Our Mission of Excellence

On any given day, ask our students what they've learned - and where. It's likely that you'll hear about an English teacher's classroom, and the freedom students feel to become absolutely absorbed in literature. You'll also find freshmen and seniors learning calculus side by side in an environment that ranks individual ability above grade level. Amid the corriders of the Weeks Science Building, the AP Chemistry lab buzzes (and bubbles) with the excitement of hands-on experimentation, and students crowd into the Bullpen - a state-of-the-art computer lab - to study, research, and write papers.

A key part of Baylor's magic is the adviser system. One student admits, "My adviser knows more about my life at school than anyone." It makes sense, once you realize that Baylor's adviser team is comprised entirely of faculty members. Each adviser has three official roles: academic monitor, student advocate, and facilitator. But it's a fourth role that students share most often, and a distinction advisers prize above all else: friend.