<p>Your username is LonghornLife so obviously you think UT is better … but speak for yourself.</p>
<p>A lot of people prefer a private university over a large public university like UT. Not to mention, SMU is in one of the fastest growing cities for business. </p>
<p>Ranking is just one factor to consider…</p>
<p>@Kyle555- before charging into the UT forums and calling people out, learn how to mature. Yes I might’ve exaggerated the GPA thing a bit but I said “a bunch” (KEYWORD) of people I KNOW (another KEYWORD) which means maybe 8-10. Thats not saying I know all 20,000-40,000 students at SMU. Take Kyle’s post with a grain of salt. He is lacking intelligence</p>
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<p>Some of the stuff in your first post was immature…(sounded like an SMU diss)</p>
<p>Learn how to mature? Speak for yourself bud. You’re the one making ignorant comments and filling the UT forum with “exaggerated” nonsense. I doubt you know 8-10 people that got into SMU with a low 2.0. SMU wouldn’t be ranked so well and have its reputation if they had that low of standards. I’m not saying SMU is Ivy (obiously), but students who have a C average probably wouldn’t get accepted when there are students with 3.5-4.0 GPA’s applying. </p>
<p>SMU has approximately 11,000 students. Maybe if you knew a little more about the school your “exaggerated” nonsense would be a little more believable. </p>
<p>And personal attacks aren’t going to help your case. Instead of wasting your time questioning my intelligence, why don’t you do some research so that you can constructively criticize other schools, since it seems to be your passion. </p>
<p>Because right now you sound pretty uninformed.</p>
<p>Definition of a ■■■■■ courtesy of Urban Dictionary:
One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument</p>
<p>Sherlock- “Say Watson, what do you figure of this?”
Watson- “Posts a plea for answers under the guise of a clueless sophomore…
…feigns immaturity and seeds comments with mockery of competing schools…
…discovered as a ■■■■■ and vanishes, bu- but it’s too late… the flaming <em>dramatic pause</em> has begun!”
Sherlock- “Signs, these are, of a top tier ■■■■■… may God have mercy”</p>
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<p>Dallas has always been a good city for business but its growth rate can’t touch that of Austin over the last decade. </p>
<p>SMU is a school for children who’s parents want to pay for a quality education, but who weren’t smart enough to get into a school that could offer one. Meanwhile UT is a Tier 1 research university at a budget price. Probably because it’s subsidized by the tax dollars of all those people at SMU. Thanks.</p>
<p>Its a shame how much people bash universities. For some people going to college is a major accomplishment, quit bashing universities. As long as someone is willing to further their education and better themselves they’re alright in my book.</p>
<p>Every private university is expensive, so in a way you’re bashing every private university. </p>
<p>In a few years you’ll realize that all this silly “hate” is stupid. </p>
<p>The way you’re stereotyping SMU students is comparable to how outsiders stereotype Texas residents. Its a misconception…</p>
<p>I know several people that were in the Top 10% that chose other schools over UT when i was in HS. When you have 50k students, a lot of potential applicants are scared away. (even if that number isnt big to you)</p>
<p>“whats your Harvard degree worth if you die the next day?” —Nothing</p>
<p>Kyle, i think that iambored is just trying to express the fact that UT is more selective than SMU?</p>
<p>why so much hate? we should all stand in a circle holding hands with flowers in our hair. that would be a nice day :)</p>
<p>LonghornLife,
You really are off-base when you stereotype a school like that. You don’t know any more about SMU, or the SMU admission process, than anybody else on this thread. Based on your comments about it, I’m guessing you didn’t apply there. So why do you consider yourself an expert enough to make broad, sweeping statements like, “SMU is a school for children whose parents want to pay for a quality education, but who weren’t smart enough to get into a school that could offer one.” </p>
<p>My son is an SMU student. He was in the top 5% of his high school class, had stats that I’d stack against yours any day, had EC’s that would exhaust most kids, and was given full-tuition or half-tuition scholarships to every school to which he applied (7 total). One of those was Rice. One was Oberlin.</p>
<p>Another son is in the top one-half %. He has a 2380 SAT (in his only sitting) and several “perfect” stats and will be NMF in all likelihood (237 PSAT). He’s also an all-stater. So far, SMU is often his number 1 choice. (His top 3 change places at times.) He’s applying to UT-Austin, but so far, he prefers SMU.</p>
<p>There are a lot of reasons that students prefer a school like SMU to a school like UT. My older son loves it. He has very small classes, loves the honors program, knows his professors, and has very little hassle during registration for classes. In general, it’s pretty much a perfect fit for him. UT Austin would not have been a good fit for him. He didn’t even apply there.</p>
<p>I am NOT a parent who WANTS to pay for a quality education (in fact, I DON’T pay for one – he’s on scholarship!), and my son is NOT a student who wasn’t smart enough to get into a school that offers one.</p>
<p>You’re really just a kid, Longhorn (or is it Greenhorn?). You’ve apparently put stock in some myths about SMU vs. UT, and you’re spreading them around like they’re fact.</p>
<p>The most important thing a kid should look for in a school is FIT. If UT Austin fits you and you can get in – awesome. It’s an amazing school. If SMU fits you and you can get in, fantastic. It’s an amazing school, too. And at SMU, there’s a higher chance that you can go for free! ;-)</p>
<p>While it is admirable that those who attend, or have children attending, SMU have taken time out of their lives to visit the University of Texas board and extol the virtues of said university, it does seem to be a complete waste of time and bandwidth to do so.</p>
<p>An SMU ■■■■■ began this thread proclaiming SMU’s superiority to UT. Some smack talk has ensued regarding SMU, some of it true, some hyperbole. Regardless, perhaps SMU apologists would be better served posting on their own CC board. That way, their posts would be read by those individuals who are actually interested in, or who actually attend, SMU. </p>
<p>Link provided:
[Southern</a> Methodist University - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/southern-methodist-university/]Southern”>Southern Methodist University - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by. :)</p>
<p>I, for one, came to this thread because UT Austin is on my son’s college list. The original poster included comments about SMU in the original post that started this thread. As you said, some smack talk ensued. Comments about SMU and UT Austin are therefore appropriate and relevant to the thread, though I did not come here to read about or comment on SMU. I came to read others’ opinions about UT. </p>
<p>Besides, who are you to attempt to “moderate” this thread?</p>
<p>Simple, as you appear to be new to the board, txex’s attempt at moderation is more than called for. In the past month we have been ■■■■■■■ extensively and we’re pretty sick of it, so s/he was simply trying to inject a voice of reason to stop responding to the ■■■■■’s provocation and move any legitimate conversation to a more appropriate place on the boards.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, txex’s comments were directed only at people who were commenting on SMU, not on UT Austin. Therefore, I do not agree that txex was simply trying to inject a voice of reason or to stop people from responding to the ■■■■■. A post like that from txex would have read much differently.</p>
<p>Yes, fit is very important in determining the right school for you. It sounds like Smurfette is perfect for SMU.</p>
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Because this is a UT Austin message board. </p>
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<p>Which post is accurate, SimpleLife, since they are contradictory? </p>
<p>Great, yet another ■■■■■ on this board.</p>
<p>^How are they contradictory, txex? My one son is an SMU student. My other son has UT Austin on his college list. Therefore, I came to read up on UT Austin. How is that hard to understand?</p>
<p>^Again … the original poster included comments about SMU, as well as UT Austin. Therefore, comments about SMU are relevant.</p>
<p>Though it does seem that the original poster may have been a ■■■■■… </p>
<p>Nevertheless, if the OP compares SMU to UT Austin on a UT Austin thread, and SMU and UT Austin talk ensues … well, then SMU talk is appropriate to the discussion. Again, this shouldn’t be hard to understand.</p>
<p>SimplerLife, I’m one of the newer members here but on behalf of the UT board I would like to say sorry for all of this feuding. We love UT and if anyone, ■■■■■■ included, bashes us, we can’t help snapping back. It’s human nature to become more polarized in a group atmosphere and things were getting a little hectic. You were simply defending your school, as we were ours, and anyone should always be welcome to do so. I believe some of the above posts were wrong in countering with bashes of their own and I found your responses to be civil and constructive. SMU and UT are both great schools in their own right and finding the right fit really makes the final judgment a personal one.</p>
<p>You are definitely welcome here and I hope your opinion of UT hasn’t been hurt today.</p>
<p>I hope the argument stops here. (Stop feeding the ■■■■■)</p>
<p>@txex, you must have read her post too quickly. she has 2 sons, one of which is becoming less and less likely to attend UT by the second. Also, I don’t see why simplelife isn’t welcome to clear her school’s reputation on our board. even if the KKK kept their hate within the walls of their group I would still feel obligated to teach them differently</p>
<p>The OP wasn’t here for a legitimate conversation, they are a ■■■■■, so really nothing in this thread is relevant.</p>