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[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by UtahDan

I would disagree, however, that it is your typical young LDS community either. Without exploring motivations too deeply, I think it is fair to say that among those students who have their choice of higher education (and there are MANY in the church) those who elect BYU versus those who elect a good school where they live are just different breeds of cat. At least one component of this has to do with how one views one's self. I say this as one who first went to BYU.

I actually think that the overall young LDS population, and now I say this as one who graduated from the U and has lived most of my life outside of Utah, is fairly different in many respects from the BYU population.

Given the requirements and selectivity involved, I don't disagree. Probably not typical. And certainly the reasons many people choose BYU over other schools play into this (social and cultural versus academic). So, the school may attract a certain type of LDS twenty-something.

For me, a Utah Mormon, I wanted to expand the possible dating pool beyond Davis County. Suddenly I was meeting Mormon girls from all over.

Then I turn around and marry an Italian Catholic after graduating. Crazy.