"like" Rice

[Anonymous]

One of my kids attends Rice and loves the residential college system. It is really community oriented (and not just a buzz phrase). My other kid would prefer not to be in TX for college but we are hoping he could find another college with a similar community oriented college. What other schools, not in TX, are like Rice? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I asked this a few years ago and both Wash U and Middlebury were recommended, althougj for different reasons as they are pretty different colleges - Wash U was recommended as an alternate to Rice with a similar smart, pre-professional vibe and friendly student body; Middlebury was recommended because it, too, apparently has “houses” like Rice, although I recall being told the overall house system isn’t nearly as strong as at Rice.

My kid wound up at Tufts, which he has found to be a very smart and collaborative group of students with a friendly, cohesive campus feel, which were aspects he liked about Rice, too. I still think he would have loved Rice, but he wasn’t interested to be in Texas and couldn’t get over that hurdle.

[Anonymous]

Emory
WashU
Tufts
U Chicago
Bucknell
Lehigh
U Rochester

[Anonymous]

Union college has a residential system that looks amazing.

[Anonymous]

UCSD has residential colleges

[Anonymous]

Northwestern

[Anonymous]

Yale has a strong residential college system.

I wish more schools would do this!

[Anonymous]

Michigan has a residential college that been in existence for over 50 years.

https://lsa.umich.edu/rc

You get the best of both worlds. Small community based school but with all the available resources of a larger university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UCSD has residential colleges

Ok -but they are HUGE...so I'd take this one with a grain of salt. Especially since housing is not guaranteed past sophomore year. And that the school itself is huge upon huge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of my kids attends Rice and loves the residential college system. It is really community oriented (and not just a buzz phrase). My other kid would prefer not to be in TX for college but we are hoping he could find another college with a similar community oriented college. What other schools, not in TX, are like Rice? Thanks.

Yale.

[Anonymous]

Most people can't see past Texas's public image. Rice is a liberal school in a liberal city. There is a lot to do, from entertainment to research and internships. Houston has a low cost of living and bright chances for employment with good employers. Go enjoy 4 years, avoid harsh winters (summer months are off anyways) do year round internships and research in nearby hospitals and companies, get employed and then if unhappy, transfer somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most people can't see past Texas's public image. Rice is a liberal school in a liberal city. There is a lot to do, from entertainment to research and internships. Houston has a low cost of living and bright chances for employment with good employers. Go enjoy 4 years, avoid harsh winters (summer months are off anyways) do year round internships and research in nearby hospitals and companies, get employed and then if unhappy, transfer somewhere.

+1 but OP knows this since she has a happy kid at Rice. My DS who loved his time there also thought seriously about Tufts, WashU, and Carleton.

[Anonymous]

How is a “residential college” different than a dorm with some classrooms in the building and maybe a cafeteria on the 1st floor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is a “residential college” different than a dorm with some classrooms in the building and maybe a cafeteria on the 1st floor?

At Rice and a few other schools you stay in the dorm all four* years.

*3 years for most people at Rice as you generally have to live off campus one year.

[Anonymous]

Franklin and Marshall