Jacob
Sometimes you dont have the time to do everything you want to do. You need to prioritize your time so you can be effective.
Kainalu
Brigham Young University- Hawaii (BYUH) is home to more than 2,000 students from over 70 different countries. Since I have been here- less than a week, the hardest thing I am facing right now is making friends, and this because of that reason- diversity. Although it is great to interact with people from many different cultural backgrounds, after the initial meeting, the magic seems to die a little and often times, students will gather in groups that speak their language and share their roots. However, it is a challenge that can be overcomed I believe.
Nelson
The most frustrating thing I believe is that due to the hig concentration of students in the small town of Laie virtually making any well paying job impossible to find thus creating a vicious circle of poverty.
zachary
The professors are maybe too easy on students sometimes and dont push them enough to be better and see growth within themselves.
leena
The financial aid department is the most frustrating thing about this school. While they have great financial opportunities they are not at all well advertised. Most people do not know about the scholarships. To find a scholarship you have to search and search all over the website to find even one scholarship. When you can find a scholarship you usually do not meet all the recomendations. I feel that the scholarships are there to help the students and should be made easily assecable and gainable so that our college experience might be better. This would help future students as well.
Jayce
The most frustrating thing about BYU - Hawaii is that the beach is a constant distraction, but it is also a great stress reliever to go to after class.
Erica
You will be attending school in paradise but you will have some side effects. Everyone is on "island time." If you want something done you have to go in to the office in question and demand that you are taken seriously and inform them that you will not leave unto your problems are solved. Many of the workers will do things when it is convient to them. Deadlines are not often acknowledged because the email informing students of the deadline, never was sent.
Erlend
It is very isolated. There is not a lot of things to do around. There is very limited number of stores and recreattional activities, other then the beach of course.
Cameron
The most frustrating thing about my school would probably be the difference in the quality of the teachers. There were half teachers that wanted to help you as much as possible. Then the other teachers that just seem to not care if you pass or fail.As long as they get you out of their class they are fine.
Michael
Housing is quite frustrating. The off campus housing is a pretty bad situation. Landlords charge an arm and a leg to live in a shack. It takes a really long time to get in the on campus housing as a married student. While the school has been improving, there is still a long way to go.