Southwestern University Reviews

Monument Café is really yummy, the...

Monument Café is really yummy, the food is homemade, and all the ingredients are fresh. Chipotle is just down the road, and if you’ve never tried it, you need to try it! Other than that, trips down to Austin and Round Rock are merited.

There are some surprisingly nice...

There are some surprisingly nice restaurants here, like the Monument Café and Wildfire Grill.

This year at Sing!, Latinos...

This year at Sing!, Latinos Unidos, Asia Club, and Indian Students Association did a skit together (which was hilarious and should have won, by the way). They poked fun at the fact that pretty much everyone at SU is white. It’s true! Even some of the people in LU, Asia Club, and ISA are white!

I’ve never wished to be anywhere...

I’ve never wished to be anywhere else. SU is a great school, and well worth the money and effort it takes to go here.

This is a school with awesome...

This is a school with awesome faculty and great resources. It’s too bad nobody knows that. Since no one seems to realize that Southwestern offers a lot of great things, mostly average students in Texas apply here as a backup to other more well-known schools. Then, when they can’t get in to those other schools, or can’t afford them, they come here a bit downtrodden and disappointed and wishing they were somewhere else. This contributes to a general sense of apathy on campus. It also contributes to a fairly homogenous campus of white, upper-middle-class Texans.

I love it here and couldn’t...

I love it here and couldn’t imagine being this happy anyplace else. The course load is challenging, but your professors are willing to work with you. You know half the campus, so you are constantly greeting people as you walk to class. We actually have trees and grass, and the students here are nice and fun. Some complain that it is boring, but there is always something to do for those who are willing to go out and look for it.

The sororities on campus make...

The sororities on campus make checking out girls more interesting. The Zetas and Tri Delts are the two ‘stereotypical’ sororities on campus. The Zetas are the most exclusive, and sometimes they’re really snooty, like you should feel special because you’re spending time with them. The Tri Delts are bit more down and dirty—the type of girls who really like freak dancing and beer on the weekends, but wear pearls during the week. The ADPi’s are the ‘nice girls.’ They are generally friendly and tend to party just as much as the Zetas and Tri Delts. Lots of ADPis are involved in activities on campus like choir, theater, and sports. I think the ADPis are probably my favorite sorority. The AXiDs are the smallest chapter, and even though the girls are nice, they still suffer the label as the ‘weird girl’ sorority.

There's plenty of alcohol and...

There's plenty of alcohol and weed. It's easy to avoid but also easy to get into.

If you get in trouble, then, well,...

If you get in trouble, then, well, that sucks. You’ll definitely be in trouble. This is Georgetown, Texas after all. But it’s not hard to not get caught if you’re not stupid about it.

The campus is not very strict,...

The campus is not very strict, actually, at least from my experience. You can always get alcohol at the parties, even if you’re underage. Sometimes, the police will come in, and if you’re underage, you have to throw your drink away, but you can always get more beer once they leave.

The RAs are pretty strict.

Recently, there was this big drug...

Recently, there was this big drug dog search-a-thon in Ruter, and it sucked so much. These four guys got totally busted as they were moving all their alcohol and pot out to their car. Every so often, ‘the man’ really cracks down.

Well, the administration can’t do...

Well, the administration can’t do very much unless they catch you, and I think the rules should be stricter.

If you hear a cop golf cart, run!

I drink every weekend, I’m under...

I drink every weekend, I’m under 21, and I’ve never had a run-in with the SUPD. ?

Beer is widely accepted....

Beer is widely accepted. Everything else will get you in trouble, but it’s really hard to get expelled, since the school is concerned with its retention rate.

Drugs are not allowed, though lots...

Drugs are not allowed, though lots of people get away with it. They’re only strict about drinking if you are underage.

It seems that every once in awhile...

It seems that every once in awhile the University cracks down and makes an example of someone, but otherwise, if you want to get drunk, it isn’t very hard at all.

Campus is not very strict on...

Campus is not very strict on drinking, like every other campus in the world. I know that they have drug-sniffing dogs, though.

Parking isn’t a problem. I have...

Parking isn’t a problem. I have once or twice had to park farther away from my dorm than I would like, but it isn’t like I had to hike 10 miles or anything.

Parking can be a problem, since...

Parking can be a problem, since most people bring cars so they can leave campus. You learn pretty quickly when are the good and bad times to leave campus and the bad times to try to find a parking space.

Parking isn’t great. You can find...

Parking isn’t great. You can find a spot, but it might take a while.

Sometimes, parking is a pain in...

Sometimes, parking is a pain in the butt. It’s not impossible, though. I always find a spot on campus, even if it’s not as close as I would like it to be. However, it’s nothing like the impossible chaos they have at UT, so I guess I shouldn’t complain that much.

It’s easy to park if you live in...

It’s easy to park if you live in McCombs Apartments; otherwise, it’s a little crowded, but manageable.

The parking gets kind of crowded...

The parking gets kind of crowded during the week, but the farthest I have ever had to walk is about five minutes, and that was on a really bad day when there were big basketball games being played, and all the families had stolen all the parking spots.