Nate Byrd, Class of 2022

I chose BYU because I was heavily influenced to attend by my family, friends, and church. I do not feel represented here. BYU is very segregated between races. There is a Multicultural Student Office, but their resources are minimal and there is nothing specific for Black students. There is a Black Student Union, but we support each other 😂. The school is not involved in supporting us. BYU is absolutely not supportive of students of color with other marginalized identities. There are individual faculty members who are supportive if you know where to find them, but University policy has a dress code and a ban on LGBTQ+ dating. I would love it if there was a space where Black Students could gather together. I would also love to see a system put in place to report and address racism and discrimination on campus. If you do decide to come here, find the Black Student Union and make that your community. There is a lot of pressure here to assimilate, so if you find your community quickly it will save you a lot of discomfort and trauma. Good luck!