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That’s what BusinessWeek wanted to know, which is why it interviewed Director of Admissions Patti Cudney for a Q&A that runs more than 2,400 words. No doubt you’ll read the entire thing, but toward the end, there’s a question concerning the university’s image worth noting, if nothing else. Jump for it. –Robert Wilonsky
Are there any stereotypes about SMU that you’d like to disprove?
I
think that there is an expectation that SMU is all about people that
are Dallas natives, connected to one and other. Some people think we’re
not interested in bringing in people from different backgrounds. I love
going around the country and world and talking to students that have no
ties to Dallas and talking to them about the benefits about this
community and program. I don’t think there is an SMU type. There might
be an expectation of that, but there really isn’t. When I look at the
class picture of first-year students, I see so many people of different
backgrounds and with different goals, engaging with each other and
making this a dynamic program. There’s not a type here; we’re looking
for lots of different folks. If we’re offering something that sounds
interesting and you’re intrigued, don’t feel like there’s a reason not
to apply. We want people to come from lots of different backgrounds.
