Southern Methodist University Top Questions

Almost everyone is white, most students claim religious affiliation but few seem to practice it or are involved in religious groups on campus, about 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} rich. Non-whites, people who don't drink, people with no interest in greek life. Guys tend to dress like they're either modeling for ralph lauren's "regatta" series or auditioning for a spot in the latest Dave Matthews video. Most younger girls on campus tend to spend hours getting ready for class and use all their daddy's money on what they'll be sporting in chem lab. sometimes. upper middleclass. most people are backwards thinking christian conservatives with vaguely racist/homophobic tendencies. virtually everyone in the business school will, partly because they've got a blood lust for the dollar and partly because they're pretentious assholes.

Somewhat diverse campus. Nobody would feel out of place. About half dress up and half wear comfortable clothes.

SMU attracts a specific type of students. The student who enjoys their experience at SMU is more than likely extremely wealthy, white, attractive, and involved in the greek system. Atypical students are few and far between at SMU, and they don't associate with or get along with the mainstream group at SMU. People are not radically religious, and there does seem to be religious tolerance on campus. A LGBT student would be exiled or completely alone, as that is unacceptable at SMU. While SMU students come from all over, the majority come from Texas and the south. With the exception of the extremely poor students SMU recruited to fight it's reputation as a snobby school, most SMU students are either upper middle class or extremely wealthy. Students at SMU seem to be somewhat politically apathetic, but most are from conservative families, therefore they claim to be conservative. Students do talk about how much they'll earn one day because they're so materialistic that it is one of their top concerns. Most students at SMU seem to have a distorted view of what most jobs out of college pay.