<p>You forget “the U” and USC.</p>
<p>That’s where you’ll find some of the richest kids in South Florida and Southern California.</p>
<p>CRS - I could carelss if you live in a wealthy suburb. This doesn’t make your opinion any more valid. AND, when I say impressed, I mean people respect SMU. Noticably? Please. You’re argument sounds childish. You’ve never met anyone? Sounds a bit irrational. JUST like A&M and UT, SMU is a good pick for many students. Now whether or not you think those state schools are better, is your opinion. I can’t argue with that. BUT I can tell you, for business, Cox ranks higher than A&M’s business school, and Dallas is a great city for business, so that is why some students chose SMU. And that is why it makes the top 100. Because it’s a great school, and students should be proud they go there. I lived in Houston. And now I live in Dallas, and go to SMU. I would know from experience.</p>
<p>AND, momofawhildchild - Like a big high hchool? This means a more personable education, smaller classes and more resources for each student. That is a good thing. Ha. I don’t even know why I’m even discussing this with someone who chose “momofawhildchild” as their username. Your ignorance is a joke. Your degrading comments about the lack of excellent departments and faculty members are just flat out wrong. That stats are there. Your knowledge of them is not … apparently.
Take Cox for example. </p>
<p>Go Stangs.</p>
<p>Kyle- you are embarrassing your school. Can you not READ? I said it HAS some excellent departments and faculty! I believe Cox’s reputation is as a graduate business school, by the way. And what is a more “personable” education?? Kyle- you are proving our point. You better stop now. So-you don’t seem to have good reading or writing skills. Makes me wonder what SMU is using for admission standards…</p>
<p>This “MomofWildChild” has been stalking the boards for as long as I can recall. Her mission is to bash SMU at every chance she gets. Look at her history. She has no direct experience with the school, yet gets her kicks out of making it look bad. I wonder what her motive is. She needs to get a life.</p>
<p>Bruin Alum, a quick glance through your posts shows that your son hasn’t set foot on the SMU campus as a freshman yet. With all due respect, presumably someone who has lived near SMU for quite a while and interacts with SMU graduates on a daily basis would have some basis for judgment.</p>
<p>Heck, even a junior on the SMU board claimed that Greek life is big and that fraternities/sororities have a social hierarchy. Of course, this could be great for those interested in Greek life, which many perfectly good students are. It just isn’t for everyone.
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For undergraduate business, TAMU (#30) is ranked higher than SMU (#39).</p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Business Programs - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/spec-business]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/spec-business)</p>
<p>For MBA, TAMU (#33) is ranked higher than SMU (#47).</p>
<p><a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/rankings[/url]”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/rankings</a></p>
<p>Same for MBA. SMU comes after UT, Rice, and TAMU.</p>
<p>Bruin alum- Wow. Why so hostile? I hardly “stalk”. I see you are fairly new to the forum and you may not realize that SMU really isn’t discussed very much. I know a lot about many schools, including SMU, and I offer my opinions. There is an “ignore” feature which I suggest you use so that you don’t have to read my posts.
My knowledge of SMU is very extensive since I was in the Dallas legal and business community for 30 years, taught seminars at SMU and saw a number of kids from Dallas schools matriculate there. It is a fine school for some students. I hope your son has a good experience.</p>
<p>How am I proving your point? </p>
<p>A more personable education? The teachers know you by name, advisors remember you, smaller classes, close-knit campus, classroom discussions, etc. I’m not sure why that is hard to understand. </p>
<p>And I misread what you wrote. I apologize. You say SMU has some excellent departments and faculty members, but it’s not a great school? You just make no sense. I’m sorry, but I agree with Bruin Alum. You seem to find pleasure in bashing SMU, but you don’t have any facts to back your criticisms. .</p>
<p>AND now you believe personally attacking me and my reading and writing skills will help prove your point – or lack thereof? HA! Your poor children. </p>
<p>I will stop, but only because I feel like I’m arguing with a 15-year-old. I won’t waste any more of my time. </p>
<p>And when I said SMU ranks higher in business, I guess I should have specified. I always use Businessweek.com to look at business school rankings and stats. </p>
<p>I guess it just depends on the organization ranking the university. </p>
<p>Pony up!</p>
<p>Kyle,
a) I only put that I live in a wealthy suburb to negate any potential response you’d make claiming that I, like momofwildchild, have ‘money envy.’
b) There’s a difference between respecting something and being impressed by something. I respect my parents but they don’t impress me.
c) When did I say I’ve never met anyone. If anything, your response sounds irrational and makes me believe that your reading comprehension skills are rather poor.
d) You’re completely biased in your opinion of SMU because you go to SMU and naturally, you don’t like the idea of someone saying that SMU isn’t the great school that you seem to think it is.</p>
<p>Lastly, who uses the business week rankings? You honestly think a ranking that places Notre Dame Mendoza over Wharton is credible?</p>
<p>I see…rankings are only “credible” if they place the so called elite schools (yes, the ones whose graduates managed to wreck the entire country’s economy ) on top. If by any chance, another school makes its way to the top, then they are no longer credible. A win-win situation in other words.</p>
<p>CRS,
a) Good for you.
b) Correct. And I, along with others, believe a school with stats like SMU is well respected. Some are impressed, too, that someone can get into a school like SMU. Students work hard for admission into ANY school that isn’t open enrollment, and it’s just arrogant to trash talk a school because of a dumb reputation (people like momofwildchild give it). If you don’t like the school, or don’t think its great, fine. Give some constructive criticism, or some appropriate reasons why someone interested might not like it. Senseless verbal diarrhea doesn’t help anyone make a good decision. You might not be impressed with SMU, but some are. My argument is that some people take pride in their school, and saying no one is “impressed” by SMU is just false. Speak for yourselves, not everyone else.
c) Um … in your most recent post. Your quote: “I mean I live in one of the wealthiest suburbs in the D/FW metroplex and I have never met anyone, whether it be students, teachers, parents, etc…that is (noticably) impressed when one of my friends says that they go to SMU.”
I don’t think it took any “comprehension skills” to read what you said. Once again, personal attacks really don’t prove a point. You’re judgments seem to be a bit off anyways, so I really don’t care what you believe.
d) Before I was a student at SMU, I felt the same way. People have their own opinions, and everyone has their favorite schools, I just think its obnoxious when people circulate these dumb rumors, and give false information to people who are wondering about a school. </p>
<p>Lastly, use which ever you would like. I’m not arguing with you about that. I was just throwing that out there. Take it or leave it.</p>
<p>Kyle- “personable” means having a good personality. I think you mean “personal”.
SMU is an average university. It is better than many and good in some respects. It is also populated by many status-conscious, Greek obsessed Dallas kids. That is a fact. There are exceptions, but the flavor of the place is as I am describing. If that is for you, then go for it! Many students would not care for that environment. Just check out move-in weekend when all the Highland Park parents bring little Biffy and Buffy to the dorm or sorority house with their Lily print bedding and LaCoste shirts. This is the reality. If you want to stay in Dallas (which is a wonderful city) and you are prepared for this sort of social scene, then you should be fine. Just don’t go in thinking it is going to be like Rice, Chicago or Colgate. Many SMU students think moving 2 miles north of home is really “going away to college”.</p>
<p>No, I mean personable. The phrase has been used, many times. </p>
<p>So basically, you don’t like the students that go there? Your opinion is based merely off the student body, not the academics? All you had to say about the university was: “SMU is an average university. It is better than many and good in some respects.” Then you go off on a tangent about the students. I know the reality, I go there. Thats far from it. </p>
<p>I just hope no one lets you influence their decision at all. You really seem to have a childish grudge towards SMU students. You can’t even constructively criticize the school, just the students. </p>
<p>Over it.</p>
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<p>momofwildchild, I think you’re being a little harsh when you refer to SMU as average. Average in what ways? The school has a higher than average average SAT score, lower than average acceptance rate, wealthier than average student body and more greek focused than average student body. As I’ve said earlier, I think the school is pretty good. Now I agree with you that SMU isn’t on the level as Chicago, Rice and Colgate (<random assortment of schools btw), but I think you’re being overly critical in calling SMU just an average university. Say what you want about the social life, but on a strictly objective basis, SMU appears to be a pretty good school academically.</p>
<p>I used to think that SMU’s infamous Phantom Professor was one of the most despicable academics ever. Reading a few of the “local” posts might force me to reconsider what that windbag who taught English at SMU had to say about her students and their mastery of the written word. </p>
<p>As far as opinions, aren’t people allowed to have different opinions about various universities? Is it really surprising that Dallasites who happen to have a 75205 Zip code might have a slightly different opinion from their “neighbors’?” Is it really surprising that families who preferred to send their children to one of the tony private schools in Dallas as opposed to the “free” Park Cities’ schools do not see the destination of SMU as that exciting? After all, there is a reason why families are obsessed with the top 10% rule at HPHS and the prize attached to the “lottery” ticket. </p>
<p>There is really no problem with the reputation of SMU. Actually, most everyone in Dallas knows what SMU represents and what students it serves. Unfortunately, it does seem that the out-of-towners will have to learn *that *for themselves.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t rank Colgate (never even heard of it) above SMU. SMU is not a bad school at all.</p>
<p>FYI, I was waitlisted for the SMU Cox MBA (although I opted for the phone interview, rather than travelling to campus from the West Coast, which means they may have got the idea that it wouldn’t be my first choice), but I was admitted at UT McCombs, USC Marshall, Rice (with a scholarship), UMiami (with a close to full ride), and Santa Clara Univ.</p>
<h2>SuperPippo, wrote: " I wouldn’t rank Colgate (never even heard of it) above SMU."</h2>
<p>how would you know how to rank two schools relative to each other when you haven’t heard of one of them?</p>
<p>The fact that I haven’t heard of it or even seen Colgate on any rankings other than on the top toothpaste says something about its quality…</p>
<p>^^ You better do a little more research. It’s a top 20 (18) LAC.<br>
I think this thread speaks for itself.</p>