<p>Hey I’m also a current student at SMU and I agree more with smulove than with JMannequin2010 about student life at SMU. In my experience I have found that weekends fly by in a whirl of literally never-ending activity. I always wonder where the time went and how the weekend has already passed. At SMU there is always something new to do or experience no matter if it’s a school sponsored event on campus or something within the Dallas community. That is the beauty of this school… you not only have everything that the school has to offer, but also the opportunities that the Dallas metroplex has to offer. I only go home once a semester and by the end of those trips I am always itching to get back to SMU and I promise you that is how most of the student body feels as well. And like smulove I stayed here over the summer to work for SMU because I didn’t want to leave. As for nightlife, the area around SMU has it all. Within walking distance you have a plethora of restaurants and bars that are frequented by the SMU crowd… Uptown (in my opinion one of the coolest areas in Dallas) is about a 4 minute drive from campus. There you have incredible night life and restaurants that are known for attracting the young professionals of Dallas as well. Some food for thought: Dallas has more restaurants per capita mile than New York City… many of which offer discounts and specials for SMU students</p>
<p>@smulove & @Peruna1911</p>
<p>Thanks for the input!
I will keep what everyone has said in mind when making my decision!</p>
<p>Peruna1911: What are the streets that are considered uptown where all the nightlife is located?</p>
<p>There are clubs, restaurants, bars, an art movie house, and shopping on McKinney and the West Village, which is located between McKinney and Cole. Check out the websites: uptowndallas.net and westvil.com</p>
<p>Thanks. Are there any big watch parties for the bowl game Saturday?</p>
<p>Our son is a freshman and he has been very up front about the social life, which he loves. But, compared to where our daughter attends (private liberal arts, 4,000 students) the party life at SMU is significantly greater in scope than our daughter’s school. He says you can basically go out six nights a week, and most go out four to five nights. He’s in honors so he had a hard time balancing it all the first two months. The fraternity parties are several nights a week, and the weekend fraternity parties are bussed out off campus, can be very elaborate (and fun). The kids could not be any friendlier, and many tend to come from well to do families. Run through a checklist of the friends he has met, and you’d be surprised at the opportunities he’s been given just being there one semester… “let’s go skiing in Jan”., “let’s just get a limo to take us here”, “I have dad’s tickets to Cowboy’s game” etc. He is not complaining, he is having a blast. SMU is diverse, but his dorm, his classes, and the friends he has met in honors are all pretty similar in terms of having quite a lot. We spent the entire parents weekend with all his new friends and I never met a nicer, more polite bunch of kids. He’s kept his head straight through it all. He did ask for cowboy boots for Christmas :)</p>