Student: “I think it’s a new season [going off to college]. It’s a little bit difficult, especially that I’m the first child. Letting go is not fun, maybe. I’m enjoying it, though.” Mom: “She’s loving it.” Little brother: ”I get to take her room over.” [Every Baylor Bear has a story; #BearsOfBaylor brings those stories […]
“I’m a 3L [third-year law student]. I actually just finished practice court. I honestly didn’t find it that challenging. I’ll tell you my background — United States Marine. I’ve been to Iraq twice, and if I’m not getting shot at, nothing’s stressing me out.” [Every Baylor Bear has a story; #BearsOfBaylor brings those stories to you, […]
“I was in the F.A.T. last semester, which is the Freshman Action Team. It’s kind of like a multicultural club. It was the pre-club for CBA [Coalition of Black Ambassadors]. I was going to join the NAACP next semester. I believe [Baylor] is 8% black, but we’re pretty much a community. … The diversity to […]
How did you feel when your son chose Baylor? “We felt excited, so happy. We cried. It was a dream for him to come here, and for us and for him, it was a blessing for him to be accepted at Baylor. “We’re going to miss him being around us, but that’s part of life. […]
“I guess one [challenge] that’s obvious is that I don’t have one arm. I really love it when people straight up ask me. I’m just like, ‘Ask me! I’m really cool about it. I promise I won’t get scared. I’m not ashamed in any way.’ “Up until when I came here, I always had a prosthetic […]
“I’m a political science major, and then I’m also in Army ROTC, so I will be going into the Army. My dad was in the Army, and a lot of my family has a military background. It was just always something growing up that I thought I would be good at, something I thought I […]
What are the best things about working at Baylor? “Oh gosh, I would say for me it’s hands down the students. They are so intelligent and so passionate, and I really do believe the work they’re doing here in their four to five years is transformational. “I also think you are learning not only to […]
“I got into climbing because I had done team sports all my life, and so coming here and being able to climb is much more of an individual challenge than it is a group effort. When I’m over there on the wall, it’s just me knowing my limits, knowing what I can do, and pushing […]
“I think my favorite story was one time I got a phone call from a mom when I was answering [Campus Visits] phones. She turned out to be a homeschool mom, and I was homeschooled, so we had a bit of a bonding moment. … I got to tell her how easy it was to […]
“I got a little notecard in the mail about the ‘First in Line’ program. I looked into it, and [it asked,] ‘Are you a first-generation student? Do you want to take classes during the summer and get used to it?’ I was like, ‘Oh, that’s really cool, because I’m very passionate about first-generation students, and […]
