My daughter is headed to Clemson this fall as a freshman with purple and orange adorning her room and her parents' cars. She is pretty shocked and forlorn since she commited way back in October. I am most incensed about the timing of this announcement...April 30 which is one day before the last day that high school students make their final choice as to what school they will attend. There was not even an inkling that this program was in jeopardy (although I guess you have to assume that every program is in jeopardy at this point). We feel somewhat fortunate that at least there is a 2 year phaseout period in which the alumni have a chance to step up with fund raising efforts. Other swim programs have been dropped with even less sense of fairness to the student athletes involved.
I'm sorry this happened to your daughter. I hope the efforts will work and the program can be saved.
My daughter is headed to Clemson this fall as a freshman with purple and orange adorning her room and her parents' cars. She is pretty shocked and forlorn since she commited way back in October. I am most incensed about the timing of this announcement...April 30 which is one day before the last day that high school students make their final choice as to what school they will attend. There was not even an inkling that this program was in jeopardy (although I guess you have to assume that every program is in jeopardy at this point). We feel somewhat fortunate that at least there is a 2 year phaseout period in which the alumni have a chance to step up with fund raising efforts. Other swim programs have been dropped with even less sense of fairness to the student athletes involved.
I'm sorry this happened to your daughter. I hope the efforts will work and the program can be saved.
