February 10, 2021
Photo by provided by Ariana Guido
Ariana Guido said she felt her beliefs and values were understood by the professors at BYUH.
Photo by provided by Ariana Guido
Ariana Guido, a senior from Simi Valley, California, transferred to BYU–Hawaii from a junior college in Southern California in 2018. Guido explained she originally came to BYUH to reconnect the distance she felt between herself and her academic journey. This distance, she said, stemmed from the lack of understanding she felt from teachers and peers who were not aware of her religion and values.
“I decided to come to BYUH because I was originally studying at a junior college in Southern California where I lived, and I just felt like I really wanted to go to a school where I felt like my beliefs were understood by my professors because I just felt that disconnect between my professors at my previous school and the students also.”