<p>If you happen to get a lousy, tenured Prof and a ‘C’ as a Freshman, you are hosed. No Cox admission for you. Parents dumped $100K, students either end up in a useless liberal arts major or transfer with 3 semesters wasted. Is this the way we build business leaders of the future?</p>
<p>None of the other top schools my younger student was accepted into have this policy. SMU appears to be a great school. I just do not understand why they would subject Freshman to this.</p>
<p>If you happen to get a lousy, tenured Prof and a ‘C’ as a Freshman, you are hosed. No Cox admission for you. Parents dumped $100K, students either end up in a useless liberal arts major or transfer with 3 semesters wasted. Is this the way we build business leaders of the future?</p>
<p>None of the other top schools my younger student was accepted into have this policy. SMU appears to be a great school. I just do not understand why they would subject Freshman to this.</p>
<p>@levelsmevels Yes select freshmen are admitted directly into Cox.</p>
<p>@oldindie It just took me 2 minutes google and then navigate to this site <a href=“SMU Cox School of Business | Business Education | Lifelong Learning”>http://www.cox.smu.edu/web/undergraduate/faqs#q9</a>. Presto! The guidelines for Cox admission! I also have a Cox brochure here sent to prospective students and it also details the entire process. Total transparency here. Sounds like perhaps your bitterness is clouding your ability to see that your child had all the control and information he needed at his fingertips. At some point in life, we have to become responsible for our own destiny and stop blaming everything and everyone else. I personally know dozens of students accepted as sophomores this year. All of them knew the process.</p>
<p>Actually, UNC has the same requirements for their business school that SMU does. They admit a few freshman directly to their Business school, but everyone else has to apply for admittance their sophomore year and have to meet minimum credit requirements. And I have been told by my friends that have students there, that you need to have a 3.5 gpa to get in to the UNC business school also.</p>
<p>Speaking of min GPA’s…I do like is the min GPA required to rush the Greek System at SMU. I believe it is currently at 2.7 but I do know that certain houses have their own min GPA which is closer to a 3.0.</p>
<p>@mdmom1314 For sororities, you currently need a 2.5 to rush. It was previously 2.7. Currently, only 2 chapters will take a girl with 2.5, with most requiring a 2.7 or 2.8. All sororities at SMU must maintain a minimum chapter average of 3.0.</p>
<p>Congrats to all those receiving acceptances!! I still remember my red envelope fondly and can’t believe that four years ago I visited SMU and made the best choice of my life (putting down my deposit here). </p>
<p>That said, I feel like I should post to clarify the Cox GPA thing.</p>
<p>First, no one applies to/is accepted into a college at SMU. I’m a BBA Scholar and I still was admitted to SMU as a whole with Cox saying that I didn’t have to worry about the “subset” GPA requirement. It doesn’t matter if you’re civil engineering, history, or finance you apply to and are accepted to SMU as a whole.</p>
<p>BBA Scholars are admitted into Cox but do not actually enter until after finishing the subset (typically halfway through Sophomore year). I am one, and it really just means we take a class together and a little less stress about the subset, but I made it anyway. I believe roughly 75% of Cox students don’t enter through the BBA Scholars program </p>
<p>Every info session on the road, campus tour, and Cox info session mention the subset. I’m sorry that you didn’t initially see it and I don’t think the intent is to be deceptive. FWIW tenured professors are actually the best ones (I had some bad tenured ones in HS and college is totally different in that regard), and if you happen to blow one class there are some options available.</p>
<p>" I also have a Cox brochure here sent to prospective students and it also details the entire process. Total transparency here. Sounds like perhaps your bitterness is clouding your ability to see that your child had all the control and information he needed at his fingertips. At some point in life, we have to become responsible for our own destiny and stop blaming everything and everyone else. </p>
<p>Do you talk to people like that always, or just on discussion boards?</p>
<p>@oldindie I was merely restating what everyone here has said. The entrance requirements are readily available and hundreds if not thousands of other students managed to find them and pass the needed classes to get in. Their parents did not have to fly to school to figure this out. Sorry if you took offense. None meant. Go Ponies!</p>
<p>@oldindie
With all due respect, we are simply stating the readily available truth. We are defending a school many of us love and appreciate from rumors that are damaging to its reputation. The information you claimed "…is a ‘hidden secret’ if it requires a trip to the school to find out. " is in fact readily available from many sources that don’t require a plane trip. That is indisputable, whether the information is pleasing or disheartening to any of us; and the reality is all of us have to take responsibility for our own choices and their outcomes at some point in life. That’s no accusation, just a compound-complex statement. If you decide to come to SMU (or if your child does) I hope they have the time of their life!</p>
<p>GO PONIES!!!</p>
<p>Here’s a good way to know whether or not you should take oldlindie seriously: they referred to liberal arts majors are “useless”. </p>
<p>There is no secret trick or fine print for getting into the business school. This information is readily available in numerous forms, including the world wide web.</p>
<p>The lady who made my espresso this morning at Starbucks has a BS from an Ivy. She has some strong opinions…</p>
<p>About how much are you guys going to pay to attend smu plus room and board with any scholarships and grants you received? </p>
<p>I will be paying approximately 10k including room and board… Still cant decide if I want to accept my offer.</p>
<p>Congrats!! That is wonderful. You only have to pay 10K a year, that is cheaper than state universities.
Did by any chance you interview for PS?</p>
<p>Tuition will be cheaper than Jr’s current school…not including room and board of course ;)</p>
<p>I will be paying 15k with room and board. That’s a lot better than 55k! It’s actually even cheaper than a state school! I’m very pleased!</p>
<p>No I did not recieve ps to the person that asked :(</p>
<p>Yes, 10k is less than public schools, but my contradiction is whether to go to smu or go to utd where i got a full ride and all I have to pay for is possibly books. </p>
<p>My family cannot afford to send me to smu, so basically each year I will be taking a 10k loan on which the interest is accrued while I am in school. By the time I graduate, I will have a massive debt of 50-60k whereas at UTD I will have no debt.</p>
<p>What do you think I should do, guys? Im thinking about doing accounting or something in business and also possibly pharmacy/ optometry. I know utd is better for anything pre health and cheaper but I do not even know if thats what I want to do for sure…</p>
<p>Go to UTD. I would avoid debt if possible. But I do not know the reputation of UTD, why is it better for pre health?</p>
<p>Rb 1995: YES, accept your offer from SMU! That’s amazing!</p>