STUDENT COMMENTS
Southern Methodist University excels in teaching the application of business learnings, so that I feel prepared to use my knowledge in my job.
The accounting program is amazing at SMU. As a junior, the school sent me through an accounting recruiting program where the Big Four and several smaller firms were competing for me. I now have an internship in the spring with Ernst & Young (in which I get paid and school credit). Assuming I don't screw anything up, I will receive a full-time offer to work for them at the completion of my internship. As a senior, I am not having to job search, because I already have a job lined up.
I feel that the Cox School of Business has a true edge over other business schools because the teachers focus primarily and frequently on how business is actually conducted in the real world. Networking is not just encouraged on campus at Southern Methodist University. Students literally seem like they were born to network. The combination of pragmatic business acumen and making connections with peers is what Cox does better than anyone else.
SMU is good for landing jobs in Texas, and more specifically, Dallas. Out-of-state residents need to fall back on their personal networks back home if they want to return there.
As a business student at Southern Methodist University I have received a well-rounded education. The resources available are priceless. SMU does an exceptional job in providing students with resources and outlets. Advisers make it a point to visit classrooms to make announcements and encourage students to make opportunities. As both a pre-med and business student, SMU Cox School of Business has given me a great balance.
There is no doubt that the academic effort expected of students in the business school is extremely valuable. I have indeed had several professors that have provided more academic value than I could ever expect. However, there are two problems that the SMU business program fails to recognize: Most SMU business students have horrid ethical standards that they will indefinitely carry on to their employment; and girls are not given equal access to help nor are they seen as potential leaders in the workforce. I am a female that values ethical practices above all. Unfortunately, this has led to a severe disadvantage in the majority of my classes and my search for a career.
I'm glad I chose Cox School of Business to pursue my career in marketing. Initially, I wanted to pursue a career in International Business, but since Cox does not offer such degree, I had to pick marketing and then get a double major in foreign languages. In the end, it turned out better than planned because I had the opportunity to study abroad in Paris.
The career services center at Southern Methodist is beyond amazing. They are very helpful in helping with résumé writing and job applications. They bring a ton of high-caliber companies to campus.
I think the Business Associates Program has been the most beneficial in preparing me for the workforce.
I have been blown away by the SMU Cox School of Business. The classes and programs offered at Cox have truly shaped me as a competitive applicant for job opportunities or graduate school.
Before attending SMU, I spent some time in the telecom industry and a stint contracting in Iraq. I was amiss at how my time would be utilized here and insecure about going to school. To say the least, my decision to come to Southern Methodist and not a more traditional school like Stanford (closer to my home of Carmel, Calif.) has made all the difference in the world.
SMU has allowed me to participate in an accounting internship, and have the opportunity to begin my career with KPMG.
Being located in Dallas, SMU's Business school has access to many prominent business people. Cox Business School has actively forged relationships with the community to provide useful resources for its students.
On-campus recruiting is very competitive and intimidating.
Over the years, Cox has become a very well recognized school. The recruiting has become much better and there are many social events within my department, Real Estate Finance, in which we are able to participate in job placement. Even last night, a presentation by a major real estate company in the area was held in class, and after class, they took every student out for dinner/drinks. It was a great way to land a job, too.
Another truly spectacular part of Cox is the career services center. They truly go above and beyond the call of duty to inform students, encourage them to prepare for job searches, work with students, everything. They have been such a help in my own job search, and I honestly have no clue what I would have done without them.
Top-notch business and firms are on campus the entire school year interviewing a diverse group of students.
For its size and location, SMU offers an amazing program with some of the most sought-after firms recruiting on campus and an alumni network that basically runs the Texas business and law communities.
Our programs to get people placed in jobs are second to none. They get us involved in mock-interviews, résumé writing, and other key job-hunting skills from the day we get into the business school. They don't allow us to procrastinate and will give us a kick in the pants if we need it to get going.
SMU is one of the best schools in the nation for helping their students find a job and learn techniques that are not taught in the classroom, such as networking. I wish that the classes were slightly more challenging, but I have been extremely pleased with my education from SMU and would recommend it to anyone.
SMU offers three outstanding things that can't be measured with test scores or any other quantitative methods: professors, location, and access to a plethora of the country's top companies in our backyard. We go to college to better ourselves as educated people and to get a great job. There is a senior executive of nearly every company in the world working in a office five minutes from campus that graduated from SMU. They all want to hire the next up-and-coming SMU graduate. Few schools in the world can offer that, and it should be the defining criteria for any business school.
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