Baylor University Reviews

The best dining halls are Collins...

The best dining halls are Collins and Memorial. Penland hosts "late night". It's open till one in the morning. It's a great place to either hangout or study (with food!).

The Science Building is huge, and...

The Science Building is huge, and it's the nicest building on campus! The SLC (Student Life Center) has a mini-pool (with a water slide!), a climbing wall, and a weight room. There's a marina with kayaks! The campus is beautiful. My mom wanted to hate it because she didn't want me to go out of state, but even she admitted it was beautiful!

Though I've never used it, I know...

Though I've never used it, I know that the Baylor buses are a very popular and easy way to get around campus. I see them all the time picking people up, so you never have to wait very long to get to where you're going.

Every college has drugs, but it is...

Every college has drugs, but it is a very minimal problem at Baylor.

I live in Dawson, which has the...

I live in Dawson, which has the biggest rooms for the lowest price. Brooks and North Village are the best, but they are expensive and harder to get into. Live in Collins if you want to be in a sorority, and Memorial if you are in the Honors College. North and South Russel are fine, but the halls sometimes smell bad.

The facilities at Baylor are...

The facilities at Baylor are great! The Student Life Center (SLC) is great for working out. You can play volleyball, racquetball, and basketball there. You can also swim and run on the third-floor track. The classrooms are state-of-the-art learning environments that are great for learning. Additionally, there are countless places to study and relax.

Food on campus is great. The...

Food on campus is great. The residential restaurants offer a variety of selections at a variety of locations. I prefer Real Food on Campus (RFOC) at Memorial Hall. It was close to my residence hall, and it also offered healthy choices. Collins is also a very hot spot with healthy choices. You can really find whatever you are looking for at Baylor's residential restaurants. The Dining Services staff are very friendly and they are easy to get to know. They care about Baylor students, too.

The Baylor Police Department and...

The Baylor Police Department and the Residence Life staff (Hall Directors, Community Leaders, etc.) are strict when it comes to drugs, drinking, and other campus regulations. These rules are in place for a reason, so I suggest following them. Don't be stupid when you are at Baylor. Faculty and staff truly care about the well-being of the students, so respect what is set before you.

Very little drugs. Lots of boredom.

The facilities at Baylor are...

The facilities at Baylor are absolutely amazing! I have never seen a more beautiful campus. The science building is huge, and it is a wonderful place to study. The Student Life Center has a rock wall, a pool, an indoor track, three levels of exercise equipment, racquetball courts, and about anything you can imagine. The outside of the buildings are intricately designed and lovely. There are Bible verses on many of the sidewalks and buildings at Baylor, and I love to read them when I am walking around campus. The Student Union Building has a Chick-fil-A, Sbarro, Ninfas, and Quiznos, and there are four residence halls where food is offered on campus. The food is delicious!

They do have buses that can take...

They do have buses that can take you around campus, but you will want a car (or a friend with a car). The City of Waco transportation is horrible!

Baylor is a Baptist school, so...

Baylor is a Baptist school, so "strict" is putting it mildly. You can get away with it as long as you stay off campus. If you get caught in your residence hall drunk, game over!

The food is amazing here.

Greek life here is pretty...

Greek life here is pretty prevalent, but not ridiculuously overwhelming. If it's your thing then there are plenty of opportunities for it. If it's not, then don't worry about it too much. The Greeks actually do a lot of good for the community. It just doesn't get advertised as much.

Many Baylor students do not...

Many Baylor students do not involve themselves with drugs. Alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine are the drugs of choice by far. However, there are students who use highly-bred cannabis. Some of these students were top students, also known as ‘productive pot-heads.’ I am not familiar with much other drug use.

As for the cafeteria food, it is...

As for the cafeteria food, it is actually fairly good; repetitive, but good. I suggest the quesadillas at Penland. Ladies, if you enjoy food at all (and don’t be ashamed to admit that you eat) stay away from Collins. That cafeteria is practically designed to promote anorexia.

I gained weight, so it must not...

I gained weight, so it must not have been too bad.

I think the best freshman female...

I think the best freshman female dorm is North Russell if you’re a normal non-Greek person. If you want to be in a sorority, then Collins is the place. Kokernot is to be avoided if only because the rooms are terribly small and there’s no sink.

There are several groups with...

There are several groups with different ethnicities that bring a lot to Baylor, though most of the time these groups remain in their own cliques, which is a shame. Baylor has many smart students that are very driven, though there are also kids who got everything from their parents and don’t seem to care. I think Baylor is working to establish itself as more of a school where students are extremely professional and somewhat elite.

The campus is like two-thirds...

The campus is like two-thirds white, followed by Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, and a few others. There are clubs for everything though, so you can meet with people that have common cultural interests. It’s not nearly as diverse as any public system, like the University of Texas.

It seems to be becoming slightly...

It seems to be becoming slightly more diverse, but still not much. Those minority students that are at Baylor tend to segregate themselves by only joining ethnically-based organizations.

There’s a sizeable amount of...

There’s a sizeable amount of minority races and religions on campus, but homosexuals are still discriminated against.

Penland and Memorial Hall food is...

Penland and Memorial Hall food is actually quite good.

The food is what it...

The food is what it is—mass-produced cafeteria-style goo. Penland is good for food on the quick, Collins is good for lunch (try the Asian bowls), and Memorial for dinner—they have the best pizza.

The food on campus is good for...

The food on campus is good for about a month. Then, it gets old and the strange inventions the staff comes up with become frightening (e.g. some kind of apple dessert with stale frosted flakes on top). Penland is best for its less health-conscious offerings of pasta, pizza, and steak quesadillas. Collins has the best fruit and otherwise healthy choices. Memorial seems to offer a well-rounded combination of both. The best places to eat outside of the dining halls are Fazoli’s, McAllister’s, and Chili’s Too in the parking garage.