Rice and Wash U and BC

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DS in at all three.

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Anonymous wrote:DD was WL at BC and Wash U but in at Rice. We are shocked. Can anyone tell me more about Rice? The more we read, the more impressed we are!

I went to Wash. U. I think Rice is probably similar, but in Houston and probably a little more prestigious.

Going there would be comparable to going to Harvard or Yale, but with fewer classmates who are children of heads of state.

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Rice and Wash U are much better than BC.

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Anonymous wrote:DD was WL at BC and Wash U but in at Rice. We are shocked. Can anyone tell me more about Rice? The more we read, the more impressed we are!

Rice is great. Very happy kids.

I went to Rice. Loved my time there! Lifelong friends. And no kids with chip on their shoulders like I’ve seen with my DC in NE schools.

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I'm a Bostonian who lived in Houston for a few years and Rice is awesome. Fantastic academics, beautiful campus. If your kid is nervous about Texas or the south (as people here sometimes say) they shouldn't be - Houston is a great city in its own way, great food, year-round outdoor activity, really diverse in every respect, including politics.

Rice's relationship to the city is somewhat analogous to Georgetown in DC - not far from the downtown (to the extent there is one in Houston, which is not really) but grassy and surrounded by a lovely neighborhood with cute shops. And your kid won't be there for the worst months of the year in terms of weather.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a Bostonian who lived in Houston for a few years and Rice is awesome. Fantastic academics, beautiful campus. If your kid is nervous about Texas or the south (as people here sometimes say) they shouldn't be - Houston is a great city in its own way, great food, year-round outdoor activity, really diverse in every respect, including politics.

Rice's relationship to the city is somewhat analogous to Georgetown in DC - not far from the downtown (to the extent there is one in Houston, which is not really) but grassy and surrounded by a lovely neighborhood with cute shops. And your kid won't be there for the worst months of the year in terms of weather.

Good write up. My DD is a recent Rice graduate, and we can’t say enough good things about the school. I was so impressed by how closely the academic advisors work with students. The ones she had used their network to help her with internships and her first job post-gradation, and have advised her re the best options for PhD programs. Also, there is so much great food in Houston! I hope my youngest can go there as well.

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Kid has an uw 4.0 1460 SAT. In at BC, waitlisted at Rice.

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DD got into Rice!

GPA - 3.98 UW, 4.53 W (from a top Nova Highschool known for its course rigor)
SAT - 1560 ( single sitting) , ACT - 35
NMF, Good ECs, expected good LORs
It’s been one of her most favorite/ dream schools from the past 2 years and the craziness of this year made us wonder if we should have done ED. Grateful for yesterday's decision

Waitlisted at Wash U

Congratulations to everyone that got accepted and good luck to everyone else.

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Anonymous wrote:DD was WL at BC and Wash U but in at Rice. We are shocked. Can anyone tell me more about Rice? The more we read, the more impressed we are!

Our son is a Rice grad. He had a great experience there both academically and socially. He and his classmates have gone on to grad programs in engineering, medicine, law and business; most who started working directly after college went into consulting. The only downside is that most juniors don't have on-campus housing available to them. Wishing your DD the best, wherever she ends up!

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Anonymous wrote:Only applied to Rice. In with Trustee Distinguished Scholarship.

What were your stats? How much money with merit? Any aid as well?

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Anonymous wrote:Only applied to Rice. In with Trustee Distinguished Scholarship.

Is that full tuition discount?

$100K over 4 years.

Nothing is sweeter than getting merit money from a top college.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a Bostonian who lived in Houston for a few years and Rice is awesome. Fantastic academics, beautiful campus. If your kid is nervous about Texas or the south (as people here sometimes say) they shouldn't be - Houston is a great city in its own way, great food, year-round outdoor activity, really diverse in every respect, including politics.

Rice's relationship to the city is somewhat analogous to Georgetown in DC - not far from the downtown (to the extent there is one in Houston, which is not really) but grassy and surrounded by a lovely neighborhood with cute shops. And your kid won't be there for the worst months of the year in terms of weather.

This is the advantage of schools in warm climate, you are away for summer. You are there for most of the harsh winter at colleges in cold climate. It gets depressing.

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Rice is $20k cheaper for full pay than expensive schools like Amherst and NYU, which saves about $80k in 4 years. Their financial aid is also phenomenal and other than top income families, most get some aid.

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Looking over the financial information for BC. Their tuition went up quite a bit. It is a BIG price tag. Not sure it is worth that kind of $ for my kid.

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Cost of attendance without financial aid and merit scholarships. BC’s aid is worst.

BC $80,296
Wash U $76,766
Rice U $74,110