<p>Well I applied really early in the year when I thought I wanted to go into engineering, but then after I took a neuroscience like class at my school I realized that neuroscience really appeals to me and I think it would prepare me for medical school more.</p>
<p>And thanks for the information I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t want to apply for university scholars (:</p>
<p>It says NMF are automatically accepted into University Scholars, (I assume upon application). Can anyone tell more about this program’s benefits/drawbacks? It says in the handbook
" Scholars may take no more than 18 hours of course work in the
pre-professional disciplines (e.g., business courses). Students who wish to take more than 18 hours of pre-professional courses should not enroll in the program"
Is that where the engineering part comes in? What exactly are pre-professional disciplines?</p>
<p>^No, I think the engineering conflict has to do with the fact that University Scholars is a major, in and of itself, and it focuses on TONS and TONS of reading and discussion of texts. We got the reading list while we were there – it looked like great stuff that my son would be interested in, and it was intense – but the course hours required, and I think the courses required, do not mesh with the highly demanding engineering “track” that one must stay on as an engineering student. Plus, as they pointed out, IT is a major. You would graduate with that as your major – it’s like a Bachelor of Arts, I think (can’t remember for sure). My son wants to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in engineering. You cannot do both, we were told.</p>
<p>Engineering majors take a lot of mandatory stuff in a fairly regulated order. I THINK the problem is one of fitting in all the courses required for both: as in, it’s not possible. At least that’s my lasting impression from our visit several months ago. Like I said, this is not mentioned in any of the literature we read – but it was made very clear by the director of the program on our personalized visit. (My son is also NMSF, by the way, and expected to be NMF.)</p>
<p>Preprofessional disciplines are like premed, prelaw, etc. </p>
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<p>No scholarship for me. Best of luck to the others.</p>
<p>Asiansweetheart - how much did you get from the I2E scholarship (if you don’t mind me asking)? Just wondering what we can hope for - full tuition or full ride.</p>
<p>well I called them and they said since I’m not a NMF it’s full tuition, we get the better scholarship (I2E or academic)</p>
<p>Have a son who goes there and I personally feel the cost of Baylor is way to high for what they get in terms of education. The really sad thing is that several instructors/deans admitted the level of instruction was not that great but they afraid to say anything about it to administration due to fear and needing a job. That alone told me a lot about the school. I’ve been on the campus multiple times and feel it is more about money and who you associate with than a good education.</p>
<p>The Invitation to Excellence Closed in 40 minutes and there are 150 people on the waiting list acording to the woman who runs it. How’s that for attracting National Merit semi-finalists? Host an event that you cannot possibly accomodate all the people you invite.</p>
<p>Wow, so that means there is no shot to making I2E if we weren’t NMS? I recently got back my October SAT scores and I have a 2250 but no NMS, should i email and ask if i can attend?</p>
<p>Last year they had another I2E in January for those who did not make the fall one.</p>
<p>Do they expect families to pay for their own travel to this event? How important is it? My son’s a NMSF and got a second invitation but we’re in California and he won’t go if he has to pay for the travel.</p>
<p>My daughter is going to I2E next this weekend. She is not a NMF, but she is a very smart, hard-working student at the top of her class in a very large high school. Her ACT/SAT scores indicate that she’ll receive the university’s $17,000 per year scholarship, but that’s only about 25% of the total cost. </p>
<p>How does she need to stand out at I2E in order to receive a faculty scholarship? I don’t know if we can pay for Baylor if she doesn’t receive quite a bit more money. She will be heart-broken if she cannot go to Baylor. I would really appreciate any input on what money she might expect from Baylor. </p>
<p>I appreciate everything I’ve read on this thread. It’s been very helpful, but I’m still left wondering if Baylor is a realistic choice for our daughter. Thank you.</p>
<p>adnilem0726: well there is one in January and that works especially well for all the kids doing Baylor squared interviews; also there are about 400-500 spots in each I2E. I think it’s really strange that it closed so soon</p>
<p>biochemtx: no, I wasn’t a NMSF and I got an invite for it, and a lot of the people I know that went to I2E weren’t NMSFs</p>
<p>mememom: okay well I got the faculty scholarship, but as with college admissions, it’s all a matter of who reads your essay and when. From what I remember, the faculty members at the dinner you attend on Friday night have an input as well as anyone you may interact with during the academic workshops. As far as the essay was concerned, I tried to make mine as unique as I could and really tried to convince them that Baylor is the right place for me, but honestly, I feel like there is no way you can prepare or guarantee that you’ll get the faculty scholarship. You just have to give it the best you have just like with any other college application. As far as affording Baylor, there are a number of outside scholarships that you can apply for and there’s also the Carr P. Collins scholarship, but that’s only for TX residents</p>
<p>Sorry, but I’m not familiar with the faculty scholarship. Can someone link a page to that?</p>
<p>Ok, I figured it out. My son went ahead and registered for the January I2E event. Not sure if we’ll be able to send him but I do see that the max scholarship covers tuition, room, board, and fees.</p>
<p>I went to I2E but I don’t know if it will help me or not 
I’m not a NMF or NMSF, but my mom works at Baylor, so I already have free tuition. I wonder if I get the faculty scholarship if I would get a full ride or simply full tuition even though I already have it. I am really hoping I get the full ride so that I could stay on campus (If you live in Waco you have the option not to) So basically this scholarship gives me that chance. Do you think that since I already have tuition even though I’m not an NMF that I have the chance of a full ride?</p>
<p>Everyone who attended I2E last year got at least an additional 2K in scholarship money, even if they didn’t get a faculty scholarship. That well made it worth our D’s and DH trip to Waco from MI. Baylor is an amazing school from my D’s experience as a fresh this year. They really provide a great deal of faculty mentoring, all students are invited to a faculty members home for dinner and mentored in a small group of 20 or so students. I have been so impressed with the care and time the staff spend on the students. In addition the honors college gives out scholarships each year that are renewable. Baylor is committed to making the school affordable.</p>
<p>I’m sorry that I haven’t responded before now with a thank you for responding to me. I appreciate it. </p>
<p>We are waiting to hear about the faculty scholarship.</p>
<p>Asiansweetheart (or anyone),</p>
<p>You mentioned an essay. Was there an essay on the Baylor application or is there an essay that kids write at the I2E program? Sorry, but my son applied to Baylor so long ago, I don’t remember if he wrote an essay or not.</p>