They weren’t caught unawares, they made a policy change and made bad assumptions

Mar 20, 2023
1:52:10pm

russkiejedi Intervention Needed

about how it would play out. “Caught unawares” is what happens when circumstances change due to the actions of others, not your own.

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BYU seriously needs more on campus housing. If they want to required all 1st

mudpupper

3/20/23 12:36pm

They were caught unawares

All-around BYU

3/20/23 12:40pm

Getting caught with poor planning and failing to anticipate demand is so BYU

byuTX

3/20/23 1:04pm

They weren’t caught unawares, they made a policy change and made bad assumptions

russkiejedi

3/20/23 1:52pm

they'll just buy old apartment complexes to do that.

runnincoug

3/20/23 12:40pm

They should build Helaman Towers in the old Deseret Towers style.

mudpupper

3/20/23 1:00pm

My daughters got into Heritage last week but have friends whose date is not until this Friday, is it completely full

GangstaLean

3/20/23 12:40pm

Heritage filled up around 3:15p last Friday, Helaman will be full tomorrow night

JupiterJones

3/20/23 12:45pm

Riviera has sections for 19 and older and also younger student but it

mudpupper

3/20/23 1:00pm

How early did she apply in order to get first priority housing preference?

bluebooks

3/20/23 2:53pm

They both submitted the Saturday before the priority deadline. I think the deadline was Monday but then they extended it

GangstaLean

3/20/23 3:43pm

Thanks! We’ll aim for that next year.

bluebooks

3/20/23 4:53pm

i love it when businesses require others to meet their requirements for them

Cougarclaw

3/20/23 12:45pm

A big problem with this is also that there isn't anywhere to put parking for all

Mitty

3/20/23 1:44pm

The off-campus housing closest to campus are basically all slums. They'd have to

ryebrye

3/20/23 1:46pm

The Riv was truly disgusting and they remodeled it enough that people in this thread are actually trying to live there

TCuz

3/20/23 1:49pm

The Riviera was made to make RM's from third-world countries feel at home

ryebrye

3/20/23 4:06pm

I wonder the last time the housing office approved a renovation or rebuild plan

russkiejedi

3/20/23 3:04pm

How does the housing office have any say over renovations?

ryebrye

3/20/23 5:23pm

There's only so much you can do to a 1960s-70s era building to update it before

russkiejedi

3/20/23 5:39pm

we were going to buy a house for my son and buddies to rent but all the

qwerew

3/20/23 1:46pm

Just say he is living at home and get the waiver

BillyGoat

3/20/23 2:45pm

ummm. I guess that's not technically lying since my son (kinda) owns the home

qwerew

3/20/23 3:01pm

exactly

BillyGoat

3/20/23 3:04pm

Nope, they need to go back to the way it was

cougforever

3/20/23 3:39pm

Can you elaborate? Not sure what you mean.

JupiterJones

3/20/23 4:07pm

A few noisy people got their way forcing BYU to change their housing policy

cougforever

3/21/23 6:11pm

Hmmm...would love to know more

JupiterJones

3/21/23 6:41pm

I talked to someone at the housing office this afternoon

JupiterJones

3/20/23 4:09pm

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