Q&A: Improvements @ BYU

Is there anything at BYU that you would like to change?

First of all , BYU is run and operated by a lot of talented individuals and they have all done a pretty good job in organizing the university. In fact when I read this question, my mind just went boom , blank and honestly this is true. When I look back at the years I spent at BYU, I was unable to think of a single thing that I would want BYU to change. However, there is alwasy a room at the top and areas of improvements no matter if it is a university or an individual.

I would say that students at BYU should be more networking oriented. As majority of BYU students are married or looking to get married, there is very little quality time beyond a class room setting that they are able to spend with their fellow class mates. In light of this, a strong network and belongigness to one great university is lacking at times. After I moved to Southern California I realised that private schools or even public schools have a lot of belongingness and that makes them having a very strong network. Also the non-LDS folks in minority are not able to embed in the culture fully and hence the participation in events is sometimes restricted.

Additionally, BYU has an excellent brand name in the whole of US but due to lack of marketing and outreach, most of the people who study at BYU have been born and raised with in the state of Utah. Hardly, 20-30 % of the students would be from out of state and 10-20% of the students would be international. These figures are all guestimates and could be wrong. However, they still give you an idea about the proportion. Again, there is nothing that BYU as a university can do to change the attitude of students and make them more networking oriented during their tenure. It will eventually change with the recruitment of more diverse set of students who would bring a different perspective.