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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this thread is mostly dead, but I'm here because my son has the same decision. It seems odd to me that all the replies for Cornell &gt; Rice are snarky and short and don't give any reasoning. Care to elaborate?[/quote]

We had the same dilemma and ultimately chose Rice. But this was for engineering. Cornell is easily the best Ivy for engineering but it didn’t seem like a great place to spend four years. Large weed out classes. Hyper competitive students stuck in their own silos. Lots of pressure. Bleak winters. A large student body where it’s easy to get lost.

Rice is more highly ranked than Cornell. And it also seems much more human. Smaller classes. Collaborative atmosphere. A residential college system that fosters connection with other students. Kids seemed super smart but down to earth. People seemed happy. It’s not a hard partying school. It’s not a snooty school. It’s bright kids doing their thing.

Our biggest concern is that the Gulf is presently 95 degrees so there’s likely to be some strong hurricanes in August/September [/quote]

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