Baylor University Top Questions

The parking situation. Living off campus can sometimes hinder your ability to get good parking spaces. You need to leave your house at lease 15 minutes early to guarantee you have time to drive to campus, find a place to park, and walk to class.

Because Baylor is so conservative, the faculty and staff as a whole have a hard time accepting views that are different from their own due to the university's traditional views. Also, the city surrounding Baylor was built with the university in mind, so Waco is also conservative as a whole. Lastly, the campus feels cloistered at times in that there isn't anything for the students to do on the weekends; so many students either travel up north to Dallas or south to Austin to find something to do.

The cost of attendance is very high. It is hard to find scholarships that will help me be able to stay there, which I need to do in order to get my bachelor's degree. Their meal plans are very expensive, which means that eating out is cheaper, yet not healthy. Money is a major concern when going to college, even more so to a private university.

The worst thing about the school is its location. Baylor is loacted in Waco, Tx. Waco is not the safest place to live and there really is not much to do here. Many of the college students here rarely venture out past Waco's small downtown area unless they are volunteering around town. There are many campus police cars and emergency buttons all around campus so the campus itself is safe.

Perhaps the least ideal thing about my school is its textbook renting system. Though Baylor offers a great and affordable way for students to use textbooks for less money by letting students rent them, the process to return them is sometimes time-consuming.

Students are not encouraged to explore other perspectives or worldviews, nor are they asked to extend grace and understanding to those with different ideas. It is a very homogenous student population, which does not present easy opportunities for growth in self-awareness.

How conservative it is. I am by no means a liberal, but certain views are pressed on you whether you realize it or not. It is just in the atmosphere.

Unfortunately, Baylor University's strong Baptist are often viewed as a henderance on our national rankings and success. While some may consider this conservative atmosphere a negative aspect, I found Baylor University to be an incredible welcoming, comfortable, and friendly campus because of their religious ties. I think the academic and atheletic success found in Baylor students can be in part accredited to the embracing community created at Baylor.

My least favorite part about Baylor is the less-than-amazing entertainment scene in Waco. There is not much to do in Waco itself, but Dallas and Austin are so close that it makes up for it.

The worst aspect to Baylor is the expenses. The high cost to attend makes it most difficult for a low-income student, like myself, to stay in such a school. Everything would be great if the tuition and overall costs to attend this university were significantly cheaper.