Southern Methodist University
Breakdown of “Social Life” at SMU
By Gender
| Males | B |
| Females | B |
By Major
| Anthropology | C |
| Art & Design Department | B |
| Biology | B |
| Business - Management and Administration | B+ |
| Chemical Engineering | F |
| Communications | B+ |
| Computer Engineering | A- |
| Computer Science | A- |
| Economics | B- |
| Electrical Engineering | A |
| Engineering Department | B |
| English | C+ |
| Finance | A- |
| Geography and Geosciences | B |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | C+ |
| Journalism | A |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | A- |
| Mechanical Engineering | B- |
| Music - Performance | A- |
| Music Education | C- |
| Other | C |
| Philosophy | A |
| Physical Therapy/Exercise Science | A+ |
| Political Science | B+ |
| PreLaw and Legal | B |
| PreMed and Medical | A- |
| Psychology | B- |
| Social Work | F |
| Sociology | C |
| Undecided | B |
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Social Life
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Yes, It is a social university ...Read full comment
“... A lot of students are from uppity Dallas suburbs (think Highland Park) and came to SMU for the Greek experience and socially uppity scene, not fo...Read full comment
“... We just learned from the man who has such an interesting life on his hands that he feels he has to dispence his advise on websites to hold an au...Read full comment
“... The hierarchical social structure at SMU reminds me of something you would expect in the US colonies in the 18th century ...Read full comment
“... The social life is awesome ...Read full comment
“... Networking, social skills, job skills, competition, influencing your community, etc ...Read full comment
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Although you see the stupid, superficial, Louis Vitton carrying freakettes and the dumb drunk closeminded jock boys (secretly sleeping with ...Read full comment
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As for the social scene, If you aren't white washed and loaded, good luck getting into a Fraternity ...Read full comment
“... I'm from Dallas (lived in highland park) and SMU was the most socially miserable experience of my life and I regret the years (and money) I wasted...Read full comment
“... I am just beginning to find out that most of society ISN'T like SMU (there's a reason why they call the social scene at SMU "The Bubble") ...Read full comment
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The social scene is mostly Greek, and after a Greek bus party or two most people find they either love it or hate it and go their separate ways...Read full comment
“... I sat last year reading the comments, trying to decide if the people who wrote on this were just the ones who were against the whole "greek" and ...Read full comment
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This place has all the right elements for a "tragic" school shooting - the "haves" and the "have-mores" running the place, a certain un-vocal ...Read full comment
“... Greek life dominates the social scene with bus parties and formals ...Read full comment
“... Make sure that you feel comfortable where people do have nice things, participate heavily in Greek life, and truly enjoy socializing and networki...Read full comment
“... That said, your best bet for a great social life is to join a Greek fraternity ...Read full comment
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To comment on the social life ...Read full comment
“... Appearance and material wealth are extremely important to the students and there is a lot of social pressure to go along with that ...Read full comment
“... In my college decision making I failed to consider the social aspect and how I would fit into the equation ...Read full comment
“... Socially, SMU is fine ...Read full comment
“... It is not an institution for everybody, but it is for those with great social connections, Money, and the determination to succeed in this world-...Read full comment
“... And let me reitterate the social aspect, if you're used to everyone being open to actually spend time with you, this may not be the place for you...Read full comment
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Yes, It is a social university ...Read full comment
“... Socially, I will say that the school is heavily influenced by the Greek system, so if you are anti-Greek, this may not be the school for you ...Read full comment
“... SMU's intellectual standard takes a second seat to its hierarchal social standard ...Read full comment
“... Networking, social skills, job skills, competition, influencing your community, etc ...Read full comment
“... The hierarchical social structure at SMU reminds me something you would expect in the US colonies in the 18th century ...Read full comment
“... Do not take the "social" aspects of college for granted ...Read full comment
“... Although, if your family doesn't make 250,000$+ a year, you will stick out like a sore thumb and will not be able to access the social life that ...Read full comment
“... 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 on...Read full comment
“... The university offers great faculty, an awesome social life (fraternity bus parties are killer ...Read full comment
“... Make sure that you feel comfortable where people do have nice things, participate heavily in Greek life, and truly enjoy socializing and networki...Read full comment
“... Bottom line is, college is supposed to be a good experience, both educationally and socially, and if you want to, you can have a great time ...Read full comment
“... Where SMU really fell short for me is the social aspect ...Read full comment
“... I was warned that I might not like SMU because of the 'fast-paced' social environment, and the emphasis on material wealth ...Read full comment
“... It's not top-tier academically and the social scene is so cutthroat it is unbearably stifling ...Read full comment
“... But it offers an amazing range of opportunities, from social life and volunteerism to world travel and investing lots of real money in the stock ...Read full comment
“... Great social life, challenging work ...Read full comment
“... Third, Greek culture dominates the social life ...Read full comment
“... And, I am not greek, but still have an incredible social life ...Read full comment
“... A top arts school in the nation, a respected business school, a beautiful campus in the heart of a gorgeous Dallas neighborhood: all reasons SMU...Read full comment
“... The professors are alright, but the pain of the social life is not worth the classes ...Read full comment
“... Shame on those who blast this school for its preppy/social/rich kid bent ...Read full comment
“... OK, so here's the deal: you make friends in the dorms the first semester, you go to the fraternity parties, you meet the guys, you get rushed, an...Read full comment
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