7. BYU Experience

Over halfway through the first semester of college. I always saw the college kids as being so old. It's crazy to finally be one of them. After two months of college, two months of living on my own, I am starting to understand what this whole college thing is all about. It all started coming to me a few weeks into the semester. It was 10:30 on a Tuesday, class in the morning at 9 am. As I started winding down for the night, there was a knock at the door. My roommate got the door, and in walked in 4 guys from our hall, each dressed up in shorts and t-shirts, with cleats dangling over their shoulders.

"Hey, we are getting a group together to play ultimate Frisbee. Want to come?" I looked at my roommate, and just started laughing. We suited up went out and played till midnight.

Though playing a game of late night Frisbee isn't a life changing event, it set us up in a fun yet appropriate mentality. We saw a chance to go and bond with friends from the ward, make acquaintances and friendships, some of which could last years to come. Freshman year is an important time to get good grades and learn a lot. But probably equally important is developing ones social skills, and learning how to be an enjoyable person to be around. Freshman year is about making friendships, having fun, learning a lot, and improving ones self holistically, not just intellectually.