From Finals to Freedom

            I feel like I am an egg that got flipped out of the frying pan and into the freezer. After the stress, sleep deprivation, and overall grumpiness that Finals entails the trips to the college campuses felt as if we had been teleported to Shang Walla. Shang Walla consisted of three visits to the amazing college campuses of BYU, UvU, and U of U.

          

          Our first field trip was to BYU. My 6 hour BYU experience began with a campus tour. We trekked up to the top of the Spencer W. Kimball building where three real life college students (in their natural habitat) pointed out various buildings and explained what activities or classes happened in them. Despite the frigid air my desire to become part of the BYU tradition burned even brighter.

           

         UvU had my favorite tour guide. Her positive attitude and knowledge of the campus overcame my skepticism and gave me new perspective on UvU. The institute, class sizes, their leadership programs, honors programs, and of course Jamba juice were all facets on this newly recognized gem of a campus. I liked how the tour was mainly indoors and enjoyed seeing the colorful pipes running overhead like Giant pieces of stretched taffy.  Despite the stretched taffy overhead I didn’t get the same feeling that the college would stretch me as much as BYU would.

         I along with McKay had to swallow some (but not as much) BYU pride when we went to U of U. I must confess my views are slightly biased but I will try to give an impartial review of the campus. The Library for one was very impressive. The cool technology, plethora of white boards , and of course the womb chairs scored an 8.5 on the rector scale of awesome. The intriguing glass meeting rooms and the fact that you could write on the glass walls was definitely the highlight of the day. UofU overall appeared to be a great school and it scored high on the list of medical schools I would want to attend.

         

 

        The college campus experiences not only gave me new insights on nearby colleges but also insights into myself. I don’t know exactly what major I will be studying but I realized even more, my dream of going to medical school and becoming a doctor. However, sometimes this dream grows distant as the seemingly endless days drudge along. I need to not let what is most tempting at the moment prevent me from getting to where I want to most. By looking at the big picture and remembering that I am a son of God and that I have a special purpose in this life, life will have much more meaning.