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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a lot of Rice boosters on this site (and I mean that in a positive way), so, pease tell me more.

My kid didn't love the atmosphere at Rice when we visited, but is having trouble eliminating it from his final 2-3 schools. I think he's looking for reasons to pick Rice over the other options but is hesitant about the culture because it seemed very serious and not very fun/spirited.[/quote]

I think the idea that a college has to prove that it is fun/spirited is exactly the problem for many in the college search process. Too many treat it like it’s a vacation destination.

My kid has plenty of fun at Rice, but how can any 20-year-old not have fun in college when they’re surrounded by thousands of others at the same age. There’s something wrong if a kid can’t find and make their own fun in those curcumstances.

However, whether a student can have fun in college is really beside the point. No one applies to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, or Chicago because they have the best parties or the best football and basketball teams. They apply there because it’s an opportunity to get a great education. That’s the same reason why kids go to Rice. It offers an exceptional educational opportunity. That experience will last a life time, long after the parties are over.[/quote]

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