Time

The DCP applications came out a little while ago and just closed for spring of 2015. I know this only because I follow every DCP page you could think of on social media lol. It's made me think a ton about time in general. My mom and I went to a Utah State convention thingy in lone tree. We learned a ton of information, and the road of getting there got a little bit brighter. I could see my mom really giving the idea of it a chance. I trust her when she says she's gunna do everything she can to help me get in. We learned that in order to gain instate tuition for the last three years, I would have to stay in Utah for a full 365 days (minus the 30 days they give you for wiggle room) to gain residency. This puts a draw back for my college program. I had hoped that once I had gotten my acceptance letter into USU my senior year, I could apply for the following semester for the college program. So I would graduate high school, attend what I think would be half a semester at USU, and then go to Florida. But now because of the residency issue, I would have to spend my entire freshman year in Utah. Realistically what I would do is the first semester of sophomore year, apply for what would be Spring of 2018. That's a whole year later than what I had hoped for. The only reason that's upsetting is because I could very well see myself being married by that time. I would hate to ask my husband to take another year off of school and go down there with me when he's already taken two off for a mission. Who knows though maybe things could workout with him staying in Utah, or maybe I won't be married by that time at all. This does workout with my friends and their missions though. If I had gone to Florida my freshman year I wouldnt have been able to be see my friends for two and a half years. This way if I went during my sophomore year I would only have 6 months being without them. I hope that makes sence, cuz I plan to do the DCP for one year and their missions will last one year and a half. I'm so excited to do the DCP and I would've loved to do it my freshman year, and I could if I went to BYUI but I truly don't think I could live up there. Spring of 2018 seems so far away, but truly it's only a good three years in two more months. I will be 20 then. I know God will let me go to Florida when I am supposed to though. 

3 years means 36 months, 156 weeks, and 1,095 days. I got this. 

Melissa💛