<p>Keep in mind that you won’t get the subsidy that LDS members get upon matriculating to BYU. Though the cost is still low compared to most privates, it’s likely to be totally unaffordable if you’re planning on self-financing college.</p>
<p>sorry, i didnt mean self-financing, my parents will pay for my tuition but they just want me to pay them back. (yeah, dont ask me), i just dont want my parents to pay 60k a year and having myself end up in a 200k debt to my parents, and i know that i wont get the LDS reduced tuition for BYU (which is like $5000), but even without being part of the LDS, its only like 9k tuition, which is definitely more affordable than the 40-45k that Tulane, U of chicago, and notre dame require.</p>
<p>“Better” by what measure. Also, let me ask this, why do you want to study Accounting? Are you considering the possibility that you might change majors before you graduate?</p>
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<p>No, you will get a subsidy to BYU. A very good one, only 2K a year less than LDS members. CPA is usually 20K a year, similar to IS public flagships.</p>
<p>@Buggie111, i cant get a subsidy though, im not an LDS member, how can i get a subsidy?</p>
<p>@soze, by better, i mean in terms of rankings of undergrad accounting schools. BYU is in top 5 hands down, and I also plan to major in math or stats because I might also be an actuary.</p>
<p>So you are saying that you are picking your undergraduate school because it’s well ranked in one subject you might want to major in, and are choosing to ignore any other data points that might indicate it’s a poor choice for you?</p>
<p>Back to my other question. Why do you want to major in Accounting?</p>
<p>I have no idea, at all, what you mean about being to advanced for girls. </p>
<p>That aside have you looked into University of Texas at Austin or University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne? They’re ranked 1 & 2 respectively.</p>
<p>read the book Worthless by Aaron Clarey, and youll understand why I wanna major in accounting. Yes, there is a high chance I will hate accounting, everyone hates it, its one of the most boring jobs, but I dont let my work and emotions mix together. Just read the book and youll understand why.</p>
<p>@aubs1126, the girls thing was a joke, forget it. UIUC has a 30k tuition, and UT austin has a 35k tuition, now compare that to the 9k tuition of BYU, and I think the answer is obvious. Anyway, BYU is really good for accounting, and I know that UT austin and UIUC are ranked 1 and 2, but i dont think its worth spending an extra 20k a year to get that. BYU is ranked 3rd, check the public accountant report, 3rd is still really high.</p>
<p>Subsidy refers to the big tuition savings you are getting, the 10K you mentioned.</p>
<p>Seriously, I’d suggest reviewing other colleges, but if you don’t like a party scene, wont be dating a lot in college (most LDS girls like to stick with returning missionaries), some intolerance, and are fine with honor code regulations, than I would suggest BYU.</p>
<p>@buggie111, well i never had a girlfriend, and i never partied, i will probably be fine with their honor code.</p>
<p>also, there are small things about ut austin, adn uiuc that bug me, the biggest being that I really dont like big cities. ive lived in a big city my entire life, and I want to go somewhere a little quieter, and provo seems to be a match.</p>
<p>toesockshoe:
Have you ever set foot on the BYU campus?
(hint: I have)
You <em>really</em> need to make an informed decision.
Have you talked to any non-LDS student who went there solely because of the Accounting program?</p>
<p>You seem to be choosing a school and a major purely “by the numbers” which is seldom a good path to go down.</p>
<p>People who are good at accounting mostly don’t hate it. Bookkeeping is kind of boring, but there’s nothing inherently boring about audit or tax.</p>
<p>@soze, yes i have a friend at BYU, he is also Indian like me. He says he likes it, but here is the thing: I am an antisocial person, and I know that whatever university I go to, I will end up in the same situation, I will maybe have 1 or 2 friends, and thats it. I live by rules and Im sure I can adapt to BYU’s honor code. My goal for college is to get my credentials and period, that it, nothing else, no parties, no girls, no nothing, just my degeree. I know that you might disagree with me and say “Oh, well its about the college experience, and youre soo stupid to think this way”, but I know who I am, and I think I am making the right choice. </p>
<p>Anyway, you said you set foot on a BYU campus, What was it like?</p>
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This is not a situation you should be content to live with. You should get some counseling.</p>
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<p>Well, then you’re going to have a problem. What you don’t seem to understand is that when colleges are admitting a class, they are building a community of people what will both benefit from the full experience that the school has to offer and contribute back to the community as an active and involved participant in campus life. If I was a college admissions officer, and I even suspected that an applicant had the point-of-view regarding college that you have, I would not give your application any consideration at all. Why would I turn down someone who can be an active and involved contributor to the university community in favor of you who is just going to keep their head down and coast thru four years of classes and then never be heard from again?</p>
<p>What you are looking for is not a 21st-century American university experience. You are looking for a “trade school” and BYU and all the other schools that have been discussed here are very much <em>not</em> that.</p>
<p>As far as my impression of BYU: I went there to recruit and potentially hire some soon-to-be-graduates. I thought they were generally very bright and qualified and <em>all</em> of them were very much involved with the overall campus and church experience. The school is owned and operated by the LDS church and the assumption is that <em>everybody</em> there is a member. I have a former collegue of mine who is a third-generation BYU graduate and he has never met or heard of a non-LDS person attending BYU, that’s how rare they are. If you are an active church member, it’s likely the best place in the world for you, if you’re not, like I said, there are many, many other places to go that would be a better fit.</p>
<p>Yeah, if you do graduate, you’ll probably have to put:</p>
<p>(Attended as Hindu) Brigham Young University</p>
<p>I don’t really know too much about BYU but I’d say you’re a pretty definite match. Just work on raising your grades if possible</p>
<p>@soze, i really dont want to go to UIUC or UT austin, i know some of the people who went there from my school, and I really dont like those type of people. Im not saying that I will be locked in my room for 4 years, I will be part of clubs and socials, but Im not the most charismatic person, so I know that I will be in the same situation in every university. Also, my friend told me that there are many non-LDS students at BYU, infact he isnt part of the LDS church either. anyway, why are you so against me going to BYU; apart from religion, do i not seem like the typical person at BYU?</p>