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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby EastStang » Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:22 pm

CalallenStang wrote:any list that has University of Richmond ranked that low is questionable - one of the few campuses I've seen that I think is more beautiful than SMU


There are parts of UR that are beautiful, others that are not as beautiful.
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby StallionsModelT » Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:28 pm

Only campuses I've been to that rival SMU:

1) Vanderbilt
2) Rhodes College (Memphis, TN)
3) Pepperdine
4) Princeton
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby smusic 00 » Mon Dec 29, 2014 4:05 pm

Glad to see my ladies at Scripps get a shoutout.
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby CalallenStang » Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:52 am

EastStang wrote:
CalallenStang wrote:any list that has University of Richmond ranked that low is questionable - one of the few campuses I've seen that I think is more beautiful than SMU


There are parts of UR that are beautiful, others that are not as beautiful.


From what I remember, the area around the Athletics facilities looks like an area around athletics facilities. Everything else was fantastic, beautiful lake in the middle of campus, rolling wooded hills, and red brick Gothic architecture (except for the student center but the student center gets cool points for being built over the lake)


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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby CalallenStang » Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:54 am

StallionsModelT wrote:Only campuses I've been to that rival SMU:

1) Vanderbilt
2) Rhodes College (Memphis, TN)
3) Pepperdine
4) Princeton


I liked Vandy but I thought SMU was far and away nicer (to each their own). Pepperdine is mind-blowing but mainly due to the campus surroundings rather than the actual campus...tough to compare it with the others


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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby tristatecoog » Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:36 am

Rhodes is quite nice. I liked UVa quite a bit too. Williams is excellent but the town helps make that.

What's the worst part of SMU? North part of campus with two parking garages within a block? Even that's not bad because these garages are well done. The insides of some of the buildings could stand a refresh, but that will come over time...once other buildings are constructed.
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby Bergermeister » Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:37 am

If you haven't already, check out the former Perkins Natatorium chunk of real estate. Open area with sidewalks, mature trees, grass, benches and lighting. Well designed and implemented. Opens this area up -offers some new views. Nice.
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby CalallenStang » Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:50 am

tristatecoog wrote:Rhodes is quite nice. I liked UVa quite a bit too. Williams is excellent but the town helps make that.

What's the worst part of SMU? North part of campus with two parking garages within a block? Even that's not bad because these garages are well done. The insides of some of the buildings could stand a refresh, but that will come over time...once other buildings are constructed.


Worst part of SMU? Unquestionably Meadows and the dorms/parking lots between it and the theology school.
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby mustangxc » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:29 pm

I like UCLA the best and really like USC as well.
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby ponyboy » Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:16 pm

As we made our way through the Baylor campus last weekend, I was really struck at how amazing SMU is. And Baylor's not bad as far as school campuses go. (The actual campus, not the town that surrounds it).
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby CalallenStang » Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:24 pm

ponyboy wrote:As we made our way through the Baylor campus last weekend, I was really struck at how amazing SMU is. And Baylor's not bad as far as school campuses go. (The actual campus, not the town that surrounds it).


Agreed. Baylor has a fairly nice campus, but SMU is definitely nicer
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby StallionsModelT » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:20 pm

SMU has the most beautiful campus in Texas and its really not close. Rice and Baylor are very nice but not of the quality of SMU.

Ugliest is a tie b/w A&M and TCU. Those are truly dreadful looking college campuses.
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby couch 'em » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:22 pm

Meadows is horrible inside and out. Even the layout is poor and confusing. Needs a complete replacement
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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby ponyboy » Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:32 pm

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Re: SMU ranked 7th most Beautiful Campus

Postby Stallion » Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:08 pm

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