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How Grad School is Like Advent by Lauren Christian

Advent is upon us with Christmas soon to follow, and as I fa-la-la-la-fall into finals, I grow ever more contemplative about the closing of another calendar year and the closing of my time in grad school. In all this contemplation, I’ve realized that Grad School is a lot like Advent—you know, if you tilt your…

Same Place, New Adventures by Natalia Rubio

When I graduated from high school, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. All I knew was that I wanted to work with people and that I was going to attend Baylor University. I chose my major almost randomly and somehow managed to not change it my entire time as…

Rejoicing in the Chaos by Megan Foo

I’m a planner-and-checklist kind of person. I love filling in my planner at the beginning of the semester and giving structure to the chaos that accompanies the HESA program and an apprenticeship as a Graduate Residence Hall Director: class assignments, readings, meetings with students, trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, getting enough sleep, and other…

Interview Placement 2017: Tips and tricks from current students

Interview Placement is about 3 weeks away, and we are so excited to meet everyone who is coming to campus! Interview Placement is just as much a time for you to get a feel for what life at Baylor could look like, as it is a time for you to interview for apprenticeships. As those…

Cohort Dynamics and Merits, Six Weeks In by Toni Nogalski

In the grand scheme of things, six weeks is not a long time. On the one hand, 42 days is longer than our shortest-sitting President served in the White House (William Henry Harrison; 32 days), but on the other, it took all of nine weeks for the Pilgrims to cross the Atlantic (66 days to reach…

Choosing a Graduate Program

Written by Sarah Madsen, 1st Year HESA Student Choosing a Graduate Program At this point in your student affairs journey, you’ve accomplished so much, from researching graduate programs and sending in applications to visiting campuses and interviewing for apprenticeships. This process is time-consuming and intense, but completely worth it in the end when you enroll…

Tips for Interview Placement 2016

Hello all! We are now only two short weeks away from Interview Placement 2016. Interview Placement is an exciting time where you will learn more about Baylor, the HESA program, and life in Waco. We want you to have a great experience during your visit, so here are a few tips about Interview Placement from current…

When Grad School Feels Like a Fire Hydrant

Written by Amiee Brassart For obvious reasons, my life changed in August of 2014 when I began my HESA journey. Being the undergrad girl that never pulled all-nighters, the girl who would always enthusiastically start a planner but neglected it towards the end of the semester, and the girl who believed in the 25-minute “study…

The Idea of Work-Life Balance and Why We Need to Let Go of It

Written by Jessica Roshak As a graduate student working in the Student Activities (SA) Office, we talk a lot about work-life balance. This is a topic of great importance in the field of higher education and student affairs (HESA), especially as many of us are very passionate about our work, reaching above and beyond our job…

Application Process

When you’re applying to something it’s always nice to have a friend on the other side of it – someone to which you can ask all your questions. Since you might not have a friend to ask, I thought I’d try to give you an insider’s scoop with this post. Researching programs First comes the…