After some reflection about my time at SMU, I can honestly say that the greatest thing I gained at SMU were great friends. Some people may take great friends and people for granted, but the people I have met at SMU will be some of my greatest friends for life. Although SMU is situated in the heart of Texas, I have friends from all over the country and even some friends from other countries. A lot of people do not like to venture out of their comfort zone when leaving high school. I came to SMU in 2005 with 3 other close friends from Memphis, TN. We are still great friends today, and all 4 of us have made some great friends and connections while attending SMU. One of my buddies, Andrew Robinson, has accepted a job with KPMG that starts in October. My other 2 good friends, Richard White and Josh Hall, will both be attending the graduate program in accounting at the Cox School of Business.
Since graduating, a lot of my good friends have ventured to other places besides Dallas. Some have accepted some awesome jobs in this tough economy, some will be attending business grad school, other will be going to law school, and some people are still trying to figure out what they are going to do. I am very proud to have such great friends and connections, and I have no doubt that a lot of these people will make a great impact on a local and national level.
A little personal motto of mine is : ” It is the people, not a place or any special event, that can make something truly memorable”. I hope you all are as blessed as I am to have such great friends. I encourage to keep in touch with old friends and make new friends everyday. No matter what happens in life, your friends will be there the whole way to see you through it.
“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” – Ralph Waldo emerson
awww sam…LOVES IT!
Liz
Sam,
Great post. I really like the relevance to our SMU careers. I feel like SMU opens up so many doors for people that apply it correctly.
Les Miles