Brigham Young University-Provo Top Questions

What do you consider the worst thing about Brigham Young University-Provo? Why?

Brittany

It is really hard not to get discouraged becuase everybody at the school is so smart, or at least it seems that everybody is so much smarter than you are! It is a constant battle to realize that there are students out there that are having a hard time just like you.

Mark

The worst thing is the class size in some of the classes I have to take for premed. My major classes are smaller but the premed sciences have over 200 students at times.

Mallory

Probably the worst thing about this school is the lack of diversity. If you are white, mormon, and conservative you fit right in. If you are anything else it might be a little awkward. Everyone is really friendly however--you won't be ostracized for being different. If you aren't mormon it would be especially hard because almost all the social activities are through the church. There is no greek life or drinking allowed.

Jeremy

I don't like that they make you take two extra credits per semester if you have a university scholarship. I can understand that they want you to go the extra mile and graduate a little sooner, but for some that is really hard. Working and going to school becomes a little more difficult because you need that much more time to study, so sometimes the scholarship isn't worth it.

Cody

I don't think that I have any negative feelings towards my school, I love it here.

Teresa

Brigham Young University is great place to study and to get the most for your money. However, sometimes classes, especially GE classes, can get very big. It is a large campus with many students and sometimes a student can feel more like a number than a person. Because there are so many students, it's difficult at times to find housing, on and off campus. Many off campus apartments are over priced with insufficient parking.

Abigail

The worst thing about this school is that there are so many students on campus. There are over 30,000 students during the fall/winter semesters and it is impossible to find a place to study. The class sizes are also enormous.

David

It is VERY competitive and everyone has a talent, so you often feel insignificant. You do find people around you, though, that are on the same level as you with evetyhting, and it works out.

Sean

Brigham Young University tends to pride itself on weeding out students who "can't cut it" or aren't as talented as others. It can be frustrating to students who aren't in the top 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of classes, and they tend to be left behind.

Rebecca

The worst thing about my school is also one of the reasons many people want to attend. The honor code that one signs when applying can be irritating at times. The services on campus, including the food court, barbershops, testing center and bookstore will not provide service unless you are abiding by the honor code, that means no five o'clock shadow! Members of the opposite gender cannot go into dormitory rooms and there are curfews to make sure they are not in the same apartment late at night. These rules, though, are part of the reason people like BYU.