Which is true. I do wish they acted interested in every kid though. They often

Jan 25, 2023
11:00:01am

runnincoug Truly Addicted User

give the perception of "it's not a big deal to us if you come or not, because we have a long waiting list" and that's pretty off-putting.

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College Day at the high school. My son brought back 4 recruiting brochures:

Benfica1

1/25/23 10:28am

Did some make a collage of the college booklets?

LaserCoug

1/25/23 10:32am

Fixed.

Benfica1

1/25/23 10:37am

Highly selective schools are not going to put money into recruiting

compcoug

1/25/23 10:34am

My thoughts exactly.

Benfica1

1/25/23 10:41am

BYU doesn't have to be flashy to get good students to apply

RenoCoug

1/25/23 10:38am

BYU has zero incentive to do flashy recruiting.

shoganai

1/25/23 10:38am

I bet University of Phoenix and Grand Canyon University have amazing brochures too

JOPE

1/25/23 10:41am

My daughter absolutely loves GCU - she was recruited there but GCU does an

JamieTartt

1/25/23 10:48am

Well, they are comparable in that they all recruit students and anyone that applies essentially gets in

JOPE

1/25/23 12:50pm

GCU has a lower acceptance rate than Utah State or Utah Valley

JamieTartt

1/25/23 3:04pm

BYU, unfortunately, doesn't invest much in recruiting and expect those who know

runnincoug

1/25/23 10:43am

I talked to some of the PR folks at BYU and they said byu has by far the highest

Chefcurry

1/25/23 10:44am

Which is true. I do wish they acted interested in every kid though. They often

runnincoug

1/25/23 11:00am

I'm pretty sure that it's not a big deal to them if you come or not, because they have a long waiting list.

Sea Chicken

1/25/23 11:05am

Same reason you’ll never see a commercial for a Lamborghini either

Meat_Eater

1/25/23 10:53am

Collage Day? BYU is the only one who did the assignment correctly.

blueaussie

1/25/23 11:05am

Here look at this recruiting pamphlet showing you how awesome it is for your

NOCAL_YFAN

1/25/23 11:05am

I almost chose USU for that very reason

reddead

1/25/23 11:07am

You liked my dad's old office?

85fan

1/25/23 1:10pm

BYU should print brochures that scare off

Doogal McCougar

1/25/23 11:34am

That’s what the essays are for

coug8689

1/25/23 11:43am

BYU should print brochures highlighting the essential nature of the essays

Doogal McCougar

1/25/23 2:57pm

And has a scholarship chart.... like the other brochures.

Benfica1

1/25/23 3:31pm

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