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E.FARR
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Thinkin about applying for U of U as a fallback school..i have the grades and scores for it to be a cake walk for me to get in to but the parents are worried that its like overly religious/becuase of that i wont fit in...i keep telling them theres a shitload of chill people(aka skiers) who go there and its not all religious mormon people..is anything im saying true..or are they pretty much spot on with the religious idea? ...basically..question is how are the people at U of U?
Nov 7 2010 6:02PM
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gr4
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there isnt one. easiest application ever.
Dec 6 2010 12:31PM
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Sulli
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thanks, thats good news
Dec 6 2010 5:19PM
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shocker611
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i feel like this may change soon considering the changing into the pac-12.. who knows though
Dec 6 2010 5:36PM
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E.FARR
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yea none for the regular application but to apply for the business college or any of the other colleges at UofU you need to do an essay..
Dec 6 2010 8:09PM
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jimmer
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application takes 10 minutes max
Dec 6 2010 8:49PM
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klayer_9
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+k for logical thinking.
Dec 7 2010 4:52PM
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KennyC
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well "winter at westminster" sent me this packet thing about how close they are to resorts. i dont live in utah and i didnt really research the areas around it. i just know its by PC. what are the schools best majors? I know they have a real good medical department but thats it.
Dec 8 2010 7:21PM
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BIG_SALTY
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Westminster is literally like 5 blocks away from the U
Dec 8 2010 11:35PM
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shocker611
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yup.. some pretty sick parties too
Dec 9 2010 1:26PM
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thelizards
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Got in a couple days ago. It'ls either U of U or Colorado State... gonna be a tough decision.
Dec 9 2010 3:07PM
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KennyC
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also good to know. thanks +k
Dec 10 2010 10:55PM
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E.FARR
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when you send in your application?
Dec 11 2010 2:09PM
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KennyC
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if anyone on this thread is currently attending u of u what is your major?
Dec 11 2010 6:42PM
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shocker611
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biomed engineering
Dec 11 2010 10:13PM
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jimmer
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international relations/political science
Dec 12 2010 8:59PM
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ko.
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business administration

minor in parks, rec, and tourism.

Dec 13 2010 12:58PM
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titsLOL
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marketing, and it's dope.
Dec 13 2010 1:00PM
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gr4
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environmental studies, comp sci minor
Dec 13 2010 1:39PM
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zerospinskier
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Was Mechanical Engineering. I started to lose interest, so I switched to Material Science Engineering.
Dec 13 2010 3:40PM
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CraigAK
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business entrepreneurship with a minor in disability studies (this is a new minor that they just started offering)
Dec 13 2010 7:52PM
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KennyC
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i think thats the major i want to have.
Dec 13 2010 9:02PM
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sconniestyle
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pre doctorate of physical therapy. but i already have a bachelors. so i'm basically just finishing prereqs.
Dec 13 2010 9:28PM
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ChaseAdams
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hahaha this thread made me laugh, I'm totally a mormon, returned missionary, church every sunday type mormon but I'm not a freak and neither are any of my friends. we are all down to earth fun people that love to ride, it's so funny to hear people's perception of who the "big scary mormons" are in utah haha. I might start U of U in january going into pre-med.
Dec 23 2010 2:23AM
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shocker611
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yeah this is dead on.. quite a few of the girls that i hang out with at the U are pretty hard-core mormons and they are a blast to hang out with
Dec 23 2010 11:57AM
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WestBound
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I'm officially heading there next year and trying to get a double connected to another double in Chapel Glen with some skiers... Anybody down?!?
Dec 23 2010 4:08PM
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KennyC
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+++k to you sir
Dec 26 2010 6:56PM
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McFellon
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i'm a junior in high school in vt right now and tentatively looking at colleges. i want to go somewhere out west, and u of u seems to be perfect. this is really just based on location right now, i haven't looked into academics and stuff too deeply yet, but it's really good to hear all of the good stuff about it. hope that this will become my regional in 2 years.
Dec 31 2010 9:58PM
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SteevJee
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haha same here. Leaving on a LDS mission in a week and a half. Stoked! Some pretty funny mormon hate goes down on here though.


My LDS friends are all chill people who kill it on skis, and the same goes for a lot of mormons in Utah. So, don't let the Mormon thing scare you off from coming to a really cool place because i guarantee you that you'll love it. I'll most likely be at the U in 2013 haha.
Jan 1 2011 11:42AM
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Bo_bot9
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Parks, recreation and tourism major...so legit.
Jan 1 2011 1:32PM
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T.Spliff
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more like 12 but whose counting haha
Jan 1 2011 4:58PM
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BLK_Shaman
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Does any1 know how it is getting instate tuition if you come out of state?
Jan 3 2011 8:57PM
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E.FARR
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i got in...but im going to U Denver instead
Jan 3 2011 9:20PM
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gr4
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http://www.sa.utah.edu/admiss/appdownload/residencyGuidelines.pdf
Jan 3 2011 9:20PM
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BLK_Shaman
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It looks like it may be a little difficult to get instate tuition if im just going to school
Jan 3 2011 10:13PM
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gr4
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no its really easy. just go to school for a year and stay over the summer. get a utah drivers lisence, get utah plates on your car, register to vote here, get a bank account here, and dont be a dependent on your parents federal tax return.
Jan 3 2011 10:21PM
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kool.aid.man
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you wont get instate your first year. your second year you will most likely will if you spend the summer. that is what i did and my tuition dropped from about $23k to 6k, well worth it.
Jan 3 2011 10:24PM
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eheath
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Yeah, i got instate in 12 months, as long as you live in utah for 12 straight months.
Jan 3 2011 10:30PM
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Skithedeep
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where do most U of U students get their seasons passes? im having a real hard time deciding where to get mine
Jan 8 2011 7:40PM
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thisisastickup
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PC/alta
Jan 8 2011 8:18PM
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Skithedeep
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alright thanks. skied alta the other day and dont really know what could possibly top it. skiing the bird tomorrow tho
Jan 8 2011 8:36PM
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zerospinskier
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That is a good idea. Although buying day passes sucks, it is a good idea to just ski around, then you will know which resort(s) you like and want a pass at, instead of listening to everyone else.
Jan 8 2011 8:47PM
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Skithedeep
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thats what i have been doing, and my dad has been in town, so i dont have to pay for the day tickets which is really nice. as of now im pretty sure its gonna be Alta or the bird, the only thing about alta is if i have boarder friends i cant ski/ride with them, but at the same time i love not seeing a boarder all day at alta
Jan 8 2011 8:50PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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is it easy to have a typical college experience at The U? like party and stuff? just wondering cause utah seems really conservative and the whole dry campus thing.
Jan 8 2011 11:27PM
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triebby
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Yea, don't pay any attention to the dry campus/Mormons suck and control everything people. It's really not true and it won't affect your college experience.
Jan 8 2011 11:42PM
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shocker611
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seconded
Jan 9 2011 12:31AM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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k thanks. i just have this thought stuck in my head that there isnt a lot going on in SLC besides skiing. I mean i love skiing, but if i do it to much it starts to get old. but cool i didnt think The U would have much of a party scene
Jan 9 2011 3:31PM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
There are actually a surprisingly gigantic amount of people at the U/in SLC that don't ski or snowboard, or at least not like us. We are still the minority that is for sure. You might find a bunch of weekend worrier type people, but you find that anywhere remotely close to a mountain. Be assured it is still a normal college.
Jan 9 2011 3:41PM
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thisisastickup
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Whatever you guys do, don't live on campus. The dorms suck, the food sucks, the parking sucks. It's really a shitty place to live
Jan 20 2011 4:20PM
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hawaiiansteeze
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wrong. live in the dorms and meet mad kids, then get the fuck out after the first semester
Jan 20 2011 7:18PM
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Skithedeep
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me too. its the shit
Jan 20 2011 8:22PM
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