Video 1 Transcript
My advice as a transfer student is to take less credits because you'll get overwhelmed and so I take 12 credits and it's perfect.
Transfer student advice - Brigham Young University Video Transcripts
Video 2 Transcript
So I'm not a transfer student myself but I have some friends who are transfer students and the advice I'd give is just BYU, all their programs are fantastic but they are pretty intense and so when you get here just be ready. It's going to be putting a lot more time in, a lot more homework, you have to make a lot more sacrifices with your social life but honestly I've really enjoyed that. They push us to be the best that we can be and they make it doable. It's a lot but if you just put the time in you can have a great experience here and you're going to receive an amazing education but just be aware for a lot of places that people transfer from it's a big step up in intensity so just a heads up if you're transferring but again it's totally doable. Everyone here is here to help you and so yeah great place to be and highly recommend transferring if you're thinking about it.
Video 3 Transcript
One piece of advice I would give is to just be patient with yourself when coming to BYU. It is totally different, the culture is really different, so be patient with yourself as you're adjusting to that, as well as with the classes, because it definitely is a more rigorous environment at BYU, and so maybe take those credits and be patient with yourself as you are learning and adjusting to the differences that exist here at BYU.
Video 4 Transcript
I'm a transfer student to BYU, and I transferred from the University of Utah, and my advice for anyone that's transferring is just enjoy it, and also keep the joy that you had at your last university. The experiences you had there were awesome and amazing, and the experiences that you will have at BYU will be awesome and amazing. And appreciate both of them for what they are, and don't try and hide or shadow that you're a transfer student. It's part of who you are. And for me, that made a big difference for me, because I love Utah, but I love BYU, and it's where I'm supposed to be. But just enjoy it. Enjoy everything that's happening, and don't compare everything all the time, because it's really hard to compare everything from your last university to the new one. So enjoy it, and take it as what it is.
Video 5 Transcript
I just transferred here about two weeks ago from BYU-Idaho. I would say the biggest advice that I have for all transfer students, whether you're transferring from BYU-Idaho or not, is just to accept the fact that Brigham Young University is going to be a different campus, and I say that in a good way. There's fantastic professors here, there's great people, and just like any university that you go to, you just have to find the right group of people to be with, and just having even just one solid person who's your best friend and with you all the time can help go a long ways.
Video 6 Transcript
So I'm a transfer student. I was at BYU-Idaho before I came to BYU. At least from BYU-Idaho to BYU, the culture is surprisingly different in my opinion. BYU is a more prestigious school. The programs are typically harder, so people seem to be very busy all the time, maybe less willing to be as social. I felt that BYU-Idaho is very social, so that's something to be aware of. BYU, you'll have to work hard to get good grades. I think that's how it is everywhere, but if you're a good student, you'll do well at BYU or at BYU-Idaho. It doesn't really matter.
Video 7 Transcript
As a transfer student, I would say the biggest piece of advice that I could give someone is to get to know the university before you transfer. So I transferred when I had enough credits to technically be a junior. I transferred when I was on my mission, but I was able to talk to people who were at BYU at that time, who graduated from there, who were planning on applying as freshmen, and just kind of see all of their perspectives. I also was able to visit the campus a few times before applying to BYU to kind of understand what I was getting myself into, see the campus, and that helped a lot to kind of solidify my decision to transfer to BYU. And then definitely during the application to just make yourself stand out as much as possible. Just because you are a transfer student, there's already something unique about you. You started somewhere else, but to just highlight all your strengths.
Video 8 Transcript
I needed to admit that I don't know too many people here and that the only way I am going to know people here is if I stretch myself a little bit and go to all the club activities for marketing, which is what I'm studying here, to go to do intramurals, to go to all my award activities. Just putting yourself out there and admitting to yourself that the only way that you're going to get to know more people is if you stretch yourself a little bit.
Video 9 Transcript
So I recently transferred here from BYU-Idaho last year, and one thing that I would say, at least for tips for transferring students, is that definitely go to the new student orientation. There was a lot of information that I learned there that was really useful. And I would just say use your resources, and don't be afraid to ask questions when you don't know what's going on.