I would make sure my kid made an informed choice. I turned down Stanford twice.

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Feb 21, 2018
9:53:30pm

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Once for undergrad and once for grad. I have no regrets about doing so.

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POLL: If your kid had a full ride scholarship to BYU and Stanford, which school would you opt for?

SausageKing

2/21/18 8:46pm

Stanford, wouldn't even hesitate.

BengalCougar

2/21/18 8:48pm

Could be worth $1 mil

johnnycarson

2/21/18 9:04pm

Or not, no guarantees.

basman

2/21/18 9:15pm

What are his goals? Probably Stanford.

Cougarrr

2/21/18 8:48pm

I wouldn’t decide for my kid, but I’d prefer BYU because I like BYU.

Flippy

2/21/18 8:51pm

Not big on my kid being constantly accosted for having conservative opinions

Pretorian

2/21/18 8:54pm

I’d let kid decide. Both great options. I’d secretly be pushing for Stanford

nashty

2/21/18 8:55pm

This. Let the kid pick for him/herself. It’s an adult decision.

Virginia Ute

2/21/18 9:26pm

BYU undergrad and Stanford for graduate school

WorfoSAUR

2/21/18 8:58pm

I’d worry if I sent my kid to Stanford undergrad he’d become weird

boorad

2/21/18 9:01pm

Have you seen what a decent amount of BYU students are like?

BengalCougar

2/21/18 9:05pm

Different kinds of weird

boorad

2/21/18 9:12pm

Rich, successful and tan kind of weird? I hate that kind!

nashty

2/21/18 9:51pm

You're thinking of UCLA

Ulysses14

2/22/18 5:40am

Much easier to find a spouse and live your religion at BYU

mudpupper

2/21/18 9:04pm

Easier at BYU? Sure. But you can still do it at Stanford, and they will still have plenty of chances to find...

BengalCougar

2/21/18 9:07pm

Same argument holds for the benefits of preferring Stanford on the

WizeGuise

2/21/18 9:43pm

Much easier to get good grades at BYU too.

IceCreamButt

2/21/18 9:12pm

There is so much more to life than money. I'd tell them to go to BYU.

runnincoug

2/21/18 9:16pm

There is a huge ward of single ladies next to Stanford if you are into

Malathion

2/21/18 9:19pm

byu, redshirt Freshman year, graduate as a JR, grad transfer to Stanford

Nat Gas Man

2/21/18 10:12pm

kind of like the island of lesbos? or the place where Wonderwoman comes from?

AZcougLawyer

2/21/18 11:33pm

Good catch. It should say with lots of single ladies.

Malathion

2/22/18 1:04am

Finding a spouse is for AFTER college.

johnnycarson

2/21/18 9:41pm

Agree to disagree.

El Pasco

2/21/18 9:57pm

I definitely wish I had gotten it done at BYU.

JuicyJam

2/22/18 6:13am

All the good ones are taken by then...

Pretorian

2/22/18 8:23am

BYU - everyday and twice on sunday

BYURider

2/21/18 9:16pm

Playing sports?

coltonbyu

2/21/18 9:21pm

Depends on the kid, the sport and what they plan to study.

Turnpike Lane

2/21/18 9:26pm

Doesn’t say an athletic schollie. Maybe that was intended.

WizeGuise

2/21/18 9:43pm

I’d let my son decide, but wouldn’t be sad if he chose Stanford. I’d hope for BYU, but Stanford is a great school

Texas Hammer

2/21/18 9:46pm

I would make sure my kid made an informed choice. I turned down Stanford twice.

CougarThug

2/21/18 9:53pm

Stanford

CarolinaCoug

2/21/18 10:12pm

Stansbury

Alister Mackenzie

2/21/18 10:29pm

They say it’s the Harvard of the West

cougarfuzz

2/21/18 11:24pm

I’d let my kid decide and support him

RockyBalboa

2/21/18 10:29pm

Boy Stanford, girl BYU.

CougarAndMerlin

2/21/18 10:45pm

lolz. Stanford

BlueFrog

2/21/18 10:46pm

Half of the people voting on this poll are idiots.

ClackamasCoug

2/22/18 12:10am

Depends on the intended major. If it's a social science, no way Jose (er, Palo)

Y4LYFE

2/22/18 8:27am

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