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Everything BYU and UVU students need — arriving, housing and contracts, eating cheap, making friends, and getting through the semester.
Student Halloween in Provo: The Costume, the Night, and the One Statute Worth Memorizing
Halloween 2026 is a Saturday and BYU hosts Arizona State the same day. A student guide to costumes on a budget, what is actually happening in the...
Buying a Mid-Year Housing Contract in Provo: What to Check Before You Pay
Taking over a BYU or UVU-area housing contract mid-year can be the cheapest way into a full...
Contract Season in Provo: When Student Housing Contracts Actually Change Hands
Provo's student housing contracts do not trade evenly through the year — they trade in four...
How to Sell Your BYU Housing Contract (2026 Guide)
A step-by-step guide to selling a BYU-contracted housing contract in Provo — how the...
How to Sell Your UVU-Area Housing Contract in Orem (2026 Guide)
Selling or transferring a student lease near UVU in Orem works nothing like BYU's...
BYU Devotionals and Forums, Explained: What Actually Happens at 11:05 on a Tuesday
Every Tuesday BYU closes its offices, suspends its meetings, and moves a large share of...
BYU Entrepreneurship Explained: The Machinery Behind the Startups, and the Question About Who Owns Your Idea
BYU produces founders at a rate few universities match, and most explanations stop at the...
BYU vs BYU–Idaho: Two Schools, One Church, and a Calendar You Do Not Get to Choose
The comparison usually gets framed as prestige versus affordability. The structural...
The Provo Bucket List: What to Do Before You Graduate, Ordered by When You Can Actually Do It
A bucket list is really a scheduling problem. Most Provo lists ignore that half the good...
Spring and Summer Term in Provo: The Quiet Months Nobody Warns You About
Provo empties in May and refills in September. What spring and summer term actually cost,...
Finals Week in Provo: The Testing Center, the Two Calendars, and the Hour That Catches People Out
Provo runs two finals weeks on two calendars, and the biggest single trap is a clock: the...
Finding Roommates in Provo: Why the Per-Bed Contract Changes Everything You've Been Told
Almost every national guide to finding roommates assumes you sign one lease together. Provo...
In-State Tuition in Utah: The Twelve-Month Rule, the Deadline Nobody Reads, and Why It Does Not Apply at BYU
Utah reclassifies students under Board of Higher Education policy R512 — twelve continuous...
On-Campus vs. Off-Campus Jobs: How to Actually Decide
The pay gap between campus and off-campus work is real but it is the smallest factor in the...
The Provo Dating Show: How a Student YouTube Series Became a Genre
How a BYU student's Bachelor parody became a viral YouTube series, got taken down by Warner...
The BYU Honor Code, Explained for People Who Aren't Mormon
A neutral, current explanation of the BYU Honor Code: the eight commitments as written, what...
Student Banking in Utah Valley: Credit Unions, Campus Cards, and the Mission Problem
How banking actually works for BYU and UVU students — why Utah Valley runs on credit unions...
Visiting BYU Campus: Museums, the Creamery, the Y & Parking
A visitor's guide to Brigham Young University for people who don't go there — four free...
UVU's Aviation Program: What It Is & Why Provo's Sky Is Busy
Utah Valley University trains pilots out of Provo Airport, and its flights account for...
How to Not Overpay for Textbooks at BYU & UVU (Fall 2026)
The order of operations that keeps a book list from costing $600 — syllabus first, library...
Intramurals & Club Sports at BYU and UVU: How to Actually Get On a Team
The difference between intramurals and club sports, how signing up works at each school,...
Do You Actually Need a Car as a Student in Provo?
An honest decision guide for BYU and UVU students — what campus parking really looks like,...
Welcome Week 2026 in Utah Valley: UVU's Weeks of Welcome & BYU Orientation
Verified fall 2026 dates for UVU's Weeks of Welcome (Aug 17-28) and BYU New Student...
The BYU Guide to Provo: Housing, Food, Game Days & Visiting Campus
Everything Provo.com has written about BYU in one place — housing, food near campus, game...
The First-Generation Student's Guide to UVU: You Belong Here (and Here's the Map)
41% of UVU students are the first in their families to attend college. This guide decodes...
The UVU Commuter Survival Guide: Parking, UVX & the Art of Arriving Sane
How to actually commute to UVU — permit strategy, which lots fill first, the free-transit...
The UVU Wolverines Game-Day Guide: The Den, Free Tickets & the New Big West Era
Everything you need for a Wolverine game — how students get up to five free tickets, The...
The UVU Guide: Housing, Food & Commuting
Everything Provo.com has written about UVU in one place — student guides, housing near...
UVU for Students 25 and Older: The Working Adult's Guide to Going (Back) to School
Nearly one in five UVU students is 25 or older. This is the guide for them — how UVU's...
Married & Family Student Housing at BYU (2026 Guide)
A complete guide to married and family student housing at BYU — Wymount Terrace, Wyview...
Summer Sales in Utah: A College Student's Guide
Pest control, solar, and alarm sales recruit thousands of Utah students every summer. Here's...
Moving to Provo for College: Move-In Day & Your First Week (BYU & UVU)
A practical move-in and first-week guide for new BYU and UVU students and their parents —...
How to Find Student Housing in Provo & Orem (2026 Guide)
A step-by-step guide to finding student housing in Provo and Orem — BYU approved housing vs....
UVU Student Housing: There Are No Dorms — How Renting Near UVU Actually Works
UVU has no dorms and no contracted-housing system — every student rents on the open market...
Best Study Spots in Provo & Orem
Where to actually study in Provo and Orem — library hours including the Sunday closures and...
Provo for Grad Students & Young Professionals
Life in Provo past undergrad — the four graduate institutions in the city, where...
Provo for Transfer Students: What to Expect
Everything transfer students need to know about moving to Provo — credit transfers, housing,...
Internships & Career Resources in Provo & Silicon Slopes
Finding an internship from Provo - where the employers actually are, how to get academic...
Student Meal Prep Guide: Eating Well on $200/Month
A meal prep system built for Provo — the shopping order that survives inflation, the bulk...
The International Student's Guide to Provo
Everything international students need to know about living in Provo — culture shock,...
Student Health & Wellness Resources in Provo
Every health and wellness resource available to BYU and UVU students — campus health...
BYU vs UVU: Which School Is Right for You?
An honest comparison of Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University — academics,...
Best Part-Time Jobs for Students in Provo
Where to find part-time work in Provo as a college student — the on-campus rules that decide...
How to Make Friends in Provo (Especially If You're New)
Practical advice for building friendships in Provo — whether you're a student, a transplant,...
Post-Mission Guide: Returning to Provo & BYU
Everything returned missionaries need to know about transitioning back to Provo — housing,...
UVU Student Guide: Housing, Parking, Costs & Campus Life
The complete guide to student life at Utah Valley University — campus resources, housing,...
Dating in Provo: An Honest Guide
What dating is actually like in Provo, Utah — the culture, the apps, the expectations, and...
The Complete BYU Student Guide: Everything You Need to Know
The definitive guide to student life at Brigham Young University — housing, academics,...
Your First Semester Survival Guide: BYU & UVU
Everything you need to know to survive and thrive during your first semester in Provo — from...
Student Discounts & Deals in Provo
Every student discount worth knowing about in Provo — free transit, gym access, restaurant...
Sell or buy a housing contract
The free exchange for BYU and UVU contracts — filter by school and semester, or list the one you need out of.
Start where you actually are
Four years in Provo is the same handful of problems arriving in a predictable order. Find the one you have this week.
- I just got here
- Move-in, the first two weeks, and the two welcome periods — UVU's and BYU's run a fortnight apart, which catches out almost everyone with a friend at the other school.
- Move-in day & your first week · Welcome Week · First-semester survival · How to make friends here
- I need somewhere to live
- The two systems are genuinely different: BYU runs approved contracted housing with eligibility rules, UVU has no housing at all and sends you to the open market.
- Finding student housing · UVU housing (there are no dorms) · Best apartments near BYU · Finding roommates · Married & family housing
- I need out of my housing contract
- Mission call, transfer, engagement, withdrawal. It is usually possible, and the part that costs people money is not finding a buyer — it is the paperwork nobody filed.
- The contract exchange · Selling a BYU contract · Selling a UVU-area contract · Buying one mid-year · Utah renters' rights
- I need money, or I need to spend less of it
- Jobs, discounts, textbooks, groceries, and the residency rule that decides what a year of tuition actually costs you.
- Part-time jobs · On-campus vs off-campus work · Student discounts · Not overpaying for textbooks · Eating well on $200 a month · In-state tuition: the twelve-month rule
- I need to get around
- Whether a car is worth it here, what the UVX actually solves, and where the parking rules bite.
- Do you need a car? · The UVU commuter guide · BYU campus & parking
- I need something to do this weekend
- Dating, intramurals, game days, study spots that stay open, and the list of things worth doing before you leave.
- Dating in Provo, honestly · Intramurals & club sports · UVU game day · Best study spots · The Provo bucket list
- The semester is ending and I'm not okay
- Finals, the Testing Center, the two calendars that never line up, and where to find help before it gets worse.
- Finals week survival · Student health & wellness · Spring & summer term
- I'm not a typical freshman
- Transfers, returned missionaries, international students, grad students, first-generation students, and everyone over 25.
- Transfer students · Post-mission · International students · First-generation at UVU · UVU at 25 and over · Grad students & young professionals
- I'm deciding between schools, or thinking about what comes after
- The comparison people actually want, and the first steps toward a career that mostly happens forty minutes north of here.
- BYU vs UVU · BYU vs BYU–Idaho · Internships & Silicon Slopes · Summer sales, explained · The full BYU guide · The full UVU guide
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