Many students are returning to school from the Christmas break flaunting engagement rings and wedding bands.
Others who are mission bound have deferred enrollment altogether.
Whatever the changes may be, the New Year is encouraging new commitments.
Lisy Fish, 23, a senior from Pleasant Grove, Utah, majoring in accounting, is returning to school a newlywed after marrying over the break.
Fish already sees one advantage at the dawn of the new semester.
'It seems easier to study when you're married because your time together can be spent studying and helping each other instead of dating,' Fish said.
But other responsibilities away from school seem to have Fish caught in a net.
'Now I have to balance two families instead of just one,' she said.
Ryan Gottfredsonfredson, 23, a senior from Alpine, Utah, studying chemistry, also married over the break. Gottfredsonfredson is one of few who brought his major to life in between semesters.
'It's hard to focus on school and plan a wedding while you're engaged,' Gottfredsonfredson said. 'If you are going to be engaged and go to school, make (the engagement) as short as possible.'
While some exchanged wedding bands over the break, others received engagement rings.
Lindsay Neilson, 24, a senior from Tucson, Ariz., majoring in nursing, recently accepted a marriage proposal.
Neilson said she feels the commitment is right.
'I'm in the last semester of the nursing program, and I have no tests this semester,' Neilson said. 'It's been my dream to graduate before I get married, and I'm excited to get married the next day.'
Even though Neilson may have difficulty trying to simultaneously cram for finals and juggle last-minute wedding details, she said she is remaining optimistic.
Holiday changes for students are not always hanging under the mistletoe. Some students are preparing to temporarily sacrifice any romantic interest altogether.
'At first, I thought it would be a hard decision,' said Kristy Bretzing, 21, a junior from Mesa, Ariz. who recently received her call to serve in the Canada, Montreal mission.
Bretzing, who is majoring in social work, reports to the Provo Missionary Training Center in March.
While the Fish's will be swimming together through their out-of-class assignments, Bretzing will be blitzing through the scriptures-alone.
'I have a goal to have all the standard works read before I go,' Bretzing said.
Instead of spending her leisure hours 'filling the canteen,' Bretzing will be found working.
'I'm doing odd jobs here and there to earn some more money for my mission,' she said.
'At first I thought it would be a hard decision, but recently I've felt more calm about this than any other decision I've ever made,' Bretzing said.