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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Engaging. READ MORE
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Alumni
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The thing that makes the Rice application different than that of any
other school is what is known at Rice as 'the box.' Basically, there
is a bl... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Rice either uses the common app or their own. Rice is very very
selective about admissions, since it is a very small school. Creativity
on the R... READ MORE
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Current Student
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All students applying to Rice are intelligent and look good on paper.
So, make sure you have something to distinguish yourself, such as a
really p... READ MORE
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Status
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Exceptional. READ MORE
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Alumni
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Rice prides itself on having a low student to instructor ratio. Some
freshmen classes are quite large (300 people in Chemistry 101 -- the
biggest... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Rice is all about academics. If you want an amazing education, this is
the place. Predominately designed for engineering/sciences students,
Rice... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Classes at Rice are vigorous academically; however, unlike at most
universities, professors maintain office hours and are very approachable
for he... READ MORE
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Status
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Successful. READ MORE
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Alumni
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There are job fairs and campus recruiters and interviews a few times each year. These are great opportunities for students to find internships and jo... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Rice has a great on campus recruiting department and everyone I know from Rice has done incredibly well - whether they went out into the workforce af... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Rice students traditionally fair very well in the job market in terms of job placement. Also, many Rice students continue on to some form of graduate... READ MORE
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Status
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Sublime. READ MORE
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Alumni
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About two thirds of Rice students live on campus at any given time.
Students are guaranteed three years of on campus housing, and many live
on ca... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Rice has a beautiful campus but it's smack in the center of downtown
Houston which can be hot, smelly, and not altogether safe. Housing is
differ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The quality of life at Rice is very high. Students will always complain
about the food, but all facilities are adequate and I have no major
compl... READ MORE
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Status
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Stimulating. READ MORE
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Alumni
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Rice promotes an active social life for its students. Students at Rice
are placed in one of 9 residential colleges before starting their
freshman... READ MORE
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Alumni
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There's no Greek system at Rice - instead your residential college
provides a similar sense of belonging. There are college-organized
parties pre... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Rice has a very unique residential college system and is also a wet
campus. So, if a students goal is to party every night and be constantly
drunk... READ MORE
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