If you went to BYU then you either understand there are idiots there or you

Sep 2, 2015
8:29:52pm

HarlemCoug

were one. BYU must increase the standards. We simply aren't good enough academically and our satisfaction with academic mediocrity is shameful.

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BYU application drops substantially.

conetah

9/2/15 3:38pm

RE: BYU application drops substantially.

gwalker

9/2/15 3:41pm

Self selection - up to near 30 average ACT score? That, and BYU I is doing a

Iman23

9/2/15 3:43pm

The data is for the 2013-14 school year. Mission age change in October 2012.

CapitalCougar

9/2/15 3:43pm

Yes

Littlerich

9/2/15 3:44pm

Good Call. That is it.

conetah

9/2/15 4:00pm

They are way up again for this year I've heard.

runnincoug

9/2/15 5:57pm

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cvd6262

9/2/15 9:14pm

Mission age have something to do with that

OU Cougar

9/2/15 3:44pm

It's pretty dang hard to get in now days....

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

9/2/15 3:44pm

not the year of the drop. Ladies beware of that class. #theydumb

Cougarclaw

9/2/15 3:46pm

2014 admission rate was 49%. See yfacts.byu.edu

Don't Muff It

9/2/15 3:47pm

I wish they'd increase the enrollment size.

Fatalplacebo

9/2/15 3:50pm

You misspelled "decrease." It is WAY too easy to get into BYU.

HarlemCoug

9/2/15 5:19pm

3.91 GPA and 29 average ACT is easy

Fatalplacebo

9/2/15 5:24pm

3.9 and 29 is a layup...come on man...

HarlemCoug

9/2/15 5:46pm

That's fine. Then why not increase enrollment?

Fatalplacebo

9/2/15 6:09pm

The more idiots who get in the more it waters down my degree...

HarlemCoug

9/2/15 6:12pm

That's the dumbest thing I've heard today.

Fatalplacebo

9/2/15 7:38pm

Wow. You need help.

Wingnut

9/2/15 7:44pm

Your degree must not be worth much if that will hurt it.

PharmCoug

9/2/15 7:49pm

Wow. Classy.

vacougfan

9/2/15 7:51pm

Your degree isn't the problem. If there is anything that waters you down it's

Epileptic Beagle

9/2/15 7:51pm

If you say dumb things like this IRL you should worry more about that

byutx

9/2/15 8:01pm

ahhh.. defending mediocrity. It's so in vogue these days...

HarlemCoug

9/2/15 8:11pm

You don't have to be a jackwagon to strive for excellence

Wingnut

9/2/15 8:17pm

If you went to BYU then you either understand there are idiots there or you

HarlemCoug

9/2/15 8:29pm

Sure every class has a forgettable idiot in it, so remind me of your name...

unctoothman

9/2/15 8:48pm

your pompous attitude is embarrassing. No wonder some people feel BYU alums

conetah

9/2/15 10:09pm

So to clarify - our football team must be elite - but our academics must stay

HarlemCoug

9/2/15 11:18pm

No. You're just pompous.

vacougfan

9/2/15 11:34pm

I've met some pretty book smart people

Fatalplacebo

9/2/15 9:12pm

Hahaha. You're such a loser

maxpowers

9/2/15 8:17pm

Google: ad hominem

HarlemCoug

9/2/15 8:32pm

RE: Google: ad hominem

maxpowers

9/2/15 10:36pm

I bet the rate spikes a bit this year as the 1st wave of missionaries returns

CapitalCougar

9/2/15 3:50pm

Sweet. Maybe my kids have a shot in a few years.

Mister P

9/2/15 3:51pm

The quote from the Summary...

kccougar

9/2/15 3:53pm

We were told that this incoming freshman class was one of the largest. 4500-5300

Dr BlueFreak

9/2/15 4:08pm

When the mission age changed, BYU told kids to apply and then defer enrollment

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