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Value of a Baylor Education

Baylor delivers an amazing return for your investment. We offer the benefits and resources of a large research university, with the family atmosphere of a small school. Our campus is a nurturing environment with small class sizes, where faculty members know each student personally and care about your success.

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# Why Baylor? Austin Allaire, BBA '18 Recent Baylor University graduate Austin Allaire, BBA '18, shares how his time at BU prepared him for graduate school and life abroad. # Alumni Voices - Kat Largent Hear Kat Largent talk about how the academic rigor and interdisciplinary nature of her Baylor Education impacted and empowered her to succeed in her career after graduation. # Alumni Voices - Kennedy Dendy Kennedy Dendy talks about her time at Baylor as a student and how it helped her narrow down a career path to pursue and how Baylor prepared her to succeed in her chosen field. # Christina Gaw Recent graduate Christina Gaw speaks about the intentionality of Baylor faculty to ensure that she was prepared for the future during her undergraduate experience. # Why Baylor? Sabrina Goss, U.S. Air Force Veteran Baylor University senior (and 10-year U.S. Air Force veteran) Sabrina Goss talks about her experience transitioning from the military to life at BU. # Micheal Munson Michael Munson speaks to the impact that Baylor's transformative undergraduate experience has had on his life. # Sahvannah Smith, Marine Corps Veteran Coming from the military, we are used to the family - the brotherhood, the sisterhood - that comes with the military. Baylor offers all of that here, because we have so many veterans here. # Alumni Voices - Adley Vahue 13-year U.S. Air Force veteran Adley Vahue, talks about his BU experience. # Career Center Overview Learn how the Baylor University Career Center collaborates with employers across America to ensure that Baylor students in all fields are set up for success as they graduate! # Cooper - Sports, Strategy, and Sales at Baylor Cooper is majoring in Sports, Strategy, and Sales at Baylor University. He interned with the Golden Knights. # Sam - Supply Chain Management Sam is majoring in Supply Chain Management at Baylor University. # Why Baylor? Sahvannah Smith, Marine Corps Veteran Baylor University sophomore (and U.S. Marine Corps veteran) Sahvannah Smith talks about the caring community she's found at BU. # Sarah - Mechanical Engineering Sarah is heading to Boulder, Colorado for Emerson's Engineering Leadership Rotation Program. # Rebecca - University Scholar at Baylor Rebecca is a University Scholar and has been accepted into 9 law schools and is a Fulbright Scholarship Recipient. # Logan - Pre-Med Logan is a senior heading to medical school next year. # Gus - Linguistics and Japanese Gus will be working in Japan with an International Relations career. # Where are Baylor University graduates headed next? From med school to seminary, Capitol Hill to Texas school districts, and Waco to Taiwan, some of Baylor University's newest alumni share their post-graduation plans.

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