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Feb 9, 2017
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jkccoug
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Interesting. So you could make a large gift contingent on future admittance of
your kids/grandkids? I guess you could. Can't see why not. I hadn't even thought about that angle-- which is a whole different level of legacy admission.
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Can you "buy" your way in to BYU?
jkccoug
2/9/17 10:30am
RE: Can you "buy" your way in to BYU?
foofcoug
2/9/17 10:31am
Yes, I know of several. No I will not name them.
CoachSpeak
2/9/17 10:35am
Interesting question. If you are related to a general authority your chances
kansascougar
2/9/17 10:36am
How close does the relationship have to be and do only current GA's count?
Cosmodiar
2/9/17 10:49am
GAs kids (IDK about grandkids) get free tuition so you have to tell them
jkccoug
2/9/17 10:55am
I know that GA's grandkid's don't get free tuition or least didn't.
Cosmodiar
2/9/17 10:59am
good to know
jkccoug
2/9/17 11:37am
There are several categories of applicants that get those types of privileges....
CoachSpeak
2/9/17 11:09am
Right. My uncle works for UCCU and got 1/2 tuition for his kids.
jkccoug
2/9/17 11:11am
A family group sheet usually does the trick.
kansascougar
2/9/17 11:19am
Yes, they do.
BigD Coug
2/9/17 10:40am
Do natural human tendencies cease to exist at BYU? I'd guess not.
rcbyufan
2/9/17 10:47am
RE: Do natural human tendencies cease to exist at BYU? I'd guess not.
jkccoug
2/9/17 10:49am
Yes
shakarocks
2/9/17 10:52am
Interesting. So you could make a large gift contingent on future admittance of
jkccoug
2/9/17 10:56am
Anything is negotiable
shakarocks
2/9/17 11:03am
You'd have to be a really big donor and your kid would have to be close to
Big Wally D
2/9/17 10:54am
Interesting. The donor conversations would occur after the $$ were taken into
jkccoug
2/9/17 11:01am
Would BYU take a large gift if explicitly conditioned on future admissions
jkccoug
2/9/17 11:02am
No, but I guess there could always be exceptions to the rules if the gift was
Big Wally D
2/9/17 11:15am
Thanks for your thoughts and comments!
jkccoug
2/9/17 11:17am
I guess my $50 donation to the college of engineering won't help my kids then
JackStack
2/9/17 11:06am
It was much more common for this to happen in the late 90's, early 2000's, today
ToasterChive
2/9/17 11:06am
good thoughts, thanks
jkccoug
2/9/17 11:07am
Calling byu-I a "viable" option is subjective
run26
2/9/17 11:51am
I kind of agree.
jkccoug
2/9/17 11:52am
I would honestly hope that it can be done.
mudpupper
2/9/17 11:21am
This. Every school wants to see a return on investment from its students
Ulysses14
2/9/17 11:24am
Totally agree.
jkccoug
2/9/17 11:31am
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