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Only at BYU...

...do you see the Tree of Life drawn in sidewalk chalk on the ramp up to campus.

...do you see people in long short and shirts with sleeves in 115-degree weather.

...do you see more hipsters in one day than if you spent a month in California.

...can you walk barefoot without worrying about what kinds of needles you're going to step on.

...does the idea of a crazy dance party involve dubstep and some kind of soda.

...do you get shunned (or handed a razor) at the Testing Center if you have anything more than a 5 o'clock shadow (if you're a dude).

...is it cool to be a Cougar :)

...is it not weird to graduate from undergrad programs at 25.

...is it shocking and yet hilarious when a swear slips out of a professor's mouth.

...is there a distinction between "married" and "single" student housing.

...do they care where you live.

...can talking about kissing in class make people giggle.

...can you have sacrament meeting in the same building you have a class in.

...can your chemistry teacher relate class to the Book of Mormon.

...can someone go on multiple dates in one day and not be called a player (usually).

...are leggings immodest.

...do you have to go off-campus to get something caffeinated.


There are so many unique things about BYU...and I love it here!  I'm so glad for the education I'm getting here, for the lifelong friends I've made, and for all the fun and crazy and awesome experiences I've had and will continue to have until I graduate! :)

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