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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Economics  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright SMU is one of the worst schools I have ever encountered. I did not go there but every single SMU grad I have seen at work is an incompetent moron who only got the job because daddy wrote an email to a friend. The kids at that school think they are God's gift to humanity and care about no one but themselves. Here in New York there are not too many SMU grads because they are all stuck in Dallas. They say it is a good networking school but there are a few things wrong with that statement. It is good for Dallas networking, and thats all. Also, half of the networking comes from family connections, not SMU connections. I would highly advise against going to this sorry excuse for a university. They call it "elite." More like elitist, and not in a good way. Campus Maintenance: A, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 30 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53206&uid=1342'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   PreLaw and Legal  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Most of the posts on here are right on (both the positive and the negative). I came to SMU for law school and MAN am I glad that I didn't go here for undergrad! The law school is excellent (the snob level, believe it or not, is barely even perceptible here) and as far as networking and job opportunities go, I couldn't be happier. The campus is beautiful - I've seen quite a few and aesthetically this is second to none (Ivies included) and very safe. Dallas is a great city and there is never a shortage of things to do. Now the bad news: The undergrads are pompous, entitled little twerps. I mean the worst of the worst. Most of the ones I've met have never worked a day in their lives, and this doesn't change when they are faced with a curriculum you could hardly call challenging. The undergrads I have dealt with are morons who came here because they didn't have the grades to get into Vanderbilt, UT, etc. For undergrad, if you have a hearbeat and can pay the ridiculous tuition, you're in, yet SMU still holds itself out to the world as a "prestigious" university. Financially exclusive, yes, prestigious, hardly. Mostly a bunch of spoiled high tax bracket kids who wanted to prolong their prep school experience without having to apply themselves academically. It's mostly just a 4-year interim period until their parents hook them up with jobs or they earn their MRS degree. $50k cars are the norm and these kids have an uncanny ability to look terrible wearing the most expensive clothes. It's not like UVA, which looks like a J. Crew catalog, it's more like a competition of who can manage to look homeless while wearing $2,000 worth of clothes! The social scene is 100% greek and the drug use and date rape is epidemic, with several incidents of each per semester (and these are just the ones that are reported). My verdict: Law School, MBA - this is a great place for you. Undergrad - University Resource Use: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 28 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=46548&uid=1342'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Anthropology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright As an Alumnus of SMU, I think I can give some insight of an SMS Degree. All of the negatives are valid. - Yes, it is a posh, elite school, (so was Yale and Harvard, 50 years ago) - Yes, It is NOT a Bible-thumping Texas University ( keep the freaks at Baylor and A&M) - Yes, alot of the student body come from elite prep schools. But this is what SMU is about. It is for kids that cant get into an IVY, Duke or Vanderbilt, but they still want to go to a university that has prestige and get a good education. Yes, It is a social university. If you are not so inclined, go to Rice or Cornell, where you roommate may top themselves after getting a C. I made the best friends of my life there. I have been able to catch up with my SMU mates in London, Singapore and Sydney. They have accomplished some amazing things with their lives, and would give you the shirt off their back if needed. Being from Dallas, I was happy to share my university life with my family. I had no idea how short they would be with me. Enjoy the happy, freindly place - SMU. You will meet some amazing professor, friends and family. SMU is an open minded place, that loves a good debate. I should know, I am one of the few Democrats. I loved being my opinions being challenged. It only makes you evaluate your beliefs more. Education Quality: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 24 2008 4th Year Male -- Class 1990    Forward  Blog it! 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