I might have stayed at BYU-I for the full 4 years, but it was still in the

Sep 27, 2016
12:32:33pm

mncougar All-American

Ricks transition phase and they didn't yet have my major as a 4-year degree.

My grades dipped a little at BYU but my overall GPA stayed up due to the 2 years at BYU-I, which may also have helped my law school app a bit.

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Apparently it's unfair that BYU is a prestigious university while BYU-I&H aren't

Byron McNertney

9/27/16 11:38am

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Buffalo

9/27/16 11:40am

I've got coloring books

Ironhide

9/27/16 11:42am

"dude" is a micro agression word.

Beeg

9/27/16 12:02pm

Who the yewt let this kid into BYU? The fact that he says BYU Provo tells me

monkeycowboy

9/27/16 11:44am

Do you have to be an actual student to write in to the DU? Maybe he's mad about

Byron McNertney

9/27/16 11:49am

True story. I guess i just figured that outside of BYU no one would care.

monkeycowboy

9/27/16 11:55am

What a dumb idea. Why would you separate biology and pre-med (which isn't a

Littlerich

9/27/16 11:44am

Just curious, has anyone gotten into BYU and chosen to go to BYU-I?

CFMcK

9/27/16 11:45am

Yup

Radioactive Coug

9/27/16 11:45am

Curious to what their reasons were?

CFMcK

9/27/16 11:45am

I didn't know what I wanted to do for a major. I had friends going to BYU-I

Radioactive Coug

9/27/16 11:46am

I think that's why some of my cousins went to Utah State. So sad.

Breaded Hamster

9/27/16 9:50pm

Born and raised in Rexburg and scared to move away (also free tuition).

Byron McNertney

9/27/16 11:48am

Better scholarship + AP credits + ability to get associate degree b/f my mission

Linescratcher

9/27/16 11:54am

Embarrassing knee warts.

kccougar

9/27/16 12:19pm

I've heard of people going up there for cultural reasons. Apparently people are less uptight about academics, etc...

buffgato

9/27/16 12:25pm

My son went to BYU-I because he wasn't originally accepted at BYU, got his AA at

ol' Blue Eyes

9/27/16 12:50pm

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Buffalo

9/27/16 11:46am

Better weather

RC Vikings

9/27/16 11:50am

Yep my sister did it this year. Wanted a more small-town feel with less pressure

Thrill

9/27/16 12:18pm

Me. Better scholorship, plus GF and 2 best friends were all going to BYU-I, and

mncougar

9/27/16 12:20pm

This was pretty much we as well. Except I didn't transfer.

Radioactive Coug

9/27/16 12:28pm

I might have stayed at BYU-I for the full 4 years, but it was still in the

mncougar

9/27/16 12:32pm

I was a little lucky that they got accredited just before I graduated.

Radioactive Coug

9/27/16 12:40pm

I went to Ricks because I had a scholarship.

boogers

9/27/16 12:21pm

I have a friend who went to BYU-I over BYU and over Harvard

Dissenter

9/27/16 12:43pm

I went to BYU-P over Harvard, UCLA, Stanford and BYU-I

OGSuperfan

9/27/16 1:43pm

I have a daughter who did.

rocker

9/27/16 1:19pm

I was accepted to both out of HS but went to Ricks first then finished at BYU. It was b/c I had

soupie

9/27/16 6:08pm

I'm guessing there are no pacifiers, so I guess I should suck on my thumb

specsauce

9/27/16 11:45am

I need a safe space after reading that. Anybody?

flavordave

9/27/16 11:46am

Hey, just have fun at BYU-I and enjoy the "special" feeling you get there. You

Baron

9/27/16 11:47am

Jimmer his FB?

ToasterChive

9/27/16 11:47am

I don't appreciate all these micro-aggressions.

mulletYno

9/27/16 11:53am

Is this for real? Poor kid. Maybe he should go to a JC and act like it is Ivy League for fun.

Turnpike Lane

9/27/16 11:57am

UC Berkeley and UCLA are very difficult to get into; but they are still the same

OGSuperfan

9/27/16 12:00pm

Oh please. Sounds like the perspective of a naive student who doesn't have a clue how things really work.

buffgato

9/27/16 12:13pm

BYU ID pre-med?

9/27/16 12:19pm

they have direct graduates go to MD programs

Littlerich

9/27/16 12:20pm

been a few years, but I was told zero MD admittance, DO yes

9/27/16 12:30pm

I am pretty sure I met someone who went there and went to med school

Littlerich

9/27/16 12:32pm

DO is still med school, but there is a difference between them

9/27/16 12:43pm

There is med school and then there are DO schools 😀

Littlerich

9/27/16 12:51pm

It is still Med school - you would be surprised how many of your doctors

OGSuperfan

9/27/16 1:45pm

I am well aware of DOs

Littlerich

9/27/16 1:55pm

Have a friend who is in an MD program now who went to BYU Idaho

Blue Plate Special

9/27/16 12:43pm

Me too.

mncougar

9/27/16 1:30pm

MD in my ward who went to Louisville med school from BYUI

ToasterChive

9/27/16 6:14pm

are you serious. it is that bad?

claw

9/27/16 1:12pm

Just took a look at both of the online advisement centers

9/27/16 1:51pm

Someone is trying to add fake value to their already-earned degree.

zonacougar

9/27/16 12:25pm

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cvd6262

9/27/16 12:42pm

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MMCougIII

9/27/16 1:49pm

He convinced me.

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