Pursuing A Life At College
At the average age of eighteen, every student must decide what their future will
entail. Some students will choose to skip college to dive into ministry, military
training, or work. Many students, however, do decide to pursue a life at college. In
the United States alone, there are approximately 5,300 different colleges/universities
from which a studentcan choose. This substantial number of colleges often leaves a
student overwhelmed, confused, and stressed over finding their perfect college. As I
have researched, I have narrowed my perfect college choices down to two very
different options, Baylor Universityand Lee University. Baylor University was
founded in 1844 by Reverend William Milton Tryon and District Judge R.E.B.
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564 of these students are international (3%). This is significantly larger than Lee
University who has 4,575 with 251 international students (5%). Not only is there a
drastic size difference, but also a drastic cost difference. Baylor charges a total of
$56,776 a year. This large total can be divided up into six categories: tuition
$36,360, various fees $4,038, room and board $11,140, books and supplies $1,276,
transportation $1,174, and personal expenses $2,788. Lee is 48% cheaper coming
in at a total of $27,500. This cost can be divided into four categories: tuition
$14,280, room and board $7,520, books and supplies $1,200, and personal
expenses $4,500. Accompanying the 16,787 students at Baylor are 119 majors
and 77 minors. Lee, on the other hand, has 105 majors and 52 minors. Although
both universities have similar options, Baylor has more of the basic college
majors and minors. Lee, however, has more specialized courses. For example, Lee
offers four different options for Discipleship Ministry major. Both Baylor and Lee
are Christian universities who practice pursuing after Christ in their college
activities. Lee has chapel twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) with students
being required to attend 70% of the chapels per a semester. Most of Lee s chapels
are simply worship led by both students and well known artists, but they do often
have speakers as well. Baylor has chapel twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays)
and require students to attend