Brigham Young University-Hawaii Top Questions

I knew what I was getting myself into when I applied and was excepted to this school. I don't regret it.

That the cost of living and food was going to be so high.

I wished to know about my school's enviroment, activities, and student body before I attend Brigham Young University Hawaii. I got a student bulletin before I arrived Hawaii. Also, I wished to work with student body that now I'm working in a department related to student body. Also, what the school mission statement ? and what does it means? All those I checked up school website and found out. Basically, the school has enough information online to interpret all school facilities and service.

I WISH I KNEW HOW HOT AND HUMID IT WAS GOING TO BE OUT HERE, I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BROUGHT MORE COOLER CLOTHING

I wish I knew how expensive everything is here. I would have saved more money and worked longer before I came.

I wish I would have known about the bugs and the rats. I was very surprised at how easily both get into the house. I've had to keep all my food in plastic bins under my bed so the ants and everything else won't get to it. The weather is very unpredictable too so I wish I would have known the right kind of clothing to bring, because although it can be very sunny in Hawaii, it rains a lot, as well.

I wish I had known how strict the rules are at BYUH. I was not completely prepared for a 12 midnight curfew or 24-hour dresscode for example. Besides the strict rule system, I think it would have also been beneficial to know of the huge diversity on this campus. There are students from all over the world which makes school a lot more interesting. I also would have liked to know that the campus is on the countryside of O'ahu, so it takes at least 45 minutes to drive to the nearest mall and town area.

One thing I wish I knew before coming to this school is to better prepare myself to compete with each others in academic area and keep myself in accordance to the standards they have.

One thing I wish I was aware of about coming to BYUH was the dorm room condition. Upon arriving my dorm, the living standard is relatively low two people have to share a tiny bedroom with large unnecessarily sized furnitures. The price of the room and board is expensive for students to afford. If I had known about this earlier than I would of looked for housing off campus.

I wish that I would have had better study habits and skills.