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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP seems to be the perfect student for Rice. My DD went to Rice and it was a fabulous experience for quirky, science-oriented students (and others who are less science-oriented, like her). Its student body is divided into residential colleges, which provides SLAC-like camaraderie with access to the resources of a larger university.  Wonderful place and people![/quote]

My son is a recent Rice engineering grad and also had a great experience.  Rice is best known as a STEM school, but also has strong programs in other areas of the liberal arts, particularly music, architecture, English, and sociology.  The residential colleges do nurture a lot of camaraderie, but as a graduate of a SLAC and as the parent of another child who is currently a student at a SLAC, there is a world of different in the culture of even a mid-sized school like Rice (6800 undergrads + grad students) compared to a SLAC (e.g., 2000 students) where you really know everyone.  I'm not saying one is better than another, but these schools have very different vibes.  (Also, for athletes, almost all SLAC teams are D3 while Rice is D1.)   [/quote]

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