What makes BYU better (for mormons) than other schools?
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I go to BYU, and I find it to be a very positive environment.  I don't know that it is necessarily "better" for Mormons than other schools, but it does provide a positive environment for faith and it helps people live their religion.  It is an amazing opportunity to learn gospel principles along side temporal principles and to hear professors bear their testimony of the gospel and to feel your own testimony strengthened.  It is also nice to be around other members of the church, and to grow together.  With that said, I also think that it is important to keep in mind that a person, no matter where they go to school, can have the same kind of experiences that they might have at BYU.  If you're a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you can live your religion wherever you are; it doesn't matter if you are at BYU.  However, being at BYU may make it a little easier to do so.  \n\nAs far as Utah being suffocating, I'm not sure about that.  I like it here.  I wouldn't neccesarily like to live here, but it's a nice place to go to school.
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Check out this link for more information about Ivy League schools, a very select group of 8 schools that fall under this "umbrella." Brown, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Cornell, Dartmouth are those eight schools. There are any number of colleges/universities who's educations are on par with -- or superior to -- these schools, but this group carries a particuar cache and expectation of excellence.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League
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According to some leading college reviewers based in the UK, Oxford and Cambridge are the best universities for students who want to major in Theology. However, in my opinion, the best university for a student doesn't depend on ranking by some private institutions, but rather on what the school offers that satisfy the needs of the student. The only way to do this is through actually researching different colleges and contact them to know more beyond what their websites tell you.
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Usually students are hmschooled by  a parent.  Alot of hmscool cirriculums come from the christian churches. They are good compared to most public schools some of them can be very conseravative as far as life issues. Some of the church familys are great to get books and help as far as what your state educ. dept. requires. The U of Mich. used to ?? have a good cirriculum but was costly.
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I am LDS! I joined the church a while ago. On here, it can be hard because people are so rude, negative and often anti-mormon.\n\nContact me if you want to discuss anything. Until then, hang in there!
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I don't personally, but all of my siblings went to Brigham Young University. My parents also attended that university. (Christian/Mormon)
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In the LDS Church, family is very important.  No one in the church is paid for their service to God.  The LDS Church works with many other religions to perform humanitarian work.  The LDS church is based on precepts in the Bible.
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I live in Idaho just north of the Utah border.  There is a town near here called Rexburg that has BYU-Idaho, a mormon college.  There is something about it because most of the guys I know who go there or went there are gay.  Salt Lake City has a pretty healthy gay community also.  They have parades and stuff I've heard.  Just because someone is mormon doesn't mean they can't be gay also!
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How many of you have read the Book of Mormon (I know you dont think you have to to understand that is evil and forged)?\nDoes anyone have anything useful or valid to add to this question?  You know now just blatent statements without evidence?\nI know matter of factly that the LDS religion accpets the teachings of Christ, in fact their church is based on Christs original founded church, with a prophet, and 12 apostles (if you really studied it you would find that it is the closest thing to the church of Christ when he was alive - factually speaking - I am not going into revelations)  Add it up, see the similarities, but then again, how would you know if you never studied their teachings.  \n\nHAVE ANY OF YOU even sat through an LDS church session?  Do you actually know the things they teach and speak of on Sunday?  If not, than how can you say they dont belive in Christ or follow His teachings?  \n\nI hear a lot of claims from people about the LDS church, and I often wonder where you get your material from?  I sincerly doubt that it came from the actaully teachings of the church, because everyone I hear is false, and you would know that if you didnt study literature written by anti-mormons or biased imbittered apostates.  \n\nIF YOU HAVE ANYTHING VALID OR FACTUAL TO SAY, PLEASE DO, OH AND DONT FORGET TO SITE YOUR VALID REFERENCE :)\n\nI HEARD ONE TIME . . . (doesnt count)\n\nIf your going to debate or make claims against a subject, know what you are talking about, do your research, actaully study it.  I am always open to hear someone elses view on any subject, but not if you dont know what your talking about, and vice versa, if I dont know, I most likely wont be able to participate, but I would go study it to find out for myself, if I didnt I would just make myself sound inintelligent, or at the worst ignorant.
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According to the list. Ateneo is far more better than La Salle. But, still that is only for the over-all. You should not see it like that. The school is not important, it is always based among the students ability and capability. Ateneo has its own best qualities while La Salle has its own too.
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I know that BYU is a very good university to go to, you could also try BYU-idaho, That's where i go, and it's a very good college. They will help you to keep your standards and be surrounded be member all the time. The professors are very nice and helpful. If you end up going to Idaho, send me an e-mail, so i can get to know you better. If you want more information on Idaho, send me an e-mail with your questions.
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Westminster is better. Its more academic. Eton's a name because the moneyed elite want to send ther children to school with the Royals. My friend went to Westminster and he got the top first in his university.
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BYU for sure.  They are playing with allot more confidence tham Oregon
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I concur with Teebs. Grossmont is the better school. The curriculumn ther has been masterfully designed totransfer credit to a UC or CSU school very easily. A lot of SDSU and UCSD students go to Grossmount to take classes that would usually be impacted and more costly to attend in the respective universities. \n\nI went there many moons ago while attending SDSU at the same time. Grossmount was sometimes called little SDSU.
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try tapping in to, byu brigham young uni,i used to know but i forgot
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"Best" for what?\n\nThere are some rankings for schools (such as the US News college rankings) and they DO make a difference. High ranked schools generally have better facilities, more famous teachers, higher level students, and their reputations will open many doors. \n\nPerhaps a few of the things noted by the rankings experts will point out the difference.  Schools with high rankings have a lot of teachers with few students. So, you get to be in small classes where you can interact with really smart, international experts in the subject. Also, the high ranking schools tend to retain more students - it is common for 95+% of the freshmen who start at top schools to return for their sophomore years, this indicates that they were happy there and thought they were getting a good deal. Also, the alumni of the top ranked schools give a lot of money. I think that is one of the best ways to grade a school. If the people who went there are so loyal that they will voluntarily give donations to keep the school going, that is a strong indication that they think it did a good job with their education. So, top schools generally have a very high percent of their graduates giving back money.  And, top schools graduate a high % of their students within 4 years. In some universities only a small % of the kids can graduate in 4 years... \n\nPeople who attend large "factory" schools usually just don't know what they missed. And it is true that is you are very dedicated you can get a good education at almost any school. But a lot of smart people think that it is worth it to hand over $40,000 or more a year to send their kids to elite schools.
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If you are debating on becoming a member of the LDS church or becoming Islamic, you need to pray...A LOT. Then you will find your answer. Either choice is a huge step and change in your life...you need to talk to experts in both religions (missionaries are the way to go).