Location on Campus

That saying  “Location, Location, Location.” was the first things that popped into me head when I found out that I was the one that was going to be talking about location on campus.  I live in the horseshoe, which is pretty much the dead center of campus. The picture of the campus is displayed below.  The classes are in the big circle and the dorms are in little squares.  For the horseshoe, there are apartments to one side and classes on the other within a 10-minute walk.  Everyone says that we are kind of off on our own but I would say that we are in the perfect location because classes are so close and we have a dining hall right in the horseshoe.  But all you need to know about dining halls had already been discussed.  I would also say that no matter where you are on campus, you are going to have to walk so invest in some good walking shoes but the horseshoe is where most freshman live because Lever and Manning are Freshman girls and Byrnes is Freshman boys.  You are in a dorm with everyone else that is just like you, scared and not really knowing exactly how everything is going to go. 

            The one disadvantage of Clemson House is how far away it is from the main part of campus.  You have to cross a two-line road to get back on the main campus.  Clemson House use to be the hotel for the city of Clemson but then Clemson University bought it and made it into dorm rooms.  There are many advantages to living there but you have to be prepared to walk to class and up and down the hill that leads to it.

Parking is always a big issue that students want to know about.  The shoeboxes are much closer to their cars than those living in Lever, Manning, or Byrnes.  The shoeboxes park their cars right behind the stadium, which is also an advantage.  They have a two-minute walk on game days.  Lever, Manning, and Byrnes have to park all the way past the apartments up a hill all the way.  It is a good 15-minute walk so most students move their cars on the weekends to the parking lot across from Hendrix, which is right behind the Lever.  Green spots are free on weekends and it is best to take advantage of that so you don’t have quite so far to go.  No matter what you pick, you are always going to find something wrong.  Just write down the things that are most important to you and compare those to the three main areas you can live!