Self-discovery through an academic journey
Nomungerel Enkhtuvshin said her major helped her discover herself and others better BY SERENA DUGAR IOANE
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omungerel Enkhtuvshin said her pioneer parents’ legacy helped her stay on the right path and successfully finish her academics. Through her studies, she said she learned to understand and accept others and herself better, develop strong rational thinking skills and better understand other cultures. Highlights of her academics Enkhtuvshin, a senior from Mongolia studying psychology, said she likes to observe others and herself and understand human behaviors, so she chose to major in psychology. She explained she learned her major concepts through self-reflection, which helped her to understand herself better. “I asked myself, ‘Why do I act like this? Why do I behave that way in this situation?’ I did a self-reflection … and applied the concepts I learned from my classes,” Enkhtuvshin shared. “I also learned everyone has their own battle with themselves. Everyone is trying to fix their weaknesses and change themselves. I am grateful to learn human behaviors.” She highlighted the other significant outcome from her academics was learning to understand and accept others. “Before, I used to be offended or think negatively about others because of their certain behaviors. However, now I understand why they act in certain ways, so I developed empathy and acceptance of others.” Quinney Sharon Suaava, a recent BYUH graduate, said she is good friends with
Nomungerel Enkhtuvshin said her time at BYUH helped her understand and accept others better.Photo by Keyu Xiao.
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