My favorite course in college thus far was Fluid Mechanics, which I took last semester (Spring 2016). It is a required course in the Mechanical Engineering degree program. Mechanical Engineering is essentially divided into two components: solids and fluids. Solids courses include statics, dynamics, strength of materials, and machine design. Fluids courses include thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and energy systems design. Coming into college, I knew very little about the...

I applied to 5 University of California schools and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, because they were highly-ranked schools that provided me with in-state tuition. I applied to Texas A&M because it...

I am President of the Bear Pit, the student section for Baylor Men's and Women's Basketball. I have always loved college basketball, so when I got to Baylor, I wanted to get involved in our student section and help to make it better. I go to almost every...

My top two college choices were UCLA and UC Berkeley, which both denied me. I ended up choosing between UC Santa Barbara and Baylor. I liked UCSB because the campus was beautiful and in a really nice location right on the coast, had a reputable engineering program, and had some school spirit for sports like soccer and basketball (no football team). I didn't like that UCSB is a party school...

Baylor is in Waco, Texas, which at first does not seem like a place with lots of things to do, but it actually is. If you like being outdoors at all, Waco is a great place. Cameron Park is the second-largest city park in the nation (after Central Park in NYC), and there are SO...