I am a girl from a liberal middle eastern family, and the fact that I'm living in a conservative society bothers me sometimes, I was offered a scholarship to Birgham Young university, as from what I read and heard from people about the state and mormon's issue fears me...I am not racist nor prejudice, I respect their beliefs, but I would like to know how much this is going to affect my life as a forign student
2006-11-11 09:16:06 · 4 answers · asked by Nada M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I also attended BYU and come from a mixed heritage background. I am Colombian/Italian and have lived overseas much of my life. I felt very comfortable there and met many unique and kind people.
BYU is also a very good school with a very good reputation. You will get a good education there. You will definitely be a minority there, but LDS people in general are accepting, kind, and fun loving. Utah is also a very beautiful place with many sites to see and much history. If you are looking to hang out with a lot of other middle eastern families, its definitely not the university for you. However, if you want good people, a new culture, good clean fun, and a good education, I think it would be an excellent choice.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Here is a link to BYU's international services page. Perhaps they can put you in contact with someone who is there and can share their experiences. Good luck!
http://international.byu.edu/
2006-11-11 11:10:15 · answer #1 · answered by whapingmon 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like foreigners, and the church does not discriminate because of race. If you chose to come to Utah i think you will enjoy it and will learn a lot. There are plenty of kind and good natured people here, but just like every where else, we have our share of creeps.
Yes we do have a high standard, you will be surprised what following the standards of the church can do for you.
With love,
NIK
2006-11-14 04:11:12 · answer #2 · answered by nik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you are not used to strict standards, don't attend BYU. THere are standards you have to live by in order to be a student there...and you will probably be with a huge majority of LDS students since it is a private LDS school...
2006-11-13 08:22:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Working and living in Utah is "interesting" if you do it as a non-Mormon. I know of people who were fired on the spot because they weren't Mormons. That kind of stuff goes on way too much there.
2006-11-13 03:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋