<p>I have been accepted into several top 50 schools in addition to BYU and I am struggling with my final decision. I love some of the other campuses that I have visited and they have programs that are very appealing to me. The problem is that they don’t have any LDS kids. I grew up in the “mission field” so I am comfortable not having LDS peers but it would be nice to finally have some LDS boys to date.</p>
<p>I do prefer mid-size schools so BYU is a little big (I turned down NYU and BU do to the size). I don’t want to get lost in 100+ size classes.</p>
<p>Can someone share why they chose BYU over another top programs? I want to study Public Health and with my financial aid packages BYU will cost the same as my other options. I have narrowed my decision down to BYU, Tulane and Emory.</p>
<p>Can anyone comment on the quality and status of BYU’s undergraduate Public Health program?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I am not qualified to respond as to the quality of the Public Health programs, but I can say it would be nice to have a larger availability of “eligible” young men to choose from. Education is first and foremost, but your social life, and eternal salvation are right up there too;)</p>
<p>There are institute programs at almost every school, but it is more work to stay active, and make good choices. Do you want to be at a party school? Is that even a temptation for you?</p>
<p>As far as the big school/small school thing goes, look into taking honors sections of classes if you do go to the “Y”. They are not necessarily harder, but smaller classes with more in-depth study. The giant lecture courses that you hear about are mostly Freshman
basic courses, if you have AP credit or can CLEP out of them you don’t have to worry about them. Once you get in to classes for your major the class sizes drop exponentially. </p>
<p>In summary, only YOU can decide what is best for you. Have you been on all the campuses? What vibe do you get? Good luck with what ever you decide!!</p>