hello hows it going?
its going great you?
doing so good what did you do today?
nothing so far its acutally in the morning right now for me soo
whattt where are you?
Thailand
no way for what???
I grew up here?
oh really? that is so cool
I guess?
I want to visit Thailand and Cambodia do you not think its cool that you are from Thailand?
I am not from Thailand I grew up in Thailand
oh gotcha
I mean living here your entire life makes it less exciting I guess
sorry I immediately just assumed you were Thai
Nah It's fine
So are you going to BYU?
Yup I am super excited are you a current student there?
Yes I am a senior
do you have any advice for me?
hmm
I'll be starting the coming fall semester
I do but you should ask me questions so I can answers you specifically
What are some classes that I should take or you recommend?
hmmm first what are you interested in?
I plan on majoring in special education mild disabilities but i love sports
oooh that is really cool! ok well I am in the technology field so I can't give you any specific advice on that major but I can give you some generals class advice
Yes please
so have you heard about American Heritage? sorry i respond slow. I am doing other things at the time
I've heard of it but I don't know what that is
so its a class that everyone at BYU dreads its a lot of reading and its a general class that everyone needs to take and it can be really hard for people who dont care or know too much about American hitory lots of writing and reading so my advice to you is that if you can I would concurrently take that at UVU if you want to have an easier, less stressful class and get good grades if that matters to you
How would you do that though?
all you have to do is just enroll to UVU and transfer the credit to BYU its really easy just some paper work, but its worth it if you dont want to suffer for 3 month in a semester and worrying about American heritage at BYU
Is there a prerequisit to the class? like I can only take it after my freshman year or requirements like that?
no there isn't no requirements at all most of the general classes dont have requirement
is there a way to get out of that class with ap credits?
I don't think so
aww.... but it is a required class to take?
yes you have to take that class to graduate or you can take 2 other classes in place of that but I dont remember what they are
I see...
yes sorry if i burst your bubble or anything
not really
I just want to give you my opinions and my experiences. but because its just one opinion please take it with a grain of salt
i just don't like american history a whole lot got it any other suggestions?
I have loads hahaha Ill be back real quick bathroom....... hey im back do you have any other questions?
ummmmmmmm
well let me ask you more questions then
sure
so I can pick your brain
sounds good to me
why did you choose to go to BYU?
it offers really good education for an affordable price and it's kind of been my dream since middle schoo; Now I am also really hyped about some of BYU's sports teams I am looking forward to seeing them myself
oh wow I have never thought about that. I grew up here in Provo so I never really cared about BYU but the cheap tuition. I understand what you mean by its not as cool if you grew up in it
yeah I have never been to the states
oh wow
so I know I'll be in for a big culture shoc
did you go to an american school in Thailand?
i attend an international school it is american curriculumed though
got you. what place are you living at when you get here?
I'm on the waiting list for the heritage currently
oh yeah I heard there is a huge list for that so heres the deal with that heritage halls and those other freshmen housing is great for meeting new friends at your stage in life and you will have a blast! but I've heard that its more fun to live at places other than the ones BYU offers if you want to find a more private living style
I think for the first year I want to try BYU housing simply because I am extremely introverted and without forced interaction I just won't but after that I think that sounds like something I would do
ahhh I like that you are putting yourself out side of your comfort zone. That is really important in college because if you want to make friend or excel in something you have to go out of the comfort zone
Freshmen year might be the only year I actively go out of my comfort zone though
I hope not my friend I hope that when you make changes you will be able to keep those changes
I plan on trying but even now in school I am rather forgetable ? so people tend to leave me out by accident
aww I hate it when people do stuff like that I am shy too but from my mission I learned to be more extroverted which I am thankful. Have you thought about going on a mission?
I have but I don't like the thought of having to leave after one year of college education but I am considering it did you get to learn another language for your mission?
Yes I did I learned Khmer XD
Wow I wonder how similar it is to Thai
its pretty similar like it is with spanish and enlglish same idea
that is so cool
thank you I also speak korean because I am from Korean haha
I want to learn how to speak korean
why is that?
I love a lot of korean variety shows and I am currently a bit addicted to k-pop
oh hahaha that is awesome! What shows do you like to watch?
knowing bro, running man also weekly idol
running man is classic
it is
Why did your family raise you in Thailand?
my dad works here in thailand but i am from taiwan
oh cool! What does your dad do in Thailand?
financial manager
a numbers guy huh? you must get some of that trait because you want to go in to math education right?
nope
oh what did you want to study again?
special education
oh thats right
i am considering if it is worth double majoring though
it might be what about special education interest you?
my school has a special education class I was assigned to work as a teacher's aide in that class I found that it was a lot of fun working with the students in that class
that is really cool. I grew up with a friend whose parents worked with handicapped adult and we would have them over all the time and we played wii bowling all the time with them and it was so fun!
It is a lot of fun to work with people with disabilities
it definitely is and its very rewarding. You are going into a great field my friend
thank you!
if you didnt do special education what would be your other option?
something in finance or accounting
after your dad huh?
yup