<p>Ok, I was all set to be a Univ Scholar at Baylor. I think I want to be a speech path and i can get a BA in two years or three with Univ Scholars. I really liked Baylor but it’s going to cost about 12K-14K a year. I can go to Harvard for free and pay hardly anything at Rice. At UTD although I didn’t like the campus much I can use my full ride for grad school too. At Baylor the scholarship ends at the BA instead of 8 semesters like UTD. So I would have to figure out grad school. Everyone tells me I should seriously attend Harvard, Yale or Rice because of their rankings. I also got into Duke and Dartmouth. I am a Christian and loved Baylor’s campus. I have never been to Harvard or Yale. Any advice?</p>
<p>You definately need to go to all the schools you are considering and look at their campuses. You cannot decide without looking at the campus.</p>
<p>How does one compare the opportunity of going to Harvard vs UTD? Why are you so concerned about paying for your masters before starting your undergrad? </p>
<p>There are a lot of people who get a masters from Harvard or Yale in 4 years along with their undergrad. So if paying for masters is your major issue, you should try to plan to finish your masters and bachelors together once you go to any of these schools. </p>
<p>If you are a Christian or whatever else your beliefs are, you can stay that way as long as you keep your faith. Where you go to school should nt impact you as long as your convictions are strong. Yale has the oldest or second oldest divinity school in the country if that makes a difference for your belief system. Dule has one of the finest chapels (so does Yale) in the country for their divinity school.</p>
<p>If you cant visit Harvard, Yale, Duke and Dartmouth, it is perfectly understandable if there are financial constraints. Since you do seem to have access to internet, I urge you to watch some online videos of their campuses, highlights of their programs etc. </p>
<p>please send me an email if you want to know more about any of these schools. I have visited them all and each of them has a beautiful, historical landmarked campus. They truly provide you with facilities and access you wont be able to achieve at UTD and probably open the kind of doors for you that you wont ever see with a master’s at UTD.</p>
<p>If you cannot afford to visit Harvard and Yale (by the way you didn’t say what Yale would cost you, but I assume they’ll match Harvard’s offer if asked), then let the admissions committee know. They’ll often pick up the tab for a visit.</p>
<p>As to preserving/growing/practicing your faith in college, well, that’s an interesting point. The poster above mentioned that Yale has the 2nd oldest Divinity School in the country… well, guess which one has the oldest? In fact guess which one started AS a divinity school? That’s correct, Harvard. There will be Christian clubs or groups on all of these campuses with on-campus ministers of every imaginable flavor (Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.) to mentor you, and groups of students who meet regularly on campus to both support one another, and coordinate outreach programs on the campus.</p>
<p>How on earth does one put Baylor and UTD on the same level as Rice, Harvard, Yale, Duke, and Dartmouth? </p>
<p>Seriously…?</p>
<p>They are all very different schools, each offering interesting opportunities. I am certain I can find academic challenges and great friendships at any of these schools.</p>
<p>Did you pick a school?</p>
<p>Yes, I picked Baylor!</p>
<p>yay Baylor! (: maybe i’ll see you there (:</p>