SMU南卫理工会 vs UTD

olivertang

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I've lived in Dallas for 31 years and know both schools well....my daughter is currently finishing her first year at SMU Law School (after going to undergrad OOS) so I've recently spent a good deal of time on campus there and my son is an MS3 at UTSW.
I'm going to answer this as honestly as I can and hope that everyone will take it in the spirit in which it was intended...I am in NO way being judgmental or trying to be disrespectful or demeaning to anyone...I'm merely stating what I know about both schools and if I have offended ANYONE, please understand that it wasn't my intent.

UTD is in far north Richardson a suburb on the NE side of Dallas, I'd say that it's at a minimum 20 miles from UTSW and probably a little more since they are "across" town as well and there is no "direct" route between them. Before the telecom bust in the early 2000s it was within a few miles of the major "telecom corridor" of companies headquartered in North Texas which was a plus for internships and jobs. That business has virtually dried up.

UTD is an up and coming school and has very strong financial support from Texas Instruments. TI recruits and hires heavily from UTD. It's a very strong science, math and engineering school but also also lacks the "feel" of most other four year colleges because it was a two year school for a long time. My son has friend who attended there and his parents have described things this way: there's a fairly high concentration of SE Asian students as would be expected of a school with those strengths as well as a large number of engineering/technical students....video gaming is one of the main leisure activities.

It has no real "campus" feel; it sits in a large, flat, open area with little to no mature trees surrounded by retail and office towers.....it feels more like an office park than campus to me....it has no dorms....resident students live in nearby apartments that the university uses as its campus housing....there have been a number of articles written in The Dallas Morning News and local independent papers about apartment quality, serious and ongoing issues with getting things repaired, safety (since they are truly off campus) and numerous complaints about "smell" due to the high volume of ethnic foods being cooked in them. You would really need a car to go to school here because it's not really walking distance to anything.

SMU on the other hand, sits in the middle of Highland Park which is the most affluent area of Dallas and is about 4 miles from UTSW almost directly across Mockingbird Lane. The campus is quite stunning, heavily covered with tall mature trees, red brick Georgian architecture that retains the look and feel even in brand new buildings. It is in every way a "southern school" with a strong Greek system, and pretty coeds that dress up to go to class....there's a lot of khaki, polo shirts, designer clothes and designer purses everywhere you look. The parking lots are full of nice cars and SUVs....as I said, it's a "southern" school.

Academically it's a bit underrated and there's a major push to get it into the top 25....they've got very well connected, highly placed and wealthy alum who really look out for SMU grads when it comes time for employment. It has a top 40 Law School, outstanding business school, a very strong fine arts and music program and also a Divinity School. You can walk to numerous restaurants, bars and shops which are literally across the street and take public transportation (bus and light rail) to many places including downtown Dallas which is only about four miles away.

"Uptown Dallas" which is the young hip area of Dallas (where everyone wants to hang out) is full of great restaurants, bars and retail is within two miles and is right on a bus line from SMU...or several blocks from light rail. In other words, you can get by here quite nicely without a car

You can get very well prepared for Med school at either place but at SMU you can/will also have a traditional, almost quintessential, undergrad experience if that is what you want.

My concerns with UTD for the "average" pre med student would be the preponderance of "gunner types" in your pre med classes and perhaps feeling like you go to a commuter school. I think competition in pre med classes here will be more intense...getting a high GPA is very important to Med school admissions....I'm not saying SMU would necessarily be easier but I think you'll find the student body to be more cooperative than hard core competitive.

My concerns for SMU would be if the somewhat obvious affluence around you bothers you...it shouldn't, but for some, it will.

The only question is what type of undergrad experience do you want?...They are VERY, VERY different places. Students who grew up locally would apply to one or the other but not both, they are THAT different. I hope this helps to clarify things for you.

yangmili

说了半天，总结一下就是一个在市里，一个在村里咯。。。の顺便亮点是smu是私校那个有钱人太多啦~~怕会闪瞎眼哈哈哈啊

watercyj

这个是说本科吧 UTD的本科才多久

datintin

这个还用比....这个社会太疯狂了

kanon8920

SMU很多方面秒杀UTD啊...

jesusatdallas

本科UTD不行的  比较才成立没几年  以前只有研究生院

但现在貌似势头蛮猛了 综排已经有140多了  关键还是政府扶持

的确前途一片大好

裤裤melo

此文我看不出什么意义所在。。。飘过。。。