SMU and Lacrosse

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<p>Does anyone know anything about the club lacrosse program at SMU? I have visited and they say that the team might be D-1 in a year or so. Kenyon, Denison and W&L and FSU are looking at me would i be making a mistake going to SMU. My GPA is not great about a 2.6 but
they seem to think i am getting in i applied there EA and only applied to that school, to let them know i am interested i heard it really doesnt matter, do you think i have a chance of getting in or should i start applying to more of these lax school that want me.</p>

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<p>I do not know anything about SMU’s program … but I love this site [College</a> & High School Lacrosse Schedules, Scores, Ratings & Rankings | LaxPower](<a href=“http://www.laxpower.com%5DCollege”>http://www.laxpower.com) … which will show what level SMU’s club plays, how they did, and whom they play against. I have no specific info about SMU going DI or not … but if they do there are not any current DI programs near them … I do not know who they will play in DI (or maybe a bunch of teams are thinking of switching at the same time … lax is growing very fast).</p>

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<p>I doubt very much that SMU is planning to go Div. I in men’s lacrosse. I would be far less surprised if it were planning to go Div. I in women’s lacrosse, where it often helps to balance out the high cost of 45 football scholarships (by balance out, I mean in Title 9 terms of providing equal athletic opportunity for women).</p>

<p>While lacrosse is growing very rapidly at the high school and youth level–Div. I men’s lacrosse has been very static for a long time, with only about 56-57 schools participating. This is both due to cost ( a Div. I men’s lacrosse program will lose, on average, @$250,000 per year) and due to Title 9. Generally, the only schools which have added Div. I men’s lacrosse are schools without Div. I football scholarships.</p>

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<p>I don’t know what SMU’s Title IX compliance posture is. But D1 lacrosse rosters are big–often more than 40. Hard to imagine how SMU could fold that many male athletes into its current roster of men’s and womens sport’s w/o going out of Title IX compliance.</p>

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<p>How isolated would SMU be in DI lacrosse? Check out [url=<a href=“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Clacrosse.PNG]this[/url”>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Clacrosse.PNG]this[/url</a>] map.</p>

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<p>not real sure but that is what the coach is saying, probably just doing that to get people on campus they do travel a lot but you are right i know texas tech plays but i am not sure if they are club or not.</p>

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<p>They are not going DI any time soon. Texas Tech is club. FSU is also club just so you know - they aren’t going to have much sway on the admissions side. Only applying to SMU EA isn’t going to do anything - it’s not binding so they aren’t going to care if they are the only school you’re applying to early.</p>

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<p>Look for the thread I posted about Title IX a few days ago.</p>

<p>There are few mens varsity Lacrosse programs west of the Mississippi River (only U of Denver, I believe). Among Texas colleges, the Texas Christian University MCLA team appears to be one of the more well-organized and active LAX club programs.</p>

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NCAA men’s lacrosse programs west of the Mississippi:</p>

<p>NCAA Division I:

  • U of Denver (CO)
  • US Air Force Academy (CO)</p>

<p>NCAA Division II:

  • Grand Canyon U (AZ)
  • Dominican U (CA)
  • Notre Dame de Namur (CA)</p>

<p>NCAA Division III:

  • Fontbonne U (MO)
  • Hendrix C (AR)
  • Colorado C (CO)
  • Whittier C (CA)</p>
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<p>Any idea about TCU versus SMU lacrosse programs. Which one is better and does anyone know if you are a freshman if you will play and what about the coaches and costs. I am not sure if i am being mislead by the coaching staff about some things.</p>

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<p>Please consider other aspects of the school besides lacrosse. Don’t forget the “broken leg” test. Would you still love this school if you broke your leg and couldn’t play your sport? SMU has a certain culture and it isn’t for everyone.</p>

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<p>what “culture” do you mean? I am not a big on parties or frats pretty much want to play lax so explain?</p>

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<p>SMU is VERY frat oriented and considered an extension of the high school directly south of it, in many respects. It has an element of wealthy Dallas (Highland Park) kids who are groomed for the right fraternity/sorority from birth. There are exceptions, of course, but I am not a fan of the undergraduate school unless there are compelling financial reasons for attending (there are full-rides given to top students).</p>

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<p>LOL MWC, “the broken leg test.”</p>

<p>Also, I mean to say that I thought U of Denver was the only Division I varsity program out west.</p>

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<p>I certainly wouldn’t go to SMU for the club lacrosse, but I wouldn’t be so dismissive of the undergraduate education there. </p>

<p>I know a couple of kids from New England that have gone there and done the frat/sorority thing. Don’t know how they did academically, but both got excellent jobs on graduation with big national companies in the Dallas area. Being northerners connections had nothing to do with it. These days I wouldn’t be dismissive of schools w/ strong ties to local business.</p>

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<p>It does have a strong Dallas network. I’ll give you that. Sorry- but I lived near the place for many, many years and have a lot of familiarity with the students and the grads and I’m just not that impressed. There are a few strong programs.</p>

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<p>Two of my classmates at graduate school were SMU alumni. One certainly fit the description of the “life is a party” type of personality and came from a relatively affluent background. The odd thing though, was that he finished near the top academically (we were all a bit shocked at commencement when he received an academic prize; can’t judge a book by its cover, I guess), and landed a great job afterwards. The other person didn’t do so bad either. Both were satisfied with their SMU undergraduate educations.</p>