<p>I’m a junior in high school and I’m really interested in going to BYU. My grades aren’t the best with a 3.1 GPA but I’ve got extra curricular activities that may seem pleasing to them such as speech/debate team, ambassadors, pro-life club, track/field, have over 200 hours of community service and I’ve also started a film club at my school. I’m not part of LDS but I’ve attended a Catholic school since kindergarten so religion plays a big role in my life. From what I hear, diversity is huge in BYU. That being said, I play the ukulele, I’m asian, and I will be the first one to apply from my school to BYU so what are my chances of getting in?</p>
<p>What are your test scores? Is there more evidence that religion plays such a large role in your life that you could somehow incorporate into your application? Your GPA will drag you down, so unless you have an ACT of 32+, your chances aren’t looking too great.</p>
<p>I haven’t taken either test yet but I’m really trying my best to get a 30 or higher. I’m not exactly sure how to explain more deeply that religion is an essential part of my life. The past week I’ve been researching LDS, discussed it with my theology teachers, and even read passages of the book of Mormon. I’m simply just obsessed with going to BYU and trusting that God will give me the strength to study harder and make my dedication to BYU stand out above the rest.</p>
<p>Well, do your best to raise your GPA. Also, if you really want to go to BYU, and you are not LDS, and you have a 3.1 GPA, you REALLY need to get good test scores to get in. I’m a member myself and it’s hard enough to get it in.</p>
<p>Hi, im not christian and not even US citizen…How difficult will it be for me to get into BYU?
Grades: straight As
Tests: Average 1200 around
ECAs: excellent</p>
<p>Extra features that BYU demands; i don’t smoke, drink, and don’t need a frat party,
what are my chances?? how difficult is it to get into BYU?
What is the placement of BYU graduates?
What is the starting salary?</p>
<p>try calling the BYU admissions department and tell them specifically what your situation is and what you should do. Tell them why you want to go.</p>
<p>Avg stats for byu admissions are:
ACT–28.1
SAT–1250
GPA–3.79</p>
<p>the placement stats are totally different depending on what your major is.</p>
<p>byu’s accounting program is really good, and i want to get in, but im not mormon. im not even that religous. is that going to make it harder to get in? do i even have a chance of getting in at all?</p>
<p>I asked BYU Admissions directly, and this is exactly what they said back to me, word for word. “BYU does have an incredible accounting program, it’s rated #1 by Wall Street Journal :). You can let your friend know that not being LDS won’t affect his chances of getting in at all. He’ll have to meet with an LDS bishop or stake president to make sure he understands and will follow the honor code, but he is more than welcome to apply!”</p>
<p>Getting into the accounting program and subsequently the masters of accounting program is usually just based on grades unless you’re a networking beast. If I remember correctly, you had to maintain an A minus average for the prereqs to get into the accounting program. Then if you want to get into the masters of accounting program you need to have had a 3.7 ish gpa in the accounting junior core classes. </p>
<p>You should find out if you actually like accounting. Just because the accounting program is good and you have the grades to get in doesn’t actually mean you should do it. Yes it is highly ranked, but it mainly gives you an advantage in finding accounting positions. If all you want to do is work a finance position in New York, then graduating with a MAcc from BYU won’t do you much good as BYU is relatively unknown on the east coast among non accounting folks.</p>
<p>@Turdle.
I’m non LDS and I applied this year to go to BYU. I’m currently waiting to hear back from them (I won’t find out until at LEAST two more weeks).
My Stats are:
3.942 GPA
27 ACT
Class rank: 34/315
Part time Job
400+ hrs of community service
Active in 7 clubs; Office Position in 3</p>
<p>When I applied to BYU I HAD to get the endorsement. It won’t let you check it off otherwise. So I had to go to the local Morman church and get an interview set up with a Bishop- It was around 30 minutes. Then I had to set up an interview with the President of the Church- It was around an hour+. After they submitted their recomendations, I received a call from the President of BYU explaining how he is required to interview nonLDS members to make sure we upload the honor code, etc. He said he would put his name down and now I just play the waiting game!</p>
<p>These are the cold hard facts…puggly123 is right. with that gpa you’re going to have to score in the 30s on the ACT for BYU provo to consider you. If your gpa is coupled with anything less than a 28 on the ACT than it will be just a waste of time to apply. that’s cool that you have all that extra-curricular stuff going for you, but since BYU gets soooo many applicants, ultimately they have to narrow it down to 2 decisive factors: GPA and ACT. it doesn’t matter if you’re mormon or not- those 2 things are the biggest elements and extra-curriculars only add mediocre enhancement to the competitiveness of your application.</p>
<p>Also Turdle,
I admire your devoutness but even the most sentimental essay is not going to make BYU overlook you’re low gpa. It’s gotten to the point where they just don’t care how much better people want to do they just look at 2 deciding things- gpa and test score. If you don’t have either going for you than don’t waste the application fee on byu.<br>
But do invest some more time in that Book of Mormon good stuff in there.</p>
good stuff in there.</p>