I recently just changed universities. I went from my small home town college – Idaho State University to a slightly bigger Brigham Young University – Idaho or as most people know it by BYU-I. In this article I will provide 5 main reasons why I chose to go from a Bengal to a Cougar.
Most people in the world associate Brigham Young University-I (or even Ricks as it use to be called) for being a church school. I believe about 80-90% are mormons, but I am not sure. I am a mormon and I have been waiting to extend my spirituality more than I have while at home. It has nothing to do with teachers at ISU.
Also, people will mention that BYU-I is also known by reputation for being the “Marriage Capitol” of the world. I hope to someday find a potential spouse from BYU-I. Plus not only are there Mormon guys, but also RM’s – (in the LDS church RM are an acronym based off of the words Returned Missionary. That Means the gentleman went on a 2 year mission to serve the Lord.
Going away to school or to a university when it’s less than an hour away is somewhat pointless. I have been going to ISU for almost 2 years and it takes 30 minutes to get to my home. Not to mention I still live at home with my parents (yes, I know it’s shocking) but, that’s all I could afford at that particular moment. In my head, when I think about college I think about all the mistakes, late nights, phone calls, parties, budgeting, going to classes, snapchatting instead of doing homework, and most of all learning how to adult. I haven’t had the ultimate College experience and I desperately want to even though I may regret saying that later, it definitely is true.
I hope we all grew up to that song! I remember it used to be my favorite bedtime story/ song. Currently, in my home my mother is fighting a form of cancer. It has been around her work for this week so she is staying at home and working. Lately, I owe her a lot of money for insurance and other reasons. I am trying to pay her quickly but it’s really hard when you financially are all ready having problems. I don’t want my relationship with my Mother, whom I adore completely, to go South.
Last but not least…
I am almost 20 years old and most young adults my age have moved out, bought a car, a nice laptop, have a WHI Page and a Facebook pages that they post to regularly and are almost done with their Bachelor’s degree or they are even MARRIED at 19 ish. I am ready to move out and spread my wings to fly away and to experience what it means to have an open mind.
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