As BYU fall semester comes into full swing, course loads are undoubtedly becoming heavier. While some seasoned students have a system to deal with the pressure, other are struggling to navigate this stress for the first time.

McKeigh Johnson, a recent Lone Peak graduate, knew college was going to be hard. He just didn’t know it was going to be this hard. His current academic workload this weekend includes 2 five-question reading quizzes—one for his Book of Mormon class and one for his mission prep class. On top of that, he is expected to wash his own clothes, fold them, and put them away. 

McKeigh told The Alternate Universe that while he usually brings his laundry home to Highland for his Mom to do, this weekend his parents are are out of town.

“I just don’t have enough bandwidth for this,” said McKeigh with his head in his heads. “Can someone please tell me what a dryer sheet is.”

McKeigh has found the transition between high school and college to be a difficult one. Though it is the third week of classes, he says he “still can’t find his locker.”

“The good news here, since he is pursuing a degree in the Marriott School of Business, is that he shouldn’t expect his workload to get any heavier than this,” said Braxton Turner, McKeigh’s freshman mentor.

The Alternate Universe encourages all students who are suffering significant mental stress to contact CAPS services as soon as possible. If you act now, you can expect to be getting helped by a counselor in 5-7 business years.