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Campus

How BYU makes general education affordable, fulfilling

Elsa Bray
By Elsa Bray
March 12, 2024 12:00 AM
Most colleges across the U.S. require some form of general education and BYU is no exception.
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Campus

How BYU Admissions uses the holistic review in their final decisions

By Sicily Stanton
March 01, 2022 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story included a graphic that had inaccurate information. It has since been removed.
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Campus

Prospective BYU students can have hope while applying in a pandemic

By Ingrid Sagers
March 08, 2021 12:00 AM
Prospective BYU students can look forward to their BYU applications with optimism, even with the most recent changes due to COVID-19.
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Campus

BYU report on race details student, faculty experiences and offers recommendations to root out racism

By Sydnee Gonzalez
February 26, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: The term BIPOC is used repeated in quotes in this story. The acronym stands for Black, Indigenous and people of color. Outside of quotes, people, students, etc. of color is used to mean the same thing in accordance with AP Stylebook.
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Campus Events

BYU Dean of Students Office to start discussion series on careers in student affairs

By Emma Benson
November 21, 2019 12:00 AM
The BYU Dean of Students Office is holding a discussion series to answer questions about student affairs as a career on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m.
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Campus

BYU Student Wellness emphasizes six sides of wellness

By Kenna Colton
October 24, 2019 12:00 AM
Student health comprises more than just physical aspects. The number of students enrolled in counseling centers throughout the nation has increased by 30%, but enrollment in general admissions for colleges has only gone up by 6% according to a 2015 report by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health.
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Campus News

BYU McKay School of Education enrollment falls

By Kenna Colton
October 17, 2019 12:00 AM
Graduation statistics posted by BYU Admissions in 2018 found that enrollment in the David O. McKay School School of Education is falling.
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Local

High school students prepare for BYU admissions

By Lauren Lethbridge
November 13, 2018 12:00 AM
High school senior Alyssa Whipple works on the essay portion of her application as she prepares to apply to BYU. (Lauren Lethbridge)
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State

How BYU's admissions criteria compares to other church and Utah schools

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
March 22, 2018 12:00 AM
A graphic depicting admission rates from various Utah and church schools. As BYU releases admission decisions for upcoming terms and semesters, some students and their families may wonder what goes into those decisions. (Danny Burnham)
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Local

Current and former students dive inside two high-pressure Utah high schools

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
May 11, 2017 12:00 AM
Utah Valley University sophomore Conner Toolson poses at his locker in the Wolverines' basketball locker room. Toolson played on Lone Peak High School's nationally ranked team. (Ari Davis)
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Local

Far from home: international students face unique challenges

By Kelsey Edwards
January 13, 2017 12:00 AM
Getting accepted to BYU is an accomplishment for many college students, but international students who get accepted consider it an accomplishment for a few additional reasons.
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Local

BYU admission rumors debunked

By Morgan Allred
February 09, 2016 12:00 AM
Forty-seven percent of people who applied to BYU in 2014 were admitted. There have been rumors surrounding the BYU admission process. (Kelsie Matheson)
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Campus Events

BYU students underutilize scholarship opportunities

By Madison Mcbride
February 03, 2016 12:00 AM
A student goes to the BYU admission page to apply for scholarships. Most of the BYU continuing student scholarship application are due March 1. (Maddi Driggs)
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Life

Universities with LDS populations weigh in on the effect of the LDS mission age on enrollment

By Lindsey Williams
November 26, 2012 12:00 AM
When Heejin Yi heard the news of the lowered mission ages for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, her mind turned not only to the prospect of serving a mission but also to the effect it would have on the college she would attend next year.
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