I will admit, once upon a time I gave this school ...

I will admit, once upon a time I gave this school a 5-star rating. When I started school there in 2011 and even as I attended the school after my mission in 2015, this school had my highest respect.However, with the changes in policy, removal of some of the leading programs in the country, and after working for 2 years in one of the school's departments as a peer adviser, I can give you some real information as to how detrimental the new changes have been to the University. A quote given by President Eyring states "The essence of BYU-Idaho .... is the individual investment of faculty in the lives of everyday students." It is a wonderful quote from President Eyring, but when "where the rubber meets the road", the individual does not feel or benefit they are hollow words. I had the opportunity to physically be in meetings where faculty of the University told us our purpose as peer advisers were to help the students to where they could "enter the University, and get out as soon as possible." This doesn't seem like a devotion to helping the individual to me. I witnessed too many students being forced to take classes they didn't need, being neglected when searching for help, and even being forced to transfer, drop out, or leave for mistakes made by the University. I saw policies change in order to make the school's programs look better to the rest of the world, while the students graduating were being unprepared in their careers. It hurts my heart to see a school that held such a dear place in my heart become a place of neglect to those seeking a quality education. If you are looking for a University where the policy is established for helping the students, the local legislature doesn't monopolize when it comes to housing, and you can find security in your future career...Brigham Young University-Idaho is not it.