Brigham Young University — Local services in Provo

Despite my grievances with what I perceive as religious overreach into students' personal lives who decide to explore beyond the permitted bounds of thought (and at a time of educational enlightenment which can encourage such exploration), BYU is a phenomenal University, and the overall experience and value of the education for its price, and despite its setbacks, is remarkable. The faculty are truly empathetic and care of their students: few are researchers dragged to teach classes. Grading was fair, in my experience. Student culture was positive, safe, social, and accepting. I couldn't have imagined a better college experience.

Research and service opportunities were rich, and the campus was beautiful. The tuition was incredibly fair, and student services were effective and supportive. Some students joked that "the campus is our world", but given how great campus is, I don't see a major problem with that!

That said, I disagree with the permitted interplay of systemic issues and power dynamics which can be harmful to spiritual health, at least as I experienced it. Yet, the unique and usually wonderful environment at BYU might not be possible without heavily enforced religious bindings.

The institution has its drawbacks, but it is remarkably efficient, welcoming in most ways. I anticipate that most reviews would be highly polarized. The efficiency is passed onto students in the form of very fair tuition, which is compassionate and forward-thinking.

Most of the faculty who taught me had a genuine interest in the wellbeing of their students and gave fair exainations on course materials. The exceptions to this were of no real impact.

I'd say that you should treat BYU as a church, in a way. If it isn't working, just find another one, and don't force it. It may be great for a time, or perhaps a lifetime. Just don't overstay, or some may risk spiritual harm.

Don't get me wrong. The ideologies and ways they are enforced here can truly be harmful, and they were to me. BYU needs to do much more to support spiritual diversity, but spiritual diversity cannot exist in Eden.

Don't ask too many questions, read the approved books, stay on-campus, and keep going to church. You'll have the rest of your life ahead of you if you wish to branch out and explore other thought. Unfortunstely, it's hard to predict, as even the most faithful may have their faith be tried, and compelled.

BYU is the best in many ways, as long as you only ask the permitted questions and know you'll remain that way. Science degrees can produce unexpected changes in one's outlook. All things considered, I look forward to visiting...

I graduated from BYU in 2014. In my experience, those who have negative things to say about the school either a) didn't get accepted to BYU, b) have some kind of sports rivalry problem, or c) take issue with the doctrine/standards/expectations of the LDS church itself. All three classes of people are at least a little bitter and let those feelings get in the way of reviewing or discussing the school objectively.

Yes, there is an 'honor code' that contains arguably outdated and arbitrary rules, but following it is part of the cost of attending the university (or take the risk of not following them, but understand the serious consequences that come along with being caught).

The price of tuition, which is heavily subsidized by the LDS church, is a phenomenal bargain for the level of education that is available here, and students should realize that adhering to (or carefully maintaining the appearance of adhering to) the 'honor code' and taking the required religion credits are, again, part of the cost of attendance, regardless of whether or not the student actually believes/adheres to the tenets of the faith. If the combined cost is too high, then simply go elsewhere.

In my experience, the education and opportunities that BYU has afforded were well worth the combined cost of attendance, and I highly recommend it. Excellent professors, a surprisingly diverse student body (yes, mainly white LDS students, but with surprisingly different backgrounds and world-views), a beautiful campus, and plenty of opportunity to participate in various activities and programs. Again, I highly recommended attending BYU, but only if you are willing to pay the full cost of attendance. Also keep in mind that your attendance here will follow you through your professional career, along with the assumption that you're a practicing member of the...

I go to UVU. The other day, I took a tour at BYU because I was interested in potentially transferring. The tour guide kept saying things that were supposedly unique to BYU, but are things literally most other universities do. Here are some examples "Something really cool at BYU is our professors do something called office hours. You can actually schedule an appointment to meet with them" (that is a pretty common thing in college, not unique to BYU) "BYU is one of the only universities in the country that offeres an undergraduate cadaver lab" (to be fair, that might be true, but I do know for a FACT that UVU does that, and I'm 95% sure that SUU and USU do that as well. So it is not quite as unique as they were claiming it to be)

But the one that really got me was this "Something really unique about the education department at BYU is that you get to do student teaching, and you actually graduate with your teaching certificate so you can start teaching right away. At a lot of other universities you have to get your teaching license and do student teaching after you graduate" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Believe me, as someone who is literally majoring in education, it is pretty well expected that you will graduate with your teaching license AND do student teaching no matter where you go to school at. This is definitely not something unique to BYU.

Overall BYU seems like a good school and there is a lot I like about it. I just feel like some of the students (not all) act pretty snobby and like BYU is comparable to like...