That doesn't all have to come from BYU improving. The more

Sep 30, 2014
2:33:31pm

gwalker

other universities turn to focusing on things like gender studies and "white privilege," the more their quality drops. Actual knowledge is valued less and popular opinion rises to the forefront.

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I'm kinda glad people were willing to go to BYU/send their kids to BYU back in

hansel

9/30/14 1:07pm

They'll say Harvard is the BYU of the East

mudpupper

9/30/14 1:08pm

It wasn't what it is today, but joke junior college isn't

gwalker

9/30/14 1:13pm

I'm deliberately exaggerating -- lots of folks consider BYUI to be just that

hansel

9/30/14 1:19pm

They do have a 97% acceptance rate, so almost

jrob30

9/30/14 1:21pm

Utah in the 40s:BYU in the 40s::BYU today:BUY-I today

jrob30

9/30/14 1:21pm

I think that's true. My MIL went to BYU in the 50s and she has a yearbook,

gwalker

9/30/14 2:31pm

BYUI in 40 years will just barely be allowing its students to wear shorts.

monkeycowboy

9/30/14 1:14pm

All because of global warming.

JAGA97

9/30/14 1:18pm

I expect BYU-I alums in the year 2056 to say how they'd never get in today

Linescratcher

9/30/14 1:20pm

on the other hand i'm grateful when sharp LDS kids also go non-BYU

run26

9/30/14 1:21pm

I seem to remember a Joseph Smith quote from the Truman G Madsen lecture series

goldy-loak

9/30/14 1:52pm

That doesn't all have to come from BYU improving. The more

gwalker

9/30/14 2:33pm

BYU's biggest academic growth period was during the 1970s under Dallin Oaks.

k2coug

9/30/14 8:03pm

probably had something to do with all the kids born in the 50s

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