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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rice[/quote]

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Can either of you talk more about Rice? I don't know much about it, but my high achieving, not at all competitive DD is interested. Nice size, like the residential college aspect, in a city (even if it's in Houston)... She isn't sure she wants to study, but liked a couple of virtual videos of kids doing super different stuff - like theater and microbiology, or dance and physics or whatever. Would love to hear what the vibe of the place is like. Someone said it's like Blair magnet kids (in MCPS - the STEM magnet). Is that true? TIA[/quote]

I attended Rice 20 years ago, so my experience isn't super current, but when I was there, it was absolutely a perfect environment for high-achieving noncompetitive kids. (I'm not familiar with Blair magnet.) I loved that nearly all of my Rice classmates were bright/talented/quirky - it was also the first academic experience of my life when I wasn't constantly comparing my performance/success to everyone else's around  me.

Yes, there are tons of theater and arts and cultural opportunities on and off campus. Lots of people double major (sociology + math or biology + English or... whatever is your passion). I learned to appreciate a huge variety of amazing food in Houston (off campus), and it's still a relatively inexpensive place to live - the city has a lot to offer, and it is wonderful to be able to be outside through the winter.

Downsides of the school, especially for a kid who isn't sure what they want to do: The academic advising when I was there was not great. My friends from Rice  have settled ALL over the country, which is kind of a bummer because they are people I'd love to see more frequently. It doesn't have the same reputation on the east coast as Ivies and SLACs.  [/quote]

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