Everyone I know who did both says the same. Everyone I know who went Ivy League

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Apr 19, 2019
11:33:23am

Throwaway59840 Redshirt Freshman

says it wasn't very hard once you got in.

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Throwaway59840

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If Ty’son can’t get into BYU, it is time to fold up the sports program.

idcougarfan

4/18/19 11:57pm

Let’s wait and see.

WizeGuise

4/19/19 12:03am

Ummm.....no.

Thrill

4/19/19 12:34am

Ummmmmm.... why not? Seems like logical thought

Pretorian

4/19/19 5:52am

I been in lots of organizations where we thought the simple things were covered

SwisshQiumi

4/19/19 10:00am

That’s true

Pretorian

4/19/19 10:03am

For undergrads I have no issue with that. Grad school is different.

Thrill

4/19/19 11:40am

Grad school is harder. More demanding. More expected of you.

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 11:45am

RE: If Ty’son can’t get into BYU, it is time to fold up the sports

Zaphod

4/19/19 12:57am

I disagree that sports should be shut down, but

SL12

4/19/19 1:56am

Nearly ever major school (a lot with way more prestige than BYU) figures out how

Lieutenant America

4/19/19 2:10am

I’m not sure if this response was intended for me or the OP, but I agree

SL12

4/19/19 2:45am

I thought you were implying it’s fine if BYU doesn’t admit the kid because they

Lieutenant America

4/19/19 5:42am

Oh no, it was more about BYU as an academic institution as a whole

SL12

4/19/19 9:43am

Take away football and we might as well be BYU-I

PluPerfect

4/19/19 6:33am

There are tens of thousands of students trying to get in to BYU who couldn't

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 9:34am

It is not about the majority of students who don’t care about sports, never has

Pretorian

4/19/19 10:04am

What's that supposed to mean? I love BYU sports, but the whole point of the

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 10:08am

I’m talking about the purpose of BYU sports I.e. football not about the purpose

Pretorian

4/19/19 4:09pm

Totally agree. This guys checks all the right boxes. 4 star african american RB

Manutd

4/19/19 6:41am

maybe he had really crappy grades?

BlueFrog

4/19/19 6:57am

We are talking about a grad school program

Heinz57

4/19/19 7:01am

I think it's time to admit BYU is what it is, we're having trouble with just

franklyvulgar

4/19/19 8:30am

Why is everyone so sure "we're having trouble" getting Ty'Son in? So much

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 9:08am

Does he check the "got good enough grades and test scores" box?

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 9:23am

OK then

charles

4/19/19 7:03am

Sounds good to me. Too many people are making football their religion anyway.

fbguru

4/19/19 7:11am

Friday night during fall season

Heinz57

4/19/19 7:13am

Negator

bigjohn

4/19/19 7:22am

If you can't manage a B average in HS, you will die at BYU, academically.

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 9:09am

Especially if you have to work your tail off for it.

ochobeeguy

4/19/19 9:19am

3.0-3.9 is a very wide range, add athletics, hard to judge

VballDad

4/19/19 10:02am

Right, but if you're not cracking a 3.0 in high school, you're probably not up

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 10:10am

He’s a grad transfer, proven commodity. Like an Executive MBA grades are not #1

VballDad

4/19/19 10:23am

We're talking about undergrad admissions here, I think. But getting bad grads as

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 10:41am

Yes, and every high school is exactly the same difficulty.

abyunobody

4/19/19 11:11am

No, but if you can't manage a B average at most HS, you are not ready for BYU.

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 11:47am

Completely agree

SL12

4/19/19 9:51am

I don't understand why he wouldn't be able to get in to BYU

boxydutch

4/19/19 8:12am

Is the tail wagging the dog? It would be interesting to determine

Dscatdan1

4/19/19 8:27am

Agree if they want to be an ivy league program time to start admit it and charge

johnnybyu

4/19/19 8:52am

You're right...ute fans have wanted to end BYU sports for 100 years....also the

coot20

4/19/19 9:37am

Some of the BYU admin thinks BYU is Ivy League. They are clueless.

Richbyu

4/19/19 9:57am

BYU is actually harder than some ivy league schools. The open secret about ivy

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 10:03am

BYU grads are not as special as most of us believe.

Richbyu

4/19/19 10:09am

I never said we were special. I said that we are well-respected. Which is true.

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 10:11am

I would completely concur with this as someone

Pigskin Pete

4/19/19 10:53am

You are too small of a sample size.

ditch

4/19/19 11:30am

Everyone I know who did both says the same. Everyone I know who went Ivy League

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 11:33am

I think an Ivy leager is trying to convince me that 4 or even 10 biased people

ditch

4/19/19 11:40am

That's all I can give you. Unless you can find some study on academic rigor

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 11:46am

I agree with him. Sample size doubled.

CougarThug

4/19/19 11:34am

Clearly I am not just basing this on my experience.

Pigskin Pete

4/19/19 5:23pm

You sound like you know him and his situation really well! I hope he gets in al

Incentivize

4/19/19 10:12am

Everyone on CB has all the facts all the time.

Throwaway59840

4/19/19 10:14am

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