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By
Liang Xianghong
What
the SMU students not like about SMU
Zaylene Aw, 21
Yr 1, SMU Accountancy
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"I chose SMU as I was convinced that SMU could
offer a better education to develop an all-rounded individual. My
SMU experience has been a pleasant one thus far and the school has
delivered what it promised during the admission talks. SMU is known
for its outspoken students, its emphasis on projects, and that the
school encourages a lot of industry exposure. All these perceptions
have not changed since I entered SMU. "
Zaylene Aw, 21
Yr 1, SMU Accountancy
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SMU is as GPA crazy as NUS and NTU. SMU students seem to have this innate
ability to sprout 'calculated nonsense' at every moment, that is, to 'smoke'
through a Prof's question and make him/her think that we actually know
what we're talking about.
What sets us apart is the ability to dress up for nothing and wear a
different outfit for each day of the semester. Finally, I'm amazed that
SMU students are so motivated that they take part in as many as 4 CCAs,
aim for 4.0GPA and live an active social life.
I hate the 'class participation whores'. A substantial percentage of
our grade is based on class participation. I've never seen such enthusiastic
students in class before, except maybe in primary school. It gets irritating
whenever a particular person raises his/her hand and tries to impress
the Prof or simply, hog air-time just to gain those few class participation
points. Well, it's what defines the SMU culture so get used to it!
 Shaun
Tham, 23
Yr 3, SMU School of Information Systems
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"When I was going through NS, I was initially
set to read Electrical and Electronics Engineering in NTU. However,
in my final year applying for Uni, I was offered to read Information
Systems (IS) in SMU. I would say I was really lost at that point
of time being a JC kid with minimal technical background. But the
entire SMU marketing package, with the various development programs,
a strategy to provide a "wholesome" education, lured me
to SMU."
Shaun Tham, 23
Yr 3, SMU School of Information Systems
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The entire "FUN", "CITY" campus lifestyle didn't
really turn out to be true at first.
The hectic lifestyle is something that took much time to adapt to - seeing
people rush from block to block and sometimes not even having time to
stop to speak with friends is sometimes really upsetting, but I guess
there's nothing we can change about that.
I wouldn't say that SMU is superior in any aspect and different from
the other universities, I would think there's a huge misconception to
that idea.
In some way, SMU students tend to be a little more vocal then the other
Unis, but this is with respect to the curriculum program that SMU students
have to go through.
Other than that, we're just regular students who are in a university
for the paper chase!
What the non-SMU
students say about SMU
 Thomas
Leng, 23
Yr 3, NTU Environmental Engineering
SMU will never ever be a choice for me:
1) It is not even registered in the global university network. I think
other than the convenience of its centralised location, there is nothing
attractive.
2) There are much better options in Singapore for Business and Accountancy
like NBS (Nanyang Business School) and there's a better law school in
NUS.
I understand from friends and family that many students enter SMU because
they can't get into NBS. How much different or better can they get?
 Samantha
Boh, 20
Yr 1, NTU Communication Studies
SMU has always been known for its business faculty, so I did not really
consider enrolling there since I was not interested to study business.
I have a few friends that are studying in SMU and I find them no different
from the students of the other universities. I believe that as students,
all of us are looking to enjoy university life but at the same time keep
our GPA up.
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