Hiiii so i’m literally only 2 credits short in my plan for meeting the amount of credits i need to graduate and i was wondering what y’all recommend for electives that are fun and easy to fill that?

Any recommendations for professors teaching online physics 1010 and English 1010?

Any recommendations for professors teaching online physics 1010 and English 1010?

Who do you guys recommend for second level gen chem , and are there any DHA classes that you guys took that were pretty easy ?

Hi, 3 of us girls are coming down from Idaho to Utah for Halloween. Does anyone know of fun parties in Logan tonight

Planning on living off campus next year, and I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations for apartments, my budget is around $700. On the flip side are there any places I should stay away from?

I don’t think I’ve seen any flyers or announcements, and I’m going all out on my costume

Hi, I'm a freshman at USU and despite being here for only a little over two months, I am quickly realizing that it was a mistake to come here. I'm from Corvallis, Oregon, home to Oregon State University. I did grow up in the LDS Church but my family left when I was twelve or thirteen or so- however I have no resentment towards the Church and even went to church this Sunday, my family just didn't agree with everything that was taught. Prior to coming to USU, I had been to Sundance two or three times and SLC maybe twice, but that was when I was much younger.

The story of how I decided to come to USU is a long and complicated one, so I'll just jump right into it.

As far as the Church's presence, it is strong, as Cache Valley is the third-highest concentration of LDS members in the state, but it is not as "in your face" as I've seen others say. Sure, the majority of the student body is LDS, but it's not like there's temples on every corner and missionaries harassing you while you walk down the sidewalk. I can definitely see how it may feel like that to out-of-staters who have never been apart of the Church. If you are from out of state and have never been a member, do NOT come to USU. Utah has the most unique social dynamic out of any state in my opinion, and the culture shock will get to you- and I've lived in numerous different states and seen many different places.

The social scene is pretty abysmal in my opinion- growing up in Corvallis, OR, I was on the Oregon State campus pretty often in middle and high school, I always saw people walking around, going to the bars, playing games in their front yards before football games, and overall DOING things. I went to a few OSU parties or hangouts and they felt like regular, old college parties. Now, Corvallis is a small college town too, with roughly a population of 45,000 not including OSU students- which is actually smaller than Logan. But believe me, Corvallis seems like New York in the 1920's compared to Logan. The first issue with the social scene is EVERYBODY goes home on the weekends. I haven't looked it up or anything, but USU has got to have one of the lowest percentages of out of state students in the country. The vast majority of people I have met live within two hours of campus. I can't begin to tell you how many times someone has said they're going home for the weekend. Like, you're in college!?!? I don't get it. Usually campus isn't completely deserted on Fridays, but it is still pretty dead. If you walk around or drive around campus on Friday nights, you will see very few people walking around. And I'm not talking about at like midnight or later, I'm talking like nine o'clock. On Saturdays and Sundays, campus is an absolute ghost town. I live directly across the street from the ARC (the main gym) and when I'm bored I look outside the window and I seldom see a single soul walking down Aggie Boulevard, the Main Street of campus.

As far as parties, the two main frats Pike and Sigma Chi often throw parties that are dry events 99% of the time, and they are pretty dogshit parties in my opinion- they BLAST white girl music so it's virtually impossible to talk to anybody, people are either jumping up and down like a middle school dance or talking to their group of friends in a corner with their backs turned. I have been to a few small "parties" in different buildings such as the Factory and 800 Block , and they are easily the worst parties I have ever been to in my life. The music is usually horrible, if people aredrinking, they're probably slowly sipping low ABV seltzers so everybody is basically completely sober, and worst of all, no one is outgoing and approaches other people beside the group of friends that they came with, so meeting new people at parties is like trying to move a mountain. Other than the terrible frat parties and tiny apartment kickbacks, there are basically no other options. Like I said above, I grew up in a small town- my high school was about 1,000 kids, but we turned up more than people do here, no doubt about it. Also there is ZERO nightlife in Logan, there's one measly bar and it is rare to see people walking on the sidewalks.

My whole life, I thought of college as a hyper-social environment where people are outgoing and courageously approaching new people. But USU is far from that. People seem to be very content with either going home for the weekend or sticking with their small group of friends. I don't know if cliquey is the right word, I would just say lame, honestly. I have gone out of my way time after time to approach strangers and strike up conversations, and it nearly always ends after a couple of minutes. Even if it doesn't, and I get their phone number or socials or something, they either ignore my texts or make excuses for not being able to do something.

The academics are solid, there definitely are some dud professors but I think that would be found anywhere. The student employees working on-campus jobs are total retards in my experience, they're never able to help you with ANY questions you have. Again, that probably exists at every university. On the note of questions, every process is so damn complicated here for no reason, whether it's signing up for intramurals, something with a class of yours, or registering or signing up for anything, it'll take you a bit to figure it out, unless you're extremely "type A". Like, just to sign into Canvas you have to go to an authenticating app on your phone and put in a verification code... it's the most annoying shit ever because you have to do it every single time you log in with your USU email. Get ready to pull your phone every five minutes during class!

As far as girls, there are plenty of good-looking girls here but the vast majority of them either are traditional LDS and wear capris, are blonde with harsh spray tans and are very basic (could be LDS or not), or try to be "indie" and wear beanies and listen to Noah Kahan. If you're from the West Coast, it's an absolutely brutal market. Going off of that, most of the girls won't bat an eye at you if you don't play lacrosse and wear two-inch inseam shorts and have fluffy blonde hair, which is what most of the guys are like. I've noticed a lot of the guys I've met seem kind of competitive in a sense, I can't describe it but they're not very friendly. The strong LDS members are very friendly, and like I said I have zero hate towards the Church, but my personality is just not compatible with hardcore members. All power to 'em though.

I have met some people that have more of an alternative, West Coast feeling to them, but even then there's usually still an Utah, Mormon feel to them. Utah really is a bubble, especially up here. Even the non-members and hell, even the people who DO drink and party still have a bizarre Utah influence on them. Trust me. I think my only hope of making good friends is meeting out of state people, which as I said, there are very few of them. Besides Idaho, which doesn't really count. And I don't mean to sound pretentious, I wasn't some emo, stoner kind of person in high school, I played sports and did all of the normal activities, but where I'm from people have much more of an edge to them. Like, people here don't even know who Ken Carson is. And if you wear baggy jeans or anything slightly alternative, people will stare at you.

Lastly the traffic is fucking HORRID in Logan. I'm not totally sure why, considering Logan is only about 50,000 people, maybe it has something to do with the lack of a freeway that goes north? I haven't bothered to look into it, but I have genuinely never seen worse traffic in my entire life besides big cities like LA and New York. No matter where you go, you will be sitting at a light or stop sign for at least a couple of minutes. Even on the most random neighborhood streets. And if you ever need to go on Main Street, forget about it. Going a couple of miles takes at least fifteen minutes. I don't mean to be a whiner, but it does start to annoy you. You can't get anywhere without a damn caravan of cars parading down every street.

Overall, I think there are definitely worse places to be than USU, but if you are from out of state or have not been a member of the LDS Church before, I strongly discourage coming here. If you are from Utah or are an LDS member, I think you'd do just fine here. If anyone who's thinking about coming here has any questions, let me know.

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So basically, I am thinking about committing to USU for my Graduate program next year (fall 2025) and was wondering what everyone’s experience is like? For context, I’ve lived my whole life out in the deserts of SoCal and have never even been to Utah (will definitely visit before committing), let alone left my state. but I just want to know if it’s a school people would recommend. I got a pretty sick offer for the school and while I have other options, I am leaning towards attending USU. I’m also a bit nervous as I am far from religious and I am also a woman of color. I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m just curious if Utah is enjoyable. Are there a lot of events for students? Is it hard to make friends? Is it boring? Tbh I really don’t know what to expect.

I’m looking at classes to fulfill my Breadth Life Science and Breadth Physical Science credits for next semester. Does anyone have any recommendations? I’m looking for classes that are interesting and not insanely difficult. Thanks!

I'm wanting to stay at LLC as a freshman for Fall 2025 and is going to apply in January, I really want the get the small private room, but I don't know if I'll get it or not.

Just walking on campus with my friends to have a f-150 shit box pull up to yell white power multiple times at my friend who is a POC and drive off. I was too in shock to even process a plate or anything. I was told racism was common here before even attending usu. But to see it this outwardly is insane. That gets you shot in places.

Anybody know of how long it’s taking currently to get a checkride? Realistically. I am really not looking to travel for mine. I’m pretty in-the-dark about it right now flying part 61. I heard the list over at Utah is 60 students but I don’t know if that applies to me. Thank you for any perspective.

I was wondering if anyone knew any good places to study inside on the weekends. Everything seems to be closed on Sunday for some reason.

I have an appointment to take my aleks exam on tuesday, and i only need a score of 14 to make it into my required math class for my major… one of my friends said getting a 14 is SUPER easy, and i shouldn’t worry about it… i haven’t done math since high school over 3 years ago… should i be worried? how easy is the exam?

How does the school view Grammarly? I used it but am nervous to hand in my paper. I used it to refine my wording

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Has anyone done stats completely online? Would you recommend 2 days of zoom or strictly online. Totally online is professor bates Zoom x2 days is professor Keyes

Hi everyone, I’m asking for a male friend of mine who’s looking for a place in Cache County, Utah, that offers waxing services for men, specifically near private areas. He’s interested in finding someone professional who is comfortable with male clients.

If anyone has recommendations or knows of places nearby that provide this, please let me know. Thanks!

Anyone take online classes from Professor Rebecca Bates? It’s the only one offered and I’ve been out of school for many years. Just wondering what I’m walking into

My son is considering usu for engineering. He is bringing in a bunch of credits from a year of early college but won't have Calc 2 this year. He could pretty much skip his first year and go directly into second year except for Calc 2 being the prerec to almost everything. My question is are most first/second year engineering classes offered both semesters or are they only in certain semesters. Thanks

Hi. My son is thinking of applying to the school specifically because this program is ideally exactly what he wants to do. Our concern is that the degree is pretty restrictive though, and that he might not be able to get a job if he can’t find something specifically for outdoor products, does anyone have more information about the program? Thanks in advance.

Is there any place to do CrossFit style workouts on campus? The Arc staff recommended the second floor playground, but it’s pretty useless. Does the fieldhouse have anything better or is this a lost cause?

Follow up question….are there any Peleton bikes on campus? My last campus had a few.

I'm a freshman and didn't realize how fast they would go. I have been looking everywhere. I'm willing to pay more for the ticket, I got friends going and I dont want to miss out. Anything helps, thanks.

I’m no architect, but a mechanical engineer major so close enough. I took an architecture class and one thing I remember about residential floorplans is to place or orient the bathroom to be inconspicuous. If you have people in the living room, you don’t want the bathroom opening into common areas, you want it down a hallway. That’s also why the toilet and shower are often behind the door if possible. If someone tries to come in, there’s still a little buffer to stop them.

When you go to public restrooms in Walmart or whatever, they have those s-bend walls to walk around for privacy. The ones by the elevators in the library have a direct line of sight when the door is open to bounce off the mirror straight to the urinals. I think the one by the TSC has a similar line of sight without the mirror straight at the urinal. I don’t make it to many other buildings, but the engineering building is a little better. It’s a long line parallel to the door.

Has anyone noticed this, or is it just me?

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Hi there, I’m gonna be attending USU soon and I was wondering what’s the reason to go into the Honors program? Is it a bit of a big commitment and time sink where the pros don’t really outweigh the cons?

Also, I read somewhere that you don’t need to be in the honors program with the honors housing? What’s that about? Thanks in advance!