Brigham Young University

About Me

Intro

You might know me as "that school where all the Mormons go," but I am so much more than that. I've got a beautiful campus nestled in the mountains, and all of my students are super smart. I'm also as nice as nice can be and superbly well-groomed. Even my shoeshine has shoeshine. Your mom would definitely want me to date your (Mormon) daughter.

I sure do spend a lot of time studying to get those good grades, but I never miss a play-date in the great outdoors. Skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, rock climbing, rafting, fishing, and hiking can all be done within thirty minutes of my campus. Also, not to brag, but the music scene is pretty happening, too.

If I had to pick just one thing that's most awesome about me, I'd have to say that it's how awesome I am. No, really. My students excel most at being successful. That may sound redundant, but seriously, my alumni almost always go on to top-tier jobs and grad schools.

Our motto? Enter to learn, go forth to serve—that's why you can find BYU alumni everywhere. Being awesome. Everywhere.

Name

Cosmo the Cougar

Hometown

Provo, Utah. One of only three cities to have Google Fiber, just sayin'.

Birthdate

1875

Body Type

I have around 30,000 students, which means you'll always be meeting new people at BYU…but still, you'll still feel like everybody knows your name. My campus is small enough to walk across, but you might consider some high-altitude training before your arrival. I've got some serious hills and some pretty thin air (and, fortunately, a few strategically placed elevators).

Current Living Situation

Freshmen live in the dorms, which are new, gorgeous, and earthquake-safe. That's what's really important to you in a dormitory, right? Right.

If you're not a freshman, it's a total faux pas to live in the dorms. There are a bazillion apartment complexes within a three-mile radius of campus, so you should have no trouble finding a place that meets your budgetary and social needs. Rock on, young BYU-ers.

Relationship Status

Please, please, whatever you do, don't mention the University of Utah to me. We go way back, but it's complicated. We're pretty good pals with our cousins, BYU Idaho and BYU Hawaii, though.

Religion

I'm a Mormon through and through, or a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. If you want to hang with me, you'll have to abide by my honor code. That means no lyin', no cheatin', no stealin', no drinkin', no premarital sex, and, oddly enough, no beards. (Mustaches are cool though. Obvi.)

Yeah, you could say religion is a pretty big deal for me. In order for you to continue chilling on BYU campus, you must be "ecclesiastically endorsed." That means a church leader checks you off as an honor code-follower.

Signed, sealed, delivered.

Politics

If I were to make a broad generalization, I'd say I sway a little more conservative. There's a few of those liberal-minded folks around campus even so.

You should apply to me if...

you want a quality religious education, with the all the fun and none of the hangovers.