I DIDN'T GET IN TO BYU. Did you hear me? Did I say it loud enough? I DIDN'T GET IN TO THE ESTEEMED BYU. But you know what? It's okay. I was so shocked and sooo sad when I recieved my rejection email. (BTW who sends this crap via email??? Can someone say tacky? Anyways...) My whole family was so shocked because I really should've gotten in. I'm not trying to brag, but my test scores and gpa were so dang far above average. I had a long list of extracirriculars and volunteer work, and we all know I wrote some bomb essays. So yeah, we were shocked. I was thrown for a loop because I had planned on BYU for so long. But I discovered that the Lord had something even better in store for me.
I know the uber-Mormons out there reading this will think I am just trying to make myself feel better. To some of you out there, BYU is literally the only school in the world that exists for Mormons. But guess what? There are other schools besides BYU! BYU is not for everyone!! I wish I had realized that before I suffered the heartbreak of rejection.
Luckily, I had already applied to Utah State University and been admitted (with a very nice scholarship... just sayin BYU). A mere week after I was rejected from BYU, I got a letter inviting me to USU's "A Day". I was not really ready or excited to think about other schools at the time, but my mom took initiative and signed me up to go visit USU on A Day. My spirits were so low before I went up there. I had no clue what I was going to do with my life. I was so sad that I wouldn't be in Provo with my brother, and only half an hour from my sister in SLC. I couldn't believe the Lord didn't have the same plan as me. I thought it was cruel that He wanted to take me from my family like that.
Then I attended A Day.
Wow. Wowowowow. I LOVED IT. I loved it like I had never loved a college before! I loved it more than I ever loved BYU. I felt at home. In just one day, I seriously felt at home. I fit in so well. Everyone was so friendly and I made friends in that short time. The vibe there was just so different than BYU. I won't try to put down BYU because I know it's a great school! But it was so obvious to me that USU was a better fit for me than BYU. God knew that. He also knew that I was too stubborn to look at other schools besides BYU. I am SO grateful now that I was rejected from BYU because I know Utah State is the place for me. So if you feel the need to tell me you're "sorry I didn't get in", save it! I don't need to hear it. Because I'm not sorry one bit.
I know some of you won't believe that, because BYU is "The Lord's school" or whatever it is you people believe... but I don't care. I don't care if you don't believe me because I am so dang happy now. I cannot wait to be up at Utah State! I already have a countdown on my phone for the first day of school. (It's 127 days in case you were wondering..) CRAZY!! I was never one of those girls. I always dreaded the first day of school, and now I am counting down! Who the heck am I?! It's a change but it's a glorious one!! I have a renewed testiomony in the Lord and His plan for all of us. I am so grateful for that.
Well now that I am done with that sappy stuff, here is the good stuff. My pictures from the adventurous weekend in Utah.
Take a look at that beautiful campus!! Can't wait to call it home. <3
The ever beautiful Logan Temple. Fun fact: My great great great (something) grandpa Marriner W. Merrill was the first temple president there! How neat is that? (That's pretty neat.) So it's nice to know that I have some old family ties to Logan.
After Logan, I went and stayed in Provo with my best friend Katie Cotton. She and her darling boyfriend (who I'm totally rooting for go Cameron #TeamCameron) took me to the Color Fest at the Radha Krishna temple. It was insane. So much fun. I washed purple out of my hair for a week. Also, thanks to the guy who threw purple in my mouth because I still have two stains on my teeth from that. IT ACTUALLY STAINED MY TEETH. But it was totally worth it.
I FRICKIN LOVE YOU, KATIE.
Don't get me wrong, nothing will ever beat a good ole Texas sunset. But I sure do love those Utah sunsets over the mountains.
So now you know the update on my future. I hope you're as excited as I am for the future!
