BYU Students Help

Sirene2006 · 01-17-2008, 06:36 PM

Hey there everyone,

I`m thinking about applying to the Y as a transfer student (to be clear I already finished most of the application but one part) and having a hard time trying to decide whether it's best to withdraw for a short time or just continue on with it. I think that a better prospective from students who go there might help me out.

Before I ask my questions, here are my stats:

my college GPA is 3.7 (Dont know how I pulled it off, I guess I really want to go. My GPA and ACT's in high school were a whole different story.)
around 40 credit hours, 50 credit hours including exam credit
approx. 75% of general study courses that actrually transfer there
currently residing and going to college in Utah (rumours say that's a factor...I`m not convinced though)
sophmore
multicultural student
active church member (not currently in a student ward)

okay so here are my questions (dont have to answer all.....any of them would be great):

-do you think I have a chance if I apply now?

-are the classes really rigorous than most colleges or AP classes (if your first college is BYU)? If I were to go to the Y, my Gen Ed course that are left to do would be in the Quarantitive Literacy, Physical, Biological Science and 2 other areas...lets just say I`m a little intimidated by that now because of the type of classes left and rumours of the Y being harder on study load and academics. I need some insights on the education experience at BYU.

-Is it better idea if I wait to get my associates degree then transfer? They tell me I need 4 more clases to get that degree in the school I am in now, which wont happen till Fall semester of 2008 ( I did not enroll Spring semester '08 due to some issues I had to take care of).

Hope anyone can share anything concerning this (perferably before the March deadline, you know

). I would totally appreciate it.

Thanks,
le sirene

heeje_90 · 01-21-2008, 05:23 PM

you definitely have a chance. with your high gpa, and if you get good recs and stuff, you'll be aight. don't worry too much about your high school marks. they'll be looking more at your college grades for reference.

i know this person who's attending byu right now. and from wut she tells me, some of the classes are easier than our high school classes. but that still doesn't mean it's a piece of pie either. from wut i hear, just work hard, do the readings, and take an active role in acquiring your own education, and you'll be fine.

i don't know much about associates degree. but if you'd like to get an associates degree before transferring, just make sure you stock up on the right courses to get into the major you want at byu. e.g. pre-requisites for accounting majors at byu are like econ, calculus, and statistics. as well as principles of accounting 1 & 2. so do your research on the major you want to do. then decide on the best course of action. your current school may not offer the prereq courses for the major at byu. so you may have to transfer as quickly as possible and get em at byu. so, yeah. do your research, and make the best decision based on your stuf, i'd say.
hope that helps ^^

gnookergi · 02-11-2008, 07:10 PM

I had the same GPA (3.7) for high school, but my ACT was low. Lots of extracurricular and involvement with school and community. Active church member, AP courses, basketball captain...

...I've been denied twice, and I'm in the process of appealing.
I guess it really depends. I know a high school dropout who got in on her first try with lower than a 3.0 GPA, but she did really well on her ACT.

trishalynn_08 · 02-24-2008, 03:49 PM

Remember when it comes to byu its not just your GPA and ACT. They most important parts of your application are the Seminary and Bishop reccomendations. If your seminary teachers happens to write about how you don't ever participate or your cocky, then you probably won't get in, even if your scores are magnificant. There probably was a good reason she got less than a 3.0 especially if she did well on the ACT. Maybe she went through a bout of depression or a family member gotten ill and she could have used this to her advantage in the essay. She was probably a really 3D person with lots to bring to the campus. Plus how low is low? If by low you mean a 23 then that's not so bad. But if you got like an 18 then thats why you didn't get in. They only accept people they feel will be successful at the coursework.

gnookergi · 02-29-2008, 02:32 AM

This person dropped out of High School not because of personal problems, but because she was lazy and didn't care. She's just one of those people that are really smart and do well on tests, but don't care otherwise. Also, according to the admissions counselors here at BYU-Idaho, BYU,Provo tends to put more emphasis on the high school GPA and ACT/SAT. Not that it's right, but thats what I was told.

trishalynn_08 · 03-04-2008, 12:02 PM

Provo definitely puts more weight on the GPA and ACT than Idaho. Provo's always competing on the U.S. and World News Rankings.

TheSmash · 03-04-2008, 05:14 PM

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lol idk about that, I got in with a 3.40 and 23

trishalynn_08 · 03-07-2008, 11:37 PM

yes but you must have had something else that pulled you through like an amazing bishops reccomendation or something. Even a 3.4 and a 23 is a lot higher than what they accept at idaho. People get into Idaho with like 2.4 and 16's sometimes but they have great extracurriculars to back it up. Provo doesn't put all their weight on scores but lets say a kid with great reccomendations and amazing extracurriculars but a 2.4 and a 16 applies he will most likely be rejected unless there's some kind of miracle intervention. But a kid with a 27 and a 4.0 with mediocre, standard reccomendations and hardly any extra currics. is more likely to get accepted.