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There are trees on the campus! They're actually beginning to turn fall colors now so it's quite beautiful (I believe there is a bright yellow one that makes an appearance in the video actually). I wouldn't say the campus itself has what one would consider "woods" but there are certainly lots of woods if you go a little ways up the canyons or if you go for a hike in the Wasatch!

best of luck!

That's so exciting! Sure what questions do you have?

@@nancysohlberg8150 Could I join school clubs in spring semester?

So happy to hear that @lucypeifer1880! Thank you for your comment!

just tell me where to sign @Brighten Jiang 😂

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Yup! My bedroom had one big window that opened and had a shade.

Hey Emma, to answer your questions: I would say most students here are not LDS; however, there is still a substantial number of LDS students attending the U. Every class I've taken I've become aware that some of my classmates were LDS, but in my experience if you're not LDS the religion has very little impact on your life. Also, I get the impression that a lot of the religious students here are a bit more chill about it than in other areas of Utah if that makes sense. Certainly the vibe of the school is not conservative. I'm sure you could find folks that are, but that will happen at almost any large university. There are lgbtq resources! The lgbt resource center holds events quite often, and ones that people would actually want to go to like climbing nights at the climbing wall here on campus. The dorms vary from person to person. It was the first year of covid when I was a freshman, so I never experiences freshman housing and have heard mixed reviews. I think the freshman housing is very standard of a state college and your level of enjoyment is gonna come from how well you get on with your roommate(s) which is unfortunately really hard to predict. I will say if you plan to join the honors college the honors housing is extremely satisfactory. I really enjoyed my time in the dorms sophomore year (as seen in the video). The biggest downside to the dorms is the lack of them. Spots fill up insanely fast and parking is scarce. There is intense construction to expand both housing and parking happening right now though, so it does look like those things should improve. With such a big school overall vibes are hard to pin down, but I've mentioned before that outdoor recreation is a common theme here. Hope this helps with your decision!

I would say living off campus can definitely be cheaper than living on campus if you don't have a housing scholarship (which I'm assuming graduate students don't typically get). Finding a good, inexpensive place off campus is the tricky part and can take some patience. Best of luck in your searches!

@@nancysohlberg8150 thank you so much !

College is a major investment for most people and whether or not it is worth the money depends heavily on the person and their unique situation. The faculty and quality of education here are very good from my experience, but I haven't taken many courses through the college of engineering. I will say that I've found the textbook to be a more satisfactory learning tool than the lecture for most of the pure math courses I've taken (with one notable exception which happens to be the DE class in this video) but such a preference can also vary depending on the person. The university is so big that there's fantastic faculty doing cool research in every department, so outside of courses there also exists tons of opportunities to do research which is what makes the quality of education at this university extremely good for sufficiently motivated students in my opinion.

Thank you so much for your response you just cleared up my confusion. I had several other questions but I feel uncomfortable asking here. However, I am bothering you for no reason thought a current student would help me answer such questions rather than paying an Agent.

There's definitely a big outdoor-recreation scene here, which I guess is not super surprising, but coming from Philadelphia the shift was pretty dramatic for me. My experience has been that almost everyone you meet here has spent a great deal of their life doing some form of outdoor recreation if not several different forms (skiing/snowboarding probably the most common one, but there's also a lot of climbing, mtb, hiking, etc.). These sorts of activities are a common interest for so many students and crop up in conversation with a regularity that I have never experienced before. I've found myself really enjoying that aspect of this school. That's really the one overarching vibe I can pin point. Outside of that, it is a state school with over 20,000 students so there are more types of folks than you could ever meet. Your interests (academic and nonacademic) will bring you together with more specific groups and the nice thing about the size of the school is that even if your interests are pretty niche there will almost certainly be other people here who share them. A more general example I can offer would be the honors college. I'm taking one of their classes this semester and so many of the students in the class have a true love for learning, so there's this excited flurry of questions and eagerness to share research that exists and is such a joy to be a part of. Hopefully that's somewhat helpful to you in your college search!

I myself am not an international student so I can't speak much on their experiences at the U but there does appear to be a large group of international students here which would suggest to me there are help resources available. The few international students I have spoken with have been graduate students and I suspect their experiences are pretty different from that of an undergraduate, but they've said good things. As far as the cost of living in Utah, that is going to vary greatly based on what scholarships/aid you get from the university and also what kind of a life you are looking to live.

@nancysohlberg8150 Thanks for your answer, I'm going to get a fully sponsored regarding tuition fee. I'm just asking for my living. Like how much a budget dorm rent would cost,grocery shopping, and a weekend trip. Is $ 1500 a month beside rent enough?

Thank you and great question! The lack of bustle in this video is both a window into my personality and the fact that it was a Friday. The dining hall was empty at breakfast because it was so early in the morning. After 8:30am it gets quite populated, and you'll notice I didn't have lunch or dinner in the dining hall because it gets pretty packed during those times which I shy away from. The first class I attended was empty for a similar reason; it's an 8:30am class so if there's not an in-class exam, most students opt to sleep in and just watch the recorded lecture at a later time (something the pandemic has made possible for better or for worse). The next class I chose to watch the lecture live through zoom, but had I attended the class in-person you would have seen a very lively lecture hall packed with 300 other students (which again, I shy away from). The majority of the footage you see where I'm walking around campus is either in the early morning (very few people out and about) or in the afternoon, and campus is always quiet on Friday afternoons. So in summary, the lack of crowds in this video is not an accurate depiction of the general atmosphere on campus! I will also say, I'm from the East Coast as well and actually never visited in person. In fact, I did my entire Freshman year virtually from my home in PA; the first time I was on campus was to move into the dorms my sophomore year! And I absolutely love it here. Hope this lengthy response is helpful, and thanks again for your comment!

Thanks so much!!!!

Anyone can eat in the dining halls, there's a desk where you pay before you enter (where I scanned my ID in the video). Only students living in the dorms have access to full meal plans (up to 21 meals a week) but there are commuter meal plans that anyone can purchase that have options up to 7 meals a week. Meal plans make eating at the dining hall easier because you can just scan your ID upon entering. Paying using a credit card is doable but it takes some time and is a bit annoying. The Union food court will likely be a more satisfactory non-meal-plan option if you want to purchase meals on campus.

Thanks Colin! Great to see your comment!

Heck yeah! Thanks for your comment!

I got an admit for a master's program in the uofu David Eccles business school. Is the weather and air quality not a problem over at SLC?

@@MrBunny53 there is an intermittent inversion that causes the air quality to suffer a little bit from time to time for sure. You can get out of the valley and up in the mountains tho and escape it. Weather isn’t a problem at all though!

Glad you enjoyed it! At the time of the video I was mostly working with an air quality instrument that my group owns, it was not functioning when I joined so I was getting it back up and running. Good luck with Ochem in the spring!

@@nancysohlberg8150 Oh I see. Did you succeed in getting it to work?

Yes! As of now I have (knock on wood)

So happy to hear the video was helpful to you Jason! Hope you enjoy your time at the U!

Glad to hear that! I have not gone to uvu so I can't be of much help with any sort of comparison. I do know that the U is closer to SLC which could be more convenient.

Not sure, but I have full intentions of making more!

@@nancysohlberg8150 we all are looking forward for the next vlog! no pressure ❤️

Yes there are! I believe all residences on campus have kitchens, some buildings have kitchens in each individual apartment (like you see in my video) and some dorms have community kitchens on each floor or hallway. There are a couple of off campus residences that are managed by the university, and those I believe are similar and also have some sort of kitchen available.

That's so cool 邢平 ! Thank you for your comment!

Thank you! I was wondering if someone would notice it. A masterpiece of a series.

So glad you enjoyed the video Gotam, and congratulations on the acceptance 🎉

@@nancysohlberg8150 thankyou

I actually have many things to ask about the university, so will you help me in them?

I'll do my best to answer any questions you have. It's also worth looking at the other comments to see if anyone asked one of your questions if you haven't done so already.

Hey Kavya, 1. The food is not free. You have to either buy it directly when you get it, or you have to buy a meal plan that will allow you to get a certain number of meals throughout the week or semester. This link www.housing.utah.edu/dining/ will show you the different meal plans you can get. 2.You also have to buy the textbooks for your classes. The university has an online textbook system where it will immediately enroll you for the online textbooks you need for your classes that semester, which can be nice because you don't have to remember to get them. The online textbooks they enroll you for are also much cheaper than buying physical books yourself, and they will automatically charge you for them with your tuition. If you want, you can "opt out" and just buy your own textbooks but most people just stick with the automatic ones. 3. I bought the bike. The university doesn't provide free bikes for students. You can presumably rent a bike by the day from the life center but they have been out of stock recently and I don't know when they will have them again. But you would still have to pay for them per day. 4. You can leave the university campus at any time, no need to ask for permission! 5. If you live on campus and get housing through the university, there are options to get your own room but they can be hard to get as they are very competitive. As you saw in the video, I had my own room but shared a common area and bathroom. If you do get your own room, you will almost always be at least sharing a bathroom. They have maybe a handful of rooms accross the whole campus where you can get your own room and bathroom, so it's very unlikely to get one. Hope that helps!

@@nancysohlberg8150 okay, thank you for answering all my questions. It is great that you put some time to reply. All of these are helpful to me. Thank you.

Thank you! I hope you like it here too!

I don't know too much about the computer science department but I do have a couple of friends who are CS majors and from what I've seen they haven't had any issues finding academic opportunities, but apart from that I unfortunately can't offer much more help. One thing I will say is that the U is a state school and also a research university, so there will be opportunities for its students. I wish you the best with your college search!

@@nancysohlberg8150 thanks, will probably be there in fall 2022

Hey Diego, here is a link to the estimated rates for on-campus apartments next academic year (2022-2023): www.housing.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2022/04/Apartments-Lassonde-RGB.pdf The room I had was a 4-person single at the MHC, so on this rate sheet it looks like its estimated to be $9622 for the whole academic year. Hope you enjoy your visit!

@@nancysohlberg8150 Thank you very much for your answer. Excuse the question, how much is the average monthly expense between rent and food? Would you recommend paying for food inside the university?

Here is a link to the estimated rates for meal plans next academic year: www.housing.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2022/05/RGB-Dining-copy-copy.pdf and then you can combine the price for whichever meal plan you would like with the price for the room and that should give you a pretty accurate estimate of the total price you'd be looking at. If you plan on living on campus I would highly recommend getting a meal plan if you are able just because it's extremely convenient and can save a lot of time which is so valuable. Also, most of the housing options require residents to have a meal plan anyway.

Thank you for your comment, and Congratulations! That's a big deal! I'm honored you chose to revisit the vlog :) Hopefully you felt re-energized afterwards for that essay 💪

Hi! How were you able to receive a full ride? Did you have to apply to anywhere in particular?

Thanks for watching!

Haha that's awesome! Thank you!

So happy to heat that! Thank you for your comment, and best of luck!

@Nancy thank you so much🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏

From what I've seen there are TONS of opportunities for student employment on campus! I think essentially everyone I know is employed on campus in some way. I myself work in a research group and I know several other people who do as well. The university also has several research institutes and labs that are a part of the campus, and a good many people work at those. The university also has a major hospital that a lot of students work at. For non-academic jobs, I know students who find work through our sports facilities: front desk, referee, lifeguard, etc. One can also get a job through housing and residential (if you're an RA you can get free housing). There are of course also jobs offered to students through each individual department. For chemistry, I know one can work in the stock room or as a TA. I also know the business school offers jobs to students that can also function as part of their degree! There are probably more, but these are what I can think of!