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Academics at Baylor are excellent. Most students take classes very seriously, and so do the professors. My favorite class I have taken was Intro to Psychology during my freshman year, and it led me to realize that my passion is psychology. My professor was so wonderful and helpful, and although I have only taken one class with him and it was nearly 3 years ago, we are still in contact and I speak with him often. I know that many students have these sort of relationships with their professors. Baylor is not by any means an easy school. Classes are tough and you have to work hard to get good grades.

Academics at Baylor are excellent. Most students take classes very seriously, and so do the professors. My favorite class I have taken was Intro to Psychology during my freshman year, and it led me to realize that my passion is psychology. My professor was so wonderful and helpful, and although I have only taken one class with him and it was nearly 3 years ago, we are still in contact and I speak with him often. I know that many students have these sort of relationships with their professors. Baylor is not by any means an easy school. Classes are tough and you have to work hard to get good grades.

Baylor is very unique. The professors really take the time to help you out. There is a lot of class discussions that take place. All of my professors know me by name. I feel really comfortable going to talk to them in their offices. Baylor provides lots of opportunities to expand my learning outside of the classroom, as well. They have many guest speakers and events that provide you with outside perspectives. You will be prepared for the "real world" when you graduate.

In general, I would say that academics are failry challenging at Baylor. If you are a science major prepare to study each day and be required to learn both in and out of the classroom. Class size is small which makes personal relationships with professors feasible, but they require a lot of you. In my personal experience, they often have greater expectations for you because Baylor is known as having a challenging curriculum, and they will state that they expect more than other universities. In addition to this, most classes will expect you to participate as part of your grade and depending on your major as well.

Baylor academics are among the top in the nation, many polls ranking Baylor in the Top 10 for Business, Top 25 for Biology, and any other of the 170(?) different majors offered here. The teacher to student ratio is pretty low, I'd say the average in my class is about what it was in high school, around 19 per class, which is nice because the professors know you by name, and in fact in my Latin class, our professor knows everyone by name and makes jokes and nicknames for everyone and makes the class much more relaxing and on a more personal level. The Baylor students are some of the brightest in the nation, obviously we have intellectual conversations outside of the classroom. Literally, today at lunch I had a conversation with three other students, who I did not know, about the current economic crisis. The students here are very involved and very interested in the topics they study, and possibly even more so than what they do not study they take up interest in, since they don't hear about it in their classes (for example, I'm a Neuroscience major, but I love discussing politics with others).

The professors are what make this school so unique. Every professor I have knows my name, and I have built great relationships with many of them. Being from out of state, it was important for me to find people here to "take me under" their wings. I have a professor friend who drives me to and from the airport when I fly home, and she fixes dinner for me every week. The class sizes are small, and you can really easily get to know people.

Academics at Baylor are pretty good. We have several great programs. I just changed my major (for the second time) to the Baylor Business Fellows major, which is a pretty cool opportunity where you can blend courses within and without the business school and not have to take a lot of the basic requirements like political science, English, human performance, etc. So now I'll be double-majoring in Finance and Economics with a minor in Statistics. The cool thing about Baylor is that there are a lot of programs to meet individual needs. If you're a motivated student and want more scope in your education than one major, Business Fellows or University Scholars can allow for a more specialized education. Classes are pretty small so professors usually know a lot of names, especially as you get into more specialized classes. I really enjoyed several of my classes, like Great Texts, which has small class size and in-depth discussion that really broadens your mind. I also enjoyed my math classes, and even a computer science course that I thought I would hate. This is a private Baptist University, so are required to take two semesters of chapel and two semesters of religion. Chapel could be pretty interesting, but it could also be deathly boring. As far as religion goes, if you get a good teacher, it'll be interesting. I liked my scriptures class, but usually wanted to gouge my eyes out during my heritage class. In every class, there would always be the students that were super parcipitative and those that would sit in the back and avoid ever speaking. Unfortunately, intellectual conversations outside of class are generally rare. Students are usually pretty bright, although there are some that obviously got in because of connections and money, but there isn't much competition between students, even in the Honors classes. Teachers usually seem very knowledgeable and are helpful most of the time, though there are a few teachers that leave students with a bad taste in their mouths. Overall, I'd say a Baylor education is a great one, especially if you put in hard work. It's a great school to go to for a successful professional career.

Of course there are those classes that you don't like, but I have enjoyed most of my classes because of the professors and the people in them. I am just now getting into classes that are specifically for my major, but some of my favorites that weren't made for my major are: Sociology with Dohougherty, American History since 1750 with Keith, and Christian Heritage with Tatum. I just got into the Sports, Sponsorship, and Sales program which I am soo excited about and definitely encourage anyone to check out. It's a really amazing program and sets you up with really cool opportunities. Even if you just want to have an awesome class to take, you should take Pro Selling I with Lehnus.

The classes are fairly small so that students can get the one on one help that they need. Teachers are fairly nice and willing to get to know their students. A large variety of classes are offered.

One thing I like about baylor is that the classes are challenging and that the professors actually take time to help you in fact most of my professors knew my name by the second day of class. You get to actively participate in your education whether that be interacting in class or studying with friends which trust me you'll spend a lot of time if you want to make the best grade possible. My advice don't slack because trust me the temptation to do so is great.