Note: The following appears in the Duke gameday football program
There are only four words that can accurately encompass the culture that Clemson football has built over the last decade. “Best is the Standard” promises to hold players to an unmatched standard of excellence, both academically and athletically. It is these words that have helped senior cornerback Cameron Scott overcome the struggles that come from the rigorous life of a student-athlete and have prepared him for the next step in his career…medical school.
Growing up in Florence, he quickly realized he was surrounded by a family of medical professionals. He watched his mother at work and learned the ins and outs of his local hospital and was destined to follow in the family footsteps.
“My mom didn’t believe in babysitters, so I spent a lot of time at work with her. She worked in an operating room all my life, so I was always in the doctor’s lounge and in the Carolinas Hospital System in Florence around medicine. I saw the interactions and how the team worked. It became an aspiration.”
While Scott was initially attracted to playing football at Clemson because of the bioengineering program, he later realized his true passion was in biological sciences. Either way, he faced a heavy work load with very little free time.
“I have to stay faithful. Sleep is the tough part. I work out, go to class, go to practice and get home late at night. The hardest part of my day is trying to study and do my assignments so I can get ahead of my schoolwork. It’s a lot of late nights, but I’ve been doing it all my life. It’s a blessing to be able to do it.”