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[quote=Anonymous]The student body does skew affluent, but it is diverse geographically. About 60% are from OOS, with about 20% from California (sometimes it seems like more than that). Next most % of students are from Florida, New York, Illinois and Connecticut.

The Greek system is much more of a big deal for the girls than the boys. The school is serious about cracking down on hazing, and there are fewer fraternities than there used to be, and even one of the "top" sororities was kicked off campus last year. However, social media has girls arriving on campus from all over the country with their heart set on specific sororities, and it's very competitive. The boys seem to be more take it or leave it, with some gravitating that way and others who have no interest and still have a great time.

SMU is one of the few colleges in the US that is in the middle of a city that is also in a very safe neighborhood.  University Park is an urban enclave with its own police department, and the campus is covered by the Dallas Police Department as well. The one downside of being in the city is that Dallas has amazing restaurants and clubs it's easy for students to spend too much time and money going out if they aren't disciplined about such things.

SMU students will generally have lower grades/test scores than Rice students, but higher than TCU, Baylor, etc (UT is hard to compare because the "top %" admission system in state, and the cap on OOS students makes admissions from OOS so difficult). SMU does not have Vandy's prestige, but it seems similar in many ways. Also, unlike Vandy, SMU will offer significant merit aid if your kid is on the higher end of their stats range.

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