Shazilla

i heard to apply to BYU you have to get a letter from a clergy man saying that you are actively involved religiously, is this true? if so how do kids who actively participate religiously on there own get in? let's say a muslim who prays, reads religious texts, doesn't drink, smoke, but doesn't know any clerical type people who could write him a letter... what does he do?

also are there muslims at BYU? do they "fit in"?

flipchick1127

There are muslims at BYU, but I am not sure whether I met one or not (There was one person in my writing class who may have been, but I'm not sure. Anyway, he fit in great! We all loved him). As for your first question, I'm not sure who you would go to. What I would do is see if you know anyone who is involved in your religion at all who can write a recommendation for you. If you cannot find anyone, I would call BYU and tell them about your circumstances. Anyway, does anybody else have any suggestions?

elphaba88

I've actually read a few BYU magazine articles about the active Muslim community at BYU, more so than a lot of other religions. They also said that there seem to be a lot of cultural similarities between Muslims and Mormons. About the clergy reccomendation, I'm sure that you can get a special circumstance exception, probably just having someone else affirm that you are actively religious/spiritual/will uphold honor code.

Shazilla

thanks for the replies.