<p>Anyone have knowledge of this school?
If I am not part of the church of Jesus christ will the admission process be harder for me?</p>
<p>Thanks:)</p>
<p>BYU is an outstanding and underrated school. The campus is gorgeous and there are some great programs.</p>
<p>I don’t know if the admissions process is more difficult for non-LDS applicants, but you will be expected to pay higher - but still reasonable - tuition.</p>
<p>With all of that said, I would be somewhat cautious about attending BYU if you do not come from an LDS background. The religion is deeply integrated into the culture of the school and student body. The BYU Honor Code defines campus life. Read the whole thing now. Do you feel comfortable with it?</p>
<p>If you violate the honor code & are dismissed from BYU, and you apply to another school- for example law school, you will be asked if you have ever been disciplined by a university.</p>
<p>Several of my close relatives are LDS, yet despite being quite devout, they never seriously considered attending BYU. Perhaps the requirements for males of shaving every 24 hrs , no shorts above the knee outside of gym class for either sex and profs acting as police officers for hair lenght and body jewelry was a bit much even for them.</p>
<p>Alright,thanks.</p>
<p>One thing I’ve heard is that after freshman year. lots of the students leave for two years (?) for their mission. So I guess if you go straight through, when you’re a sophomore, many of your friedn’s won’t be back at school until you’re a senior.</p>
<p>I’ve also known a few students who went on their mission for 2 years first (were accepted then deferred) then started as freshmen when they returned (so at 20-21.) Also, remember that there is a large amount of married housing on campus as many who return from their missions get married soon after that.</p>
<p>If you can stomach their religious doctirnes, they have an excellent business school. Mormon traditions are perhaps not up to par with traditional Christian religious educations (Jesuits, and schools such as Wheaton and Liberty) but it’s a nice alternative to your bogstandard Left Coast education.</p>
<p>Women don’t go on a mission until 21 and go for 18 months, men go when 19 for two years. ( niece went to Chile, my Bil went to Austria for their missions)</p>
<p>Not sure why women are expected to be older, since women are generally more mature in the first place.</p>
<p>Make sure you can live by that Honor code or it will be a short stay. There are some things on there that most people would not think is a problem so check it.</p>
<p>Also the culture is very difficult to prepare for if you did not grow up in it. I know quite a few women going there to get their MRS degrees for example.</p>
<p>check it out but do your homework. It is not for everyone that is for sure.</p>
<p>To emeraldkity4’s comment, I think it goes something like this: Girl’s have until the age of 21 to hook their returning missionary and start making babies. If they have not been successful, they are given the opportunity to leave the pool for awhile and go do some good deeds for the church. When they return they are “fresh” marriage candidates for for some of the later blooming male members of the church. The LDS church spends a lot of time thinking about this kind of stuff.</p>
<p>I think this is a fairly outdated thought process. More and more girls want to go on mission trips.
BYU is an awesome school. If you are not LDS read the code of conduct and understand it fully before you seriously consider it. You obviously understand the PDA rules, dress code, no alcohol, and no tobacco. Don’t forget no caffeine. Can’t get along without a diet coke or Starbucks? You want to consider the culture shock.</p>
<p>Even though I am not LDS but I find that I fit the rules very well! I never wear jeans,no alcohol,almost never go to Starbucks,no coke,and of course no tobacco,except that I drink green tea a lot.</p>
<p>I could not live without Diet Coke.</p>
<p>It would be a tough fit for most non-LDS. I know LDS families who are uncomfortable with the degree of conformity that is expected.</p>
<p>There is an excellent chapter on BYU in the book “God on the Quad.”</p>
<p>martina99, very funny.</p>
<p>1jupiter99tang2: You’ve admitted you’re not LDS, so why in God’s name, no pun intended, do you want to go to BYU? I went through college and graduate school without touching a drop of booze or coffee, and have yet to take my first puff on a cigarette (of any kind) and I’m over 50. I don’t even drink green tea. Despite the conservatism of my early years, the thought of going to a culturally stifling place (my opinion) like BYU would be unimaginable. What’s the attraction of BYU? To me, it would be like prison. Mental prison. Believe me, you can find plenty of other students at a “normal” college who conduct themselves with the kind of restraint that you do, but at least you’d be in an environment where you could meet (safely) and interact with other people with diverse points of view. It will help you grow and become a more well-rounded adult. </p>
<p>Please, don’t do it. You’re not LDS. Don’t do it.</p>
<p>Even though he’s not LDS, my ex transferred to BYU after 2 years of community college because he didn’t drink and was looking for a place without partiers. He didn’t convert, so the girls wouldn’t have anything to do with him. When you’re working on your MRS degree, you’re not going to waste your time on an outsider you can’t marry.</p>
<p>^^^Stevensmom… That is a question I was going to ask and you have the answers already…^^^^</p>
<p>As a skier, I have been to UT a lot, and know there are a lot of beautiful girls… just wonder…</p>
<p>Practicing Mormons, especially at BYU, very much marry in the faith and often relatively young (early 20’s). In fact, I don’t think you could marry a practicing Mormon as a gentile (UT/Mormon term for non-Mormon), at least not in the eyes of the LDS church.</p>
<p>BYU’s generally a good school (though I’ve heard their engineering programs can be a bit weak) and pretty cheap, even for gentiles , but you would have to willing to “buy in” to Mormon culture (if not the faith) to be happy there, I think. I did read somewhere that they actually have a fair number of Muslim students due to the fact that many of the social/moral expectations are somewhat similar, but I’m not 100% sure if that’s true. I do know some very intelligent, nice, fun people who go there, however, though they are Mormon and therefore know the culture.</p>
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<p>Sure, a non-Mormon can marry a Mormon and the marriage will be recognized by the LDS church. </p>
<p>But a Mormon and a non-Mormon cannot be married or sealed in an LDS temple, which is a big deal in the religion.</p>