The Bubble

Introduction
I would say that one of the most attractive things about BYU is the Honor Code. The Honor Code is a set of values that each student is expected to live. The main things that the Honor Code prevent are cheating, swearing, drinking, drugs, and premarital sex. Basically if you would enjoy a school where the students are nice, there is not a lot of temptation to do wrong, and you don't mind leaving your girlfriend's apartment by midnight then this is the school for you. If you enjoy doing all of those things, well you will probably not enjoy this school at all.

Campus Life and Social Life
The social life here is great. Everybody here is nice and thoughtful, and there are always people that you can go to for help. If you are a person that likes wild parties all through the night, this is not the school for you, although there are still a lot of parties that are just less wild, and end at a decent hour. The sports here are great. On weeekends, it is your best bet to spend your time on one of the nearby world class ski resorts. Most people go there anyway, and you are not going to have a chance to hit any better snow in the country. Our school consistently has a decent basketball and football team, as well as if you like smaller sports, both our men's and women's volleyball teams are top 5 in the country, and our women's soccer team was top 10. One of the best things about the school though is the intramural sports program. There is a wide variety of sports to choose from and compete at against all of the other people in the school. Advertisement
Academics
The academics at this school are very rigorous. The curriculum is hard, and the workload is often very heavy. The school does notice that though and sets things in place to make sure that you will be able to make it through. First off, if you are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints than the church pays 2/3 of your tuition bringing it to 1705 a semester. If you aren't LDS, the church still pays 1/2 and you are left with 2558 a semester. This allows you to work less to be able to still afford college, and as such the school makes it so the max you are supposed to work a week is 20 hours, and if you take more than 18 credits, than you are not supposed to work at all. In general the professors are very knowledgable, and very helpful, especially in the religion department. They have reasonable office hours, and even if they do not have office hours when you need their help, as long as you can find them they will still help you. The TA's are also very helpful giving you all the support that they got when they took the class.

Student Body
The typical student that goes to BYU is of the LDS faith, loves to hang out and have fun, loves to be outdoors and experience all that Utah has to offer, and it is split about 50/50 boys to girls. Many of the students here are from Utah, but most come from other areas of the United States. There is also a large contigent of Asian and Polynesian students. Most of the students here are into sports, skiing, and just generally having a good time.

In Closing...
I enjoy the school, but like I said earlier, if you are a partier that thinks of school as a place to get away from your parents so you can join a fraternity and get plastered every night, this is not the school for you.