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OUR GOAL

Spend the weekend exploring Clemson University while developing leadership skills and building friendships with other top performing students.

OUR OUTCOMES

Clemson’s Challenge for Academically Talented Students (C-CATS) recruits outstanding students from SC, NC and GA to participate in high-powered weekend retreats. Through team-building and academic sessions, students gain leadership skills, make lasting friendships, and improve their ability to think clearly and perform under pressure, all while having the time of their lives!

Tour Clemson University

Join current Clemson students for a guided campus tour to see all that the Clemson has to offer, including dining hall, underground recreation center, Science Department, and much more.

Team Building

Using activities to motivate students to work together, collaborate on tasks, and develop their strengths to achieve a common goal.

Science Department Lab; Mystery of the dead Hemlock Tree

*Fall Dates Only

In this lab students will:

  • Use solutes and solvents to create mixtures and solutions
  • Learn techniques to micropipette and measure small quantities of liquids
  • Perform gel electrophoresis to compare DNA from known pests to an unknown tree killer (scientists use this method to separate out parts of a mixture)
  • Discover the interdependent relationships of the hemlock ecosystem

Planetarium

*Spring Dates Only

The students will learn about:

  • Difference between Lunar and Solar Eclipses
  • What an eclipse looks like from space or the ground
  • Constellation history
  • Night sky visibility
  • The moon phases

Bob and Betsy Campbell Natural History Museum

*Spring Dates Only

The students will learn about:

  • Prey and Predator relationship
  • Identifying features that make an animal a prey or Predator
  • Examples of Native animals
  • How native animals fit into our ecosystem

Underground Recreation

Looking for even more fun? Look no further than the on-campus recreation center. From bowling and billiards to ping pong and lounge area, you are sure to find a good time here!

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Walking Tour of Clemson's Campus
Walking Tour of Clemson's Campus
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium
Dinner in the Dining Hall
Dinner in the Dining Hall
Fun team-building challenges
Fun team-building challenges

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Testimonials

Quinn

“Thank you for the experience, if I get the chance I would definitely do it again.”

Maani

“I would love to come back here because this was so much fun!!!”

Bella

“Clemson has always been towards the top, but this definitely raises my liking for it.”

Chloe

“Overall I had a great time, I would love to come again. It was hard to choose a least favorite activity”