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for me, smu is honestly amazing. its the best decision i've made and i wouldn't even dream of being at a different college. dallas is the perfect location because its kind of a college town but still a big city feel. there's great shopping, fun bars, and delicious places to eat. smu is just the right size of people... there are enough people where you could still meet someone new every week but everyone has a huge nextwork of friends with their own tight-knit group. the smallest class size i've had was 3 people and the biggest was about 100. there's a ton of school pride even though we're not very good at sports. everyone wears smu gear, pony up-s, goes to the games, and everything. sororities and fraternities are big but don't dominate campus. they're really good to be in but even if you aren't involved in greek life you still have a lot of friends that are and it doesn't seem like a big deal if you are not.

admin is tough to get answers from, parking is a pain, and parking tickets are written like they are flyers people put on your windshield. dallas is fun, plenty to do

SMU is located very close to Dallas, but far enough away that you don't have to deal with much of the hassles of living in a big city. Many people from the area react to saying you go to SMU by assuming that you're rich, but if you aren't from the area, they usually have no idea about the school. Our biggest controversy involves the Bush Library, which will soon be on our campus.

Sometimes it seems too small, but it is always nice to know/see familiar faces on your way to class Some people ask what SMU stands for when I tell them where I go, but most people know what it is and make comments such as, "oh, really good business school" or "go mustangs" Dallas is a big city with TONS of things to do and fun places to go out to eat or just out at night. It is by no means a college town, however it is all in a close vacinity so it feels more like a large town than a HUGE city most of the time. I think there is a lot of school prode considering how bad our football team is. Most of the time school spirit in the south is garnered around a winning football team which we do not have, but yet we still manage to have a good turnout at tailgates! And a lot of the mustang pride and red white and blue. Most frequent student complaints: No good/available parking spaces Police spend too much time writing alcohol violations and handing out parking tickets when more serious crimes are taking place on and around campus

I wish there was a more relaxing homework/hang out area like Java city where everyone can meet and work on things if they don't want to go to the libraries. There should be more security to get into buildings as well. I wish sports were more supported on campus. I am very frustrated with the parking system on campus. We should not have to stress about how long it takes to park, if we're going to get a ticket for something we didn't do, or how to try to appeal something when it won't even get considered. There needs to be a way for students to represent themselves, instead of using email to give your opinion. There should also NOT be more parking passes PAID for when there are not enough spots to accommdate almost all of the cars.

SMU is the perfect sized school. Large enough to get a feel for a university but small enough for professors to know names and faces. The campus is beautiful with alot of extras and resources for students. It is located in an extremely wealthy area of Dallas and I would consider it to be a very safe place to be but it is like living in a bubble sometimes. My classes are difficult but the staff is very supportive and I know and have confidence that my degree will be well looked upon in the real world and worth something when I graduate. I look at SMU has a second home but no home is perfect. It is important to get involved in clubs and activities to meet people if your not in the Greek life. The football team is a joke but everyone takes alot of pride in our athletics and the school in general. I think discipline is the only thing that makes SMU look like a joke. If you have the right family name or know the right people you can get away with almost anything because the administration won't do anything. Other than that SMU is by far one of the best schools in the nation in my opinion.

I love the size of the campus-not too small and not too big. there is so much to do in Dallas, there's never a dull moment around campus. the campus is so pretty and it's a perfect home away from home. i know that on any given day, i can see plenty of people that i know as well as people that i don't know yet. this past year, there were some problems with a few fraternities and there was a possibility of an on campus bar. there is plenty of school pride, but with the recent hiring of June Jones as head football coach, i think that school spirit will become a lot more prevalent. there are a lot of complaints about parking, but the new parking garage just opened, so i think that will help out a lot.

I think that there are many students at this school who are down to earth and real. Unfortunately there are so many students who are snobby and fake that the real people have to pretend to be fake. I think that if more students stood up for themselves and didn't conform to peer pressure than our school would be much more welcoming and open. The school spirit is a little low because we do not have a good football team. We have a incredible soccer team that is always 1 or 2 in the nation but no one even goes to the games. There is always a ton of controversy on our campus from the Bush library which is coming to our campus or the recent deaths from drugs and alchohol. One reason people make such a big deal about things is because there parents have money, are white and can afford to sue the school and everyone else. I will always remember the beautiful campus, the cool teachers (the small class size is pretty amazing) and my friends.

SMU has great resources, its a beautiful campus and its small enough that you will know a large part of the student body (if you choose to get involved). You run into the teachers you had two years ago, and they still remember you! College is what you want it to be, and SMU is a great place to make it a small and freindly community!

I think the size of our school is great because you can actually see people you know on campus, but at the same time there are 10,000 people on campus you can always meet someone new. SMU is right in highland park but it gives you complete access to downtown Dallas without having to actually be downtown. there's pretty much anything you could possibly need right around campus. our biggest controversy recently was the drug task force that took place after 3 of our students died last year. there are drugs and alcohol on our campus just like everywhere else, but i honestly don't believe its more than anywhere else, our school just wants to actually do something about it but most people think nothing will really be accomplished by that. people are proud to go to SMU, it's a great school.