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Dec 3, 2024
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KingDave
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This. I’m a BYU-I defender, but it irks me when someone says “I go to BYU” when referring to BYU-I.
There’s nothing wrong with BYU-I. It’s a great school. Take pride in attending that school by using its proper name.
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POLL: Why do you dislike BYU being associated with BYU-I & BYU-H?
maYbe
Dec 3, 9:01am
Does Texas A&M Commerce
DataMouth
Dec 3, 9:06am
Do UTEP grads try to pass themselves off as Texas grads? If not, then there's no
OlanchoCoug
Dec 3, 9:57am
"Associated with" is fine. "Mistaken for" is different. They're different schools & should be distinquished as such.
Soupie
Dec 3, 9:08am
This. I’m a BYU-I defender, but it irks me when someone says “I go to BYU” when referring to BYU-I.
KingDave
Dec 3, 9:56am
They are literally different schools with different standards and different expectations.
Baron
Dec 3, 9:08am
Does BYU-I have as many communist professors as BYU?
Shihan
Dec 3, 9:15am
Can they were flip flops up there yet? If not they’re all commies
DiamondMo
Dec 3, 9:22am
I am a member of the Church first. A BYU grad second. A big fan of BYU-I next. They all fit under my identity umbrella
Zenoch
Dec 3, 9:33am
This ☝️
JarJarBeeps
Dec 3, 9:37am
There's not much that irritates me more than the weird complex some BYU alum have towards other church institutions.
JarJarBeeps
Dec 3, 9:36am
100% agree. It gives the vibe of "I graduated from BYU, thus I'm a better member
Schrodizzy
Dec 3, 10:16am
I don’t think it has anything to do with church membership. It’s an academic thing and is universal. Would Cal grads
mvtoro
Dec 3, 10:58am
I call bull on it devaluing your precious degree.
runnincoug
Dec 3, 10:19am
Nobody cares where I got my degree and I don’t care where you got yours
DiamondMo
Dec 3, 10:36am
Agreed. In my experience 95% of the times I've heard non-lds hiring managers put any value in
JarJarBeeps
Dec 3, 12:41pm
This. The degree matters only a little. But it still matters to try and get into
runnincoug
Dec 3, 12:46pm
Depending on the field, businesses do know and it matters to them. Even had some not know the difference and were
Soupie
Dec 3, 1:50pm
I don't have any problem sharing an association with the other BYU schools. The
Shihan
Dec 3, 10:37am
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