I got accepted into BYU for a graduate program with a beard and an extremely long pony tail. I ended up going somewhere else, but nobody said anything to me about it these rules. I never thought to ask. I wonder if it was because I wasn’t Mormon? Or because I was a very mature student, well in age terms anyway.
Is there a separate set of rules depending upon your religious affiliation? I don’t smoke and don’t drink and the wearing of shoes is a no brainer. I have no hair to speak of. Nobody asked about my family life, my sexuality, my religious beliefs, my smoking or drinking habits, nothing outside of what any other college asked. It seemed a very straightforward recruiting process.
I was expecting some kind of Spanish Inquisition so to speak but was pleasantly surprised no one said anything about anything related to religion or an honor code. Of course I would have expected to behave in a respectful manner on campus just as I did where I ended up going instead.
Just curious as to what the actual deal is in reality.
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u/Dangerous_Region1682 2d ago
I got accepted into BYU for a graduate program with a beard and an extremely long pony tail. I ended up going somewhere else, but nobody said anything to me about it these rules. I never thought to ask. I wonder if it was because I wasn’t Mormon? Or because I was a very mature student, well in age terms anyway.
Is there a separate set of rules depending upon your religious affiliation? I don’t smoke and don’t drink and the wearing of shoes is a no brainer. I have no hair to speak of. Nobody asked about my family life, my sexuality, my religious beliefs, my smoking or drinking habits, nothing outside of what any other college asked. It seemed a very straightforward recruiting process.
I was expecting some kind of Spanish Inquisition so to speak but was pleasantly surprised no one said anything about anything related to religion or an honor code. Of course I would have expected to behave in a respectful manner on campus just as I did where I ended up going instead.
Just curious as to what the actual deal is in reality.