<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>I've been admitted to both schools as a computer science major, and I would like to hear
the opinions of others on which school has a better comp sci/engineering program and which will be more involved with research.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>Dallas ABSOLUTELY SUCKS.
Don’t live in Dallas.</p>
<p>Plus SMU is full of snooty rich kids and is in Highland Park, a snooty rich kid’s neighborhood</p>
<p>^Dallas doesn’t suck. It is full of snooty people, urban megachurches, and bimbo Republicans, but it’s pretty nice. It’s the [4th</a> largest](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_United_States_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas]4th”>Metropolitan statistical area - Wikipedia) metropolitan area in the US, so it’s a pretty sophisticated area. Texas is also a much more economically stable state than all other big-business states.</p>
<p>There’s actually a TV show on ABC called [url=<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCB_(TV_series)]GCB[/url”>GCB (TV series) - Wikipedia]GCB[/url</a>] (“Good Christian Bltches”) that centers on Highland Park, a super high-end suburb of Uptown Dallas (kind of like Beverley Hills in LA). This is where SMU is located.</p>
<p>So if you don’t like that, you probably won’t be happy at SMU or in Dallas.</p>
<p>I’ve lived in Texas ever since we moved to the US, so I’m not really phased by those type of people.</p>
<p>But thanks for the responses, however, do either of you, or anyone else, know how they compare with their engineering courses and research?</p>
<p>I’ve lived in/around Dallas my entire life.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Fort Worth. I think its great.</p>
<p>I just can’t stand SMU’s location…
Plus when I went to visit, the people just felt so uppity.</p>
<p>SMU Computer Science is a solid, hands-on program. The research available varies from Biometric research to cyber-security. However, the key is that UNDERGRADUATES get a majority of these research positions. Other schools rarely allow undergrads in the mix. At SMU, this is NOT the case. Undergrads get a grad school experience!</p>
<p>As for Dallas, you can let Hollywood or stereotypes dictate how you feel about the city. BUT, I recommend you visit to see that SMU engineering students don’t fit that bill. It doesn’t matter how affluent your family is, the curriculum is difficult and students are pushed to work very hard.</p>