Brigham Young University-Hawaii Top Questions

I wish I knew that I must need to be friendly and make the first move when meeting people. I thought I didn't need to make the first move to know others before. Now I realised greeting people first can make you more likely to have more friends in this school. I wish I knew the extent of isolation of this school, so I can buy more useful supplies beforehand.

When I applied to this school I was already attending another college. If there was one thing I wish I would have known about this school before is how much I would love it. If I’d known that beforehand I would have applied here from the beginning. This school is the exact thing I was looking for being an Elementary Education major the program is amazing I love being able to work towards teaching the next generation while getting to know Hawaiian culture at the same time.

Brigham Young University-Hawaii is one of the most international schools in the country. Despite knowing this prior to arriving to campus, I didn't expect to experience culture shock. Learning to work and study alongside students from Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, Russia, etc took understanding and more patience than I had anticipated. I wish I had known more about the shock that would come (both from the sheer number of international students, as well as from the Hawaiian culture) and be prepared to experience it.

There was nothing i wish i knew before i went to BYU Hawaii! It has been in incredible time. I love the professors and students. I love the moto "enter to learn go forth to serve"

I wish I had known just how expensive it was going to be to live off campus and that I had come more financially prepared to deal with that. I also believe that I would have benefitted from understanding the culture of the surrounding area more. With an understanding of these two thing I would have been more prepared to suceed.

I wish I would have known how to manage my time better, and how to better study. If I would have known how to better do those two things I would have had an easier time adjusting to my first year of school, and I could have gotten a better GPA.

I wish I had full understanding of all the culture I was getting myself into. BYU-Hawaii has the most culturally diverse undergraduate campus in the United States. I also wish I had full understanding of how expensive it is to live in Hawaii. I always knew it was expensive but, my advice would be to save up NOW. You'll thank yourself when you get to school there.

I wish I had known to sill bring some sweaters for the winter, even though it is Hawaii, you get used to the warm weather and it gets a little chilly in the winter months, nothing compared to other places but enough to wiah you brought your sweater.

I wish i had a better understanding of what my life goals were.

I wish I had known what the campus looked like, and I wish I would have visited it before I came here. College road trips should definately be taken before you decide what college you want to go to. The place and campus of an University directly affect the students. Before choosing a college we should always educate ourselves about what the university is all about before we accept the admission.

I wish I had known that the housing is not good here in Hawaii. But I like living and learning here with poeple who have same cultural and religeous value.

In all honesty there is nothing I wish I would've known. My school is quite availabe for questions, and they answered all my question seriously regardless of how important they may have sounded to others. Everytime I would call in the operaters were able to direct me to the person who would help me the best. They would always go out of their way to make sure that I had been helped; I was completely satisfied.

I just wish that I had known better about american way of studying and teaching. Studying in the U.S is way different than studying in Asian countries. I just wish that if I had come here earlier, I would have learned more things. I prefer american way of studying.

I wish I better understood how expensive the cost of living actually was.

I believe I was really prepared to go to Brigham Young University- Hawaii. I spent a lot of time researching about the area, talking to friends that already go there and students that have graduated from Brigham Young. The only things that really had me scared was the price of food in the island, it was a little more expensive than I thought. However, I was able to survive the experience of living there.

I really wish I would have been smarter in planning my education. I knew what I wanted to do, but I did not plan how I was going to get there well enough. I would have liked to know that I should look at prerequisites for graduate school a lot sooner and scheduled those in. I wish that I would known to do a pre-med minor along with my chosen degree. I wish that I would have taken advantage of the schools resources better.

When you think about the friendly, laid back spirit that encompasses the culture of Hawaii, it's hard to imagine that a campus that is deep in the heart of Hawaii would be anything different. And although BYU-h is extremely friendly, welcoming, and in many ways remains laid back, the professors definately demand a level of dedication that requires more than attendance. So I wish I had been more prepared for the amount of study, research, and ultimatley time that is required to do well here at Brighamn Young University-Hawaii.

I wish I had knew that they offered a Graphic Design Emphasis Program, because I would have enrolled in that program to start my courses.

Before i came to this school i wish i would have known how expensive living was going to be.

I wish I had known more about speaking and writing in english language beacause as of now I have still difficulty in some aspect of my english language. But I think it is not a big problem because I am improving and people said that they understand my english.