively worse) are they are being torn down so all repairs, maintenance and improvements have been canceled.

They don't meet ADA legal requirements for most dorms. Their solution is if you are handicapped or get injured (e.g., break a leg) they move you into a dorm that does have an elevator.

My sense is Clemson is/was a commuter school whereby campus is designed for about 10% of the student population to live on campus. They aim now to convert that to about 60% on campus -- guaranteed for FR and SO and a portion of Juniors. Anyone going there 2017-2021 will be caught in a massive transition period.

You likely are right about classes -- but that's an institutional failure and a fundamental flaw in tracking of her status. One system shows her as a 2nd semester Junior right now and others show her as a SO. Their graduation advisers refuse to process her requests because of her age -- she's 20. They pay zero attention to academic status. That took legal threats from me to resolve that issue. Literally to get them to push a button on a program that confirms you have met the requirements to graduate if you take the presently scheduled courses (they register for the next semester literally a few weeks into a current semester -- also select dorms for the following year 8 weeks into the current year).