<p>hey everyone! SMU is one of my top choices, including TCU. I got into TCU and am really looking forward to hearing back from SMU. but, I do have a few worries about SMU. from the people I've talked to who go to the school, I've heard that the girls can be catty, especially in the Greek system. I'm from a well off town in Connecticut and I've heard that people can be snobby at SMU about money, but I'm not worried about that aspect (not trying to be blunt) I'm more worried about the social scene and how the girls treat each other. I'm a very friendly person and love to have fun, but I try to avoid drama and cat fights when it comes to groups of girls because things only get ugly. I love the school, but it makes me intimidated when I hear about catty girls because that's just not my thing. I really want to rush and be apart of the social life, so I hope to have a good, loyal group of friends to have fun with in college. I hate to judge a school off of stereotypes or what I've heard from a few people, so I want to hear other thoughts! thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>Hi! I’m actually a student at SMU. I just got home from school yesterday for christmas. I just finished my first semester at SMU and could not be any happier. The stereotypes that you just mentioned are not true. I’m not gonna lie and say that cat fights and drama don’t happen but it’s very rare and usually contained. I’ve found a great group of friends that are very down to earth. I’m similar to you in the sense that I love to have fun and just be chill about things. I was looking forward to getting away from drama as well. Please don’t base your decision off of what other people say, usually it’s not even close to the truth. I couldn’t have made a better choice than SMU and I hope you make the same great choice I did! Good luck in the rest of your decisions!</p>
<p>I forgot to mention this is my Mom’s account. She asked me to give a real student’s perspective for you!</p>
<p>Hi there-</p>
<p>My daughter also was just accepted to TCU and SMU. She is a fairly laid back girl from Florida. She is bright and attractive:) In addition, she LOVES country music and the country vibe. She is concerned about the elitist factor. While I do believe that SMU has always been the more selective school with a more rigorous program, it seems that TCU is beginning to catch up to become equally as competitive. </p>
<p>My daughter does want to rush and have that whole greek experience. She wonders whether she will really have that at TCU since the school does not have traditional style houses where the girls eat and live at the house. </p>
<p>In my opinion, TCU’s sports programs are better that SMU. It would be very exciting to experience Big 12 competition. However, academics have higher priority than sports.</p>
<p>Lastly, we did like that TCU students live on campus as freshman and sophomore. We have heard mixed comments about SMU students moving off campus as sophomores.</p>
<p>I hope that some of the more knowledgable members of CC can weigh in on this dilemma.
We can’t seem to find clarity in making this important decision!!!</p>
<p>I would be more concerned about the leadership and quality of education at TCU. They just had their most successful capital campaign in their history ( 350+ Million) and they are spending almost 40% on their football stadium (140 Million). Do the math!!</p>
<p>TCU does little , if any research, you are better at a state school and save your cash.</p>
<p>flgirlmom - What is your daughter’s intended major? Have you compared the academics of the two schools across the intended major?</p>
<p>She wants to major in Business.
Yes- we have compared Neeley to Cox.</p>
<p>@redragtop
I am a senior SMU student from a fairly traditional town in California and I was definitely worried that with such a high cost of tuition all the students would be focused on money and that the girls would be catty. What I can tell you is that this is absolutely not true! While any expensive private school brings with it some amount of privilege I have never struggled to make genuine friends on campus whether their parents are paying or they are working their way through school. I was also pleasantly surprised at how real the girls are here.
I knew that I wanted to go Greek but I always had more guy friends than girl friends at home and I was worried it would just be a bunch of drama all the time. I have had such a positive experience though in my chapter and I have made some truly amazing friends from all of our chapters on campus. I think that Greek life here is strong because it has quality members so if that is something you are thinking about it is definitely an activity that will be a positive experience.</p>
<p>Hi all. My D is absolutely in love with SMU. We are NOT a wealthy family and while she has met a few much more well of than we are, there are still some amazing kids (guys and gals) at SMU. D is extremely happy and quickly found a large group of friends of all backgrounds who are similar to her in that they are not snooty, know how to have fun but within the right boundries. She just went through rush and was so excited to have joined the house she knew was the right group of girls of similar values, morals, etc. She too hates drama and just ensures that the people she surrounds herself do as well! I can’t say enough of the outstanding experience she has had at SMU.</p>