Amherst, Rice or Columbia

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would choose Rice.

Sorry, but no school in a state where Greg Abbott is the governor deserves serious consideration. Rice would be an easy "hell no" for me.

As between Amherst and Columbia, the academics at both are excellence, so it's a question of personal preference. There will be more hand-holding at Amherst, but it's a bit insular. Columbia is for the self-assured, who want to live in NYC and are prepared to be more independent at a younger age.

The fact that people like you won’t send their kids there is a positive for Rice.

+1 Truly!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rice. No question.

Amherst second.

Really? I would have said Columbia, Amherst, and finally Rice. Nothing against Rice, but it’s less well known and it’s in Texas. Not really a state known for academic excellence.

That last sentence is so laughable on a forum that’s based in DC. Also funny considering that “academic excellence” is the absolute lowest priority for any Ivy/SLAC these days.

Unlike DC, where the DC police refused GW’s request to clear out the tent encampment on their campus, Texas is willing to do what’s necessary to make sure the students at their universities can continue to go to class and learn.

In any case, who would want to go to college in a state with booming economy? Anyone who actually has any sense.

Watch this animation and keep an eye on Texas and other southern states (and watch the Northeastern states drop). Texas and the South are the future. The Northeast schools had been living on prestige left over from past excellence, but are currently doing their level best to flush it all away. Add in a stagnant economy, and there’s no reason to go to school in the NE there unless your dream is to spend the rest of your life teaching ecofeminism for minimum wage.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/animation-the-20-largest-state-economies-by-gdp-in-the-last-50-years/

Another visual:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rice! Great school in a fun city, nice campus, excellent reputation, very strong academics, warm weather. Columbia has too many problems right now and would be difficult to go to undergrad in NYC. Amherst is too small and too rural.

I have visited Amherst several times and would not call it rural at all. It’s suburban with all the usual chain stores.

[Anonymous]

Stunned to see so many people diss Columbia…

We visited with my son and LOVED it. The Core sounded comprehensive and like a great foundation, the campus was teeming with life, the city location was a plus not a minus, every student we spoke to seemed incredible.

But then again, my DS has always had a heart for NYC too so the city location was always a strength not a weakness in our consideration of the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rice! Great school in a fun city, nice campus, excellent reputation, very strong academics, warm weather. Columbia has too many problems right now and would be difficult to go to undergrad in NYC. Amherst is too small and too rural.

I have visited Amherst several times and would not call it rural at all. It’s suburban with all the usual chain stores.

Ok, it’s too suburban then. (That’s not a positive)

[Anonymous]

I'd be thrilled with any of these options for DC. We'd visit and she could decide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stunned to see so many people diss Columbia…

We visited with my son and LOVED it. The Core sounded comprehensive and like a great foundation, the campus was teeming with life, the city location was a plus not a minus, every student we spoke to seemed incredible.

But then again, my DS has always had a heart for NYC too so the city location was always a strength not a weakness in our consideration of the school.

maybe just one person loud as always with multiple posts

[Anonymous]

Rice is the best option!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rice is the best option!

I agree!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stunned to see so many people diss Columbia…

We visited with my son and LOVED it. The Core sounded comprehensive and like a great foundation, the campus was teeming with life, the city location was a plus not a minus, every student we spoke to seemed incredible.

But then again, my DS has always had a heart for NYC too so the city location was always a strength not a weakness in our consideration of the school.

Why are you stunned? Don’t you know by now that most people on this site have no idea what they are talking about

[Anonymous]

These are very very different living environments. Where will your child thrive?

[Anonymous]

Definitely not Columbia... use your brain!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would choose Rice.

Sorry, but no school in a state where Greg Abbott is the governor deserves serious consideration. Rice would be an easy "hell no" for me.

As between Amherst and Columbia, the academics at both are excellence, so it's a question of personal preference. There will be more hand-holding at Amherst, but it's a bit insular. Columbia is for the self-assured, who want to live in NYC and are prepared to be more independent at a younger age.

The fact that people like you won’t send their kids there is a positive for Rice.

+1 Truly!

Well, if you want to be the Hillsdale of the south, go for it, but plenty will steer their kids away from any schools in Texas as long as Abbott is governor.

[Anonymous]

Choose Rice!

Rice University is a great school with happy students. I have so many fond memories of Rice. Also, Houston is a fun city to live in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Choose Rice!

Rice University is a great school with happy students. I have so many fond memories of Rice. Also, Houston is a fun city to live in.

No one chooses Rice over Columbia unless it is a money issue