{"id":19980,"date":"2017-07-12T10:11:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T15:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/?p=19980"},"modified":"2017-07-12T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T15:19:16","slug":"15-important-tips-for-incoming-baylor-freshmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2017\/07\/15-important-tips-for-incoming-baylor-freshmen\/","title":{"rendered":"15 important tips for incoming Baylor freshmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19981\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Line-run.gif\" alt=\"Running the Baylor Line\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each year, new\u00a0Baylor students\u00a0get lots of good advice from their classmates and those who have gone before them &#8212; suggestions on how to\u00a0adjust to college life, how to succeed academically, etc. (We&#8217;ve\u00a0shared such advice from <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2012\/08\/best-advice-for-baylor-freshmen-on-the-first-day-of-class\/\">alumni<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2014\/08\/advice-for-the-class-of-2018-from-recent-baylor-graduates\/\">recent graduates<\/a> in the past on this very blog.)<\/p>\n<p>But there are also things every\u00a0new Bear\u00a0should know that you won&#8217;t find in the orientation handouts. Here are 15 such tips for Baylor freshmen and transfers:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0Do not disparage Dr Pepper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19982 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/drpepper.gif\" alt=\"Forrest Gump drinking Dr Pepper\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Green and Gold is a way of life. Wear Green. Wear Gold. Other colors are inferior.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19984\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/green-gold.gif\" alt=\"Baylor's Fringe Monster\" width=\"500\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0It is not \u201cYayyyyyy, Sic \u2018Em, Bears.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/students\/gameday\/index.php?id=867038\">Learn to do it right<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19985\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sicem.gif\" alt=\"Blake Shelton does a &quot;sic 'em&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0Ms. Mei is a Baylor National Treasure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19986\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cookie.gif\" alt=\"Chocolate chip cookie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Sing is a way of life for months. Respect the way of life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19987\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sing.gif\" alt=\"Baylor Sing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Other Homecomings are pale substitutes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2011\/10\/did-baylor-host-the-first-collegiate-homecoming-signs-point-to-yes\/\">the original<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20046\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/baylor-homecoming.gif\" alt=\"Baylor Homecoming Parade\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. That random craving at 3 p.m. on Tuesday isn\u2019t random. You need a Dr Pepper float. Follow that craving.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19983 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dp-float.gif\" alt=\"Bear in a Dr Pepper float\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.\u00a0Our mascot can eat your mascot. True story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19990 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bear.gif\" alt=\"Roaring bear\" width=\"500\" height=\"322\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. A Line Jersey is a sacred thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20047\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/baylor-line-camp-independence.gif\" alt=\"Baylor Line Camp in Independence\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. The Bear Trail is not for the meek.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20048\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/baylor-bear-trail.gif\" alt=\"Running the Bear Trail\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.\u00a0A hammock might as well be\u00a0on the requirements list at the bookstore.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20041\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/hammock3.gif\" alt=\"Bears in a hammock\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Common Grounds is better than Central Perk (we said it).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20037 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/friends-coffee.gif\" alt=\"Matt LeBlanc\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. Chip &amp; Jo aren\u2019t celebrities we watch on TV; they\u2019re family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20038 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/gaines-gif.gif\" alt=\"Chip and Joanna Gaines\" width=\"500\" height=\"274\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>14. Biking through Cameron Park = FUN FOR EVERYONE. Mountain biking in Cameron Park = OLYMPIC TRAINING REQUIRED.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20044\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cameron-park-bike.gif\" alt=\"Biking Cameron Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>15. Last but not least, \u201cThat Good Old Baylor Line\u201d is not just a line in the Alma Mater;\u00a0it&#8217;s the connection between you, the thousands of Bears who have come before you, and the countless others\u00a0who will follow in your footsteps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19988\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/hands-in.gif\" alt=\"Hands in\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em (and welcome), new Baylor students!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, new\u00a0Baylor students\u00a0get lots of good advice from their classmates and those who have gone before them &#8212; suggestions on how to\u00a0adjust to college life, how to succeed academically, etc. (We&#8217;ve\u00a0shared such advice from alumni and recent graduates in the past on this very blog.) 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