Brigham Young University

1. Brigham Young University Presentation by Allison Rawlins

2. Located in: Rexburg, Idaho Laie, Hawaii Provo, Utah -Private University, Suburban- 560 acres -Owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -America’s largest religious university -Third largest private university enrollment in the US

3. Application Details • Essay Question • Must Answer all 3 with no more than 200 words • 1. Describe any special interests and or passions and give examples of how you have developed knowledge and or creativity in these areas. • 2. Describe a set back you have encountered in your life, explain how you have handled the situation and what you have learned from it. • 3. Describe how you have planned to enrich the environment at the LDS Church college/university you hope to attend and how you will contribute back to your family, community, and church.

4. Application Details continued • Top three criteria for selection • Ecclesiastical endorsement • Unweighted GPA • ACT/SAT scores • Highest composite score is looked at Middle Range GPA: 3.8 Middle Range SAT: 1240 (BYU does not look at writing section) -Interview not required for acceptance

5. Application Details continued • Application Deadlines • Winter Semester 2011 October 1st, 2010 • Spring/Summer/Fall 2011 February 1st, 2010 • Early Decision • Financial Aid Deadline- February 1st

6. Financial Aspects and Scholarships • Cost of Books & Supplies: $300-500 per semester depending on your classes • Cost of Room & Board per year: $6,840 • Cost of Tuition per semester: • LDS: $2,210 • Non-LDS: $4,420

7. Financial Aspects Continued • Application fee: $35 • Total Annual Estimate of Costs: $11,130 • Scholarships Available: • Academic Scholarships, Thomas S. Monson Presidential Scholarship, Y Awards, Talent Awards, ROTC Military Awards, and other Need-Based/Miscellaneous Awards

8. Campus Life • Calendar of School Year: • 2010 Fall Semester August 30th- December 9th • 2011 Winter Semester January 4th- April 13th • Summer: June 20th-August 8th • Fall: August 29th- December 8th • Campus Visits: • Tours arranged by contacting the Campus Visits Office • Tours given every hour on the hour from 9-4, Monday through Friday

9. Campus Life- Housing • Four housing complexes for single students, one housing complex for married students About 80 to 85 percent of new freshmen live in on-campus housing.

10. Roughly 4,800 beds available within BYU's four single student apartment complexes • Helaman Halls, Heritage Halls, Wyview Park and the Foreign Language Student Residences. • Wymount Terrace provides an additional 900 on-campus apartments for married students. BYU has contracted with more than 1,500 landlords and 5,500 living units for single undergraduate students to live off campus.

11. Student Body Information • Acceptance Rate: 62.3% • Number of Applicants compared to number accepted • In 2010, 11,207 applied and 6,985 were accepted • Number of Undergraduates: 6,734 • Number of Graduate Degrees Granted 09-10: 1,326 • Ratio of Professors to Students: 1:21 • 48% Female, 52% Male

12. Car privileges- registering your car can allow you to park in certain places • Popular Majors: • Exercise Science • Management • Psychology • English • Accounting • Communication • Computer Science • Economics • Political Science • Public Health

13. Job recruitment possibilities: www.jobs.byu.edu • Meal Plans: • Deposit amount onto card which can be used at different locations on campus; differs between students

14. Sports and Activities • Intramural Sports: • Fall- Tennis singles, ultimate frisbee, flag football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, racquetball singles, golf scramble, tennis doubles, coed volleyball, 3 on 3 basketball, badminton singles, racquetball doubles, turkey trot race, t-shirt design contest. • Winter- Basketball, soccer, innertube waterpolo, wallyball, tennis doubles, racquetball doubles, badminton doubles, flag football, tennis singles, racquetball singles, 3 point contest, run for your life. • Spring/Summer-Coed Soccer, softball, kickball, racquetball singles, golf scramble, tennis singles, tennis doubles, coed softball, ultimate frisbee, volleyball 2 on 2.

15. Extramural and NCAA Sports • -BYU has four extramural sports programs: Racquetball (Men's and Women's), Men's Rugby, Men's Soccer and Men's Lacrosse • -Racquetball, Soccer, Rugby and Lacrosse have won national championships in their divisions • BYU football holds the NCAA record for most consecutive games without being shutout, with 361 games over 28 years. • BYU cougar football participates in the NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision

16. Additional Info • BYU was ranked by The Princeton Review in 2008 as 14th in the nation for having the happiest students and highest quality of life. • In July, BYU set the current world record for the largest water balloon fight. • Alumni Include: • Author of Twilight, Stephenie Meyer • Jeopardy all time champion, Ken Jennings • Former American Idol contestants, Carmen Rasmusen and David Archuleta • Super Bowl MVP, Steve Young • Former Dean of the Harvard Business School, Kim B. Clark • Current President of The University of Utah, Michael K. Young • Nobel Prize Winner, Paul D. Boyer • Co- inventor of the electronic television, Philo Farnsworth • Inventor of the Hearing Aid, Harvey Fletcher

17. That’s It!