No, its not. But crazy high entrance requirements are not the end-all for BYU

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Feb 23, 2017
5:34:07pm

Dissenter Walk-on

No, its not. But crazy high entrance requirements are not the end-all for BYU

I got a 2.93 GPA in highschool. I got into BYU. I haven't been a fantastic student here, but I like to think my professors have been glad I was in their classes. I will be getting a (fairly) useless degree, but I should have a decent career out of it.

Adding 10,000 more of me wouldn't destroy BYU. Despite that, I don't think they should do it.

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Increase student enrollment in the following ways (with necessary AZ component)

2/23/17 12:53am

I love the concept but imagine you would get HUGE pushback

OC Coug

2/23/17 1:10am

I suspect the same. Big politics have got to be involved. Way too much love-

2/23/17 1:16am

If ASU would let us in their conference I'd say show some deference.

2/23/17 1:36am

Crow fiercely territorial and will pull all levers at his disposal to defeat it

dccoug

2/23/17 9:40am

I like the idea, but a satellite campus in AZ with no sports

molodyets

2/23/17 3:03am

Isn't the church already doing something similar to that? Maybe there is not a

crack

2/23/17 5:58am

Agreed. Mesa is about 12% LDS, Gilbert 15%, Queen Creek probably even higher %

CougarThug

2/23/17 6:23am

The current perception is that there is dearth of options in Phoenix outside ASU

2/23/17 10:06am

Don't water down my degree from BYU. If you want BYU-AZ then ok, but BYU already has too many students. The bottom

HarlemCoug

2/23/17 6:36am

My experience tells me you are likely hiring

2/23/17 7:50am

I know some quality kids who didn't get into BYU

Reedme

2/23/17 7:54am

Dude, BYU will never be comparable to an ivy league or even Stanford.

2/23/17 7:56am

There are still WAY TOO MANY employers who won't recruit on our campus. It's a huge disservice to the top

HarlemCoug

2/23/17 8:06am

I think the recruiting has way more to do with people not being willing to leave

2/23/17 8:16am

Good memory - yes, I'm a huge advocate for increasing the donor base and eliminating all church dollars for the

HarlemCoug

2/23/17 8:26am

The recruiters you are talking about don't hire a lot of people period...

Trent

2/23/17 8:29am

Fair points - but note that many of the best tech companies aren't hiring at BYU either. Accounting firms are 2nd

HarlemCoug

2/23/17 1:02pm

BYU does require proactive effort to find your way in to cool companies but...

Trent

2/23/17 3:46pm

I'm in NYC and UT. I think what's happening in Lehi is awesome. So many great companies are finding significant

HarlemCoug

2/23/17 4:07pm

At the Saint Mary's Game...

Trent

2/23/17 5:42pm

What's pathetic and sad about this is that you seem to have no idea how

southernfriedcougar

2/23/17 10:15am

It's more the generation than the school. And your snobbishness about having gone to BYU is just silly. It's really

byuTX

2/23/17 8:00am

Are you new to Cougarboard? A BYU degree is apparently a golden ticket to life

Dissenter

2/23/17 8:17am

I've heard a BYU degree automatically assures you celestial glory

Dscharf

2/23/17 9:29am

There are plenty of very good students turned away. We could increase by 10,000

2/23/17 9:42am

this is just not true.

HarlemCoug

2/23/17 2:00pm

My observation

Trent

2/23/17 3:51pm

No, its not. But crazy high entrance requirements are not the end-all for BYU

Dissenter

2/23/17 5:34pm

Don't blame the school because you're not good at interviewing to screen

molodyets

2/23/17 10:11am

I didn't hire the bad ones - I interviewed and rejected the bad ones.

HarlemCoug

2/23/17 2:01pm

a degree is a degree. I dont care where its from. Hiring is about the individual

Galileo5

2/23/17 10:11am

Serving 10,000 students would require a huge infrastructure

mudpupper

2/23/17 8:12am

So make it 5,000 or 6,000. Plenty would want to spend a semester there.

2/23/17 9:40am

Infrastructure should not be a problem. There are 5 YSA stakes

vaquero

2/23/17 12:24pm

I hear years ago that a Church School in AZ was going to happen...

brightcoug

2/23/17 8:48am

Since reality isn't a CB requirement, expansion should focus on recruiting.

Blue streak

2/23/17 9:04am

BYU-Texas and Fly them into games. Charge the real BYU students an additional

GeauxCougs

2/23/17 9:31am

Is the church in the education business?

Samuel Hall Society

2/23/17 10:10am

Yes, it's expensive, if that's what you mean.

2/23/17 10:19am

BYU Pathway is where further expansion will happen. I'd love a BYU here in AZ

IronPotato

2/23/17 11:02am

Interesting ideas.

2/23/17 11:43am

The number one priority for the Leaders of the Church is to keep the cost as low

coot20

2/23/17 11:44am

Yes, keep costs low, like City Creek and Philadelphia high-rise, etc.

2/23/17 11:53am

Maybe the number 1 priority is protecting temples. Well 2 to protect nearby.

2/23/17 11:54am

The AZ and Cal centers could offer classes for freshman only.

scott715

2/23/17 1:43pm

There just isn't a single UVU student who could make it at BYU.

Sherlock

2/24/17 12:18am

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