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Originally Posted by alicia.b.
I am from Arizona (East Valley Area) and thinking about attending BYU Idaho. I had a few questions:
What is there to do other than outdoor things?
Are there places to shop other than Walmart?
How far away is the closest large city?
I'm scared that I am going to go crazy in a small town!!
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Alicia.b,
I would ask you to have an honest discussion with yourself about why you want to attend BYU-Idaho. Not that it is any of our business, it is for your to be more clear in what you want in your life during college. Most people who attend college in Rexburg know why they selected Rexburg.
I agree asking questions is wise. Cleosmom has given you a good suggestion. I'd second it and find out what the City of Rexburg as well as BYU-Idaho say on their websites. Also, see if you can learn the name the of the campus newspaper. You may learn more and how to get connected with people who either attend school there now or have. I'd recommend utilizing your interests and contacts you have now to learn if similar interests or organizations exist in Rexburg.
My honest observation is college is a very individualized experience. Sometimes what we think will bother us really isn't the issue. What do you want to do with your life? What degree do you hope to obtain from college? What made you even consider Rexburg, if you are worried about living in a city of about 25-30K residents? If you want to attend BYU, what about Provo? Utah County has about 750K residents.
How about colleges in AZ?
How will you pay for college? Has BYU-Idaho offered a scholarship and other schools haven't? How often do you need to go home, or how often do you think you might want to go home to visit? Will you need to work while attending college? All of these factors and so many more have to be considered when selecting where you want to spend your college years.
While I don't know anything about you or your life goals, perhaps it would be beneficial for you to review different univerisities/colleges where you may have similar opportunities. If BYU-Idaho is the top university for you and you are sure what you want in life, the population won't be your greatest concern.
I took the time to answer this as I've received degrees from 3 different universities, and additional training in other locations. From my life I've learned one has to know why you want to be at any particular university in any city or state to have it be a satisfying experience for you.
Everyone university has positives and negatives about it. What the strengths/weakness of any school are not always seen the same for any two students.
Take time now to prioritize what is most important for you. If you find yourself still looking at Rexburg, please feel free to post more questions. However, in general, most people who post here don't attend BYU-Idaho full-time (or at least as students). So our observations, recommendations and suggestions may not be the latest or best source of information for you right now.
The flip side of that is if you decide to attend school at BYU-Idaho, perhaps you could post on this board some information or links regarding BYU-Idaho for others who are also searching for information. I'd welcome someone who has direct knowledge to make it available here so other potential students reading this might be able to connect sooner with the most acurate sources of information.
Good luck with your additional research. Please post back here and let us - and others who visit this thread- know what you learned.
MSR
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