This morning is just like any other morning. I grabbed my Wall Street Journal and Daily Free Press to the breakfast, but unexpectedly I read the letters from two of my SMG fellows Anastasia and James. I disregard the accounting case that I suppose to prepare for the class in 2 hours, I went on line and read Mr. Peter Meyer¡¦s article that Anastasia, James and probably most people of SMG community would find to be insulting. I do not know why Mr. Meyer is so bitter about everything regarding to SMG According to Mr. Meyer, he is not a SMG student, have heard some complaints from few SMG and non SMG students and have been into SMG once, but was too scared to get in starbucks then cowardly ran away. This is my first time writing to the paper. I was greatly disturbed by Mr. Meyer¡¦s superficial and harmful comments against SMG and I felt I have to say something to defend the dignity of the school. This is my second year in BU and the first year in SMG. I truly believe that I made the right decision to transfer to SMG. In SMG, I am no longer just a number and I am learning something that I will be able apply when I get out off the school. I don¡¦t know how does professor manage to remember everyone¡¦s name. I don¡¦t know why the professor give us his or her cell phone number and told us it is really OK to call if we don¡¦t get the materials. I admit it is really stressful and competitive in this school, but I thought college is the place to prepare you to enter the real world. No matter how competitive this school is, it is nothing to compare to the real world, especially in the current market. This school is just doing a better job to prepare students to get ready for the reality. I don¡¦t mind to have a team meeting on Friday night or 10 am on Sunday because I knew it is just part of program in SMG that trains students to work with all kinds of people. Everyone in SMG should expect that before they enter SMG. It is just like SED has their own program for the students to teach in the public school. Peter, I don¡¦t know what¡¦s wrong to have high academic integrity and what¡¦s wrong to take school seriously. I know my parents are paying this school more than $38,000 each year and I don¡¦t want to waste their money. And I am sure that I wont have heart attack just by working hard in SMG because SMG has trained me to be a stronger individual and have a high tolerance to overcome the challenges and obstacles. If I cannot even manage school workload, how can I mange a real job. If I chose to avoid the challenges and competition like you, I think it is more possible for me to have heart attack when I realize how far behind I am from the people on my age and how empty my head is. However, I will keep your reminder in mind that even I work so hard that I might get for nothing. I don¡¦t know if that¡¦s true, but it is true that if I don¡¦t work hard now, I will regret that the four years I wasted in college. Peter, please don¡¦t be intimated coming to SMG. We are just a group of students with high work ethic and initiatives, who can party till 4 am then be ready for the team meeting at 10 am. Peter, I don¡¦t know where you want to work, but the building in SMG is just as fine as some big communication based companies. Unless your ambition is just to work in a high school like environment, I suggest you to build some self-confidence and working integrity first.

I respect all the students in different schools and the ways they need to take in order to acquire more knowledge and achieve their goals. Peter, I really don¡¦t understand why you dislike SMG so much that even had the thought to urinate in front of SMG. Please come to SMG and I will buy you a coffee and prove you that ¡§ SMG students are [not] evils.¡¨ Stacey Chang SMG 2005 6176203584