Anonymous
Post 08/11/2023 10:07     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Princeton. DS goes there and loves the residential college system. Lots of support, friendly staff, great dining halls. Yale is also a strong contender (though DS chose P over Y! )


nice brag drop


No need to get impressed. You don't know how someone got where they are. Walk your path and work for progress not comparison.


Oh - no worries there...we walk our own path. No one in this house had/has any interest in these school.

But get real, do you not see this as anything other than a self-ego stroke? Yale is also a strong contender (though DS chose P over Y! )
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2023 09:28     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's a big deal to break from a Residential College - to change your major, and have to move out. Starting Freshmen years in a residential college is not the right choice for every student.


At Rice it’s not a major specific thing, everyone is just assigned to one. Think Hogwarts. It’s a way to create community.


Sounds like high school.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2023 09:13     Subject: "like" Rice
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Anonymous wrote:Most people can't see past Texas's public image. Rice is a liberal school in a liberal city. There is a lot to do, from entertainment to research and internships. Houston has a low cost of living and bright chances for employment with good employers. Go enjoy 4 years, avoid harsh winters (summer months are off anyways) do year round internships and research in nearby hospitals and companies, get employed and then if unhappy, transfer somewhere.


If you don't get that some people don't want to live under draconian abortion laws, or be around people who are holstering guns, or where it is acceptable to chainsaw migrants as they are crossing a river and who are openly suppressing the votes of minority voters...

DP. I understand why people want to avoid living in Texas, but I admire the people who move to Texas and work to change the things you mention. Rice is not monolithically liberal, but it’s primarily so, and students vote in large numbers and go out in droves to help register other voters. My DD and many of her Rice friends also volunteered for the campaigns of local democrats.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2023 08:57     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:It's a big deal to break from a Residential College - to change your major, and have to move out. Starting Freshmen years in a residential college is not the right choice for every student.


At Rice it’s not a major specific thing, everyone is just assigned to one. Think Hogwarts. It’s a way to create community.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2023 08:15     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:Most people can't see past Texas's public image. Rice is a liberal school in a liberal city. There is a lot to do, from entertainment to research and internships. Houston has a low cost of living and bright chances for employment with good employers. Go enjoy 4 years, avoid harsh winters (summer months are off anyways) do year round internships and research in nearby hospitals and companies, get employed and then if unhappy, transfer somewhere.


If you don't get that some people don't want to live under draconian abortion laws, or be around people who are holstering guns, or where it is acceptable to chainsaw migrants as they are crossing a river and who are openly suppressing the votes of minority voters...
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 23:18     Subject: "like" Rice
It's a big deal to break from a Residential College - to change your major, and have to move out. Starting Freshmen years in a residential college is not the right choice for every student.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 22:23     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:How about the Claremont Colleges? They’re kind of like different communities on the same large campus.


This is a really good one.

I feel like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and University of Rochester have the most similar vibe to Rice. Davidson and/or Washington and Lee if he's okay with a smaller campus. Wake Forest or University of Richmond if he's less academically inclined. And if your kid is more, ahem, the partying type, then Tulane and U of Miami.


If this is true, then Rice is not the atmosphere I thought it was. Almost everyone we know at CMU and Rochester say they are intense and competitive atmospheres, with little school spirit and fun being had by students.



I don't think Rice is anything like Carnegie Mellon. We dropped it off our list because of how intense and miserable it seemed. Same with Cornell. Rice is usually ranked as one of the happiest schools, which made it very appealing for someone interested in studying engineering. It's a difficult major. Finding a school where engineering students are having a good time is difficult.


In parent times, at least, Wash. U. STEM was hard but not competitive.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 18:50     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How about the Claremont Colleges? They’re kind of like different communities on the same large campus.


This is a really good one.

I feel like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and University of Rochester have the most similar vibe to Rice. Davidson and/or Washington and Lee if he's okay with a smaller campus. Wake Forest or University of Richmond if he's less academically inclined. And if your kid is more, ahem, the partying type, then Tulane and U of Miami.


If this is true, then Rice is not the atmosphere I thought it was. Almost everyone we know at CMU and Rochester say they are intense and competitive atmospheres, with little school spirit and fun being had by students.



I don't think Rice is anything like Carnegie Mellon. We dropped it off our list because of how intense and miserable it seemed. Same with Cornell. Rice is usually ranked as one of the happiest schools, which made it very appealing for someone interested in studying engineering. It's a difficult major. Finding a school where engineering students are having a good time is difficult.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 18:33     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How about the Claremont Colleges? They’re kind of like different communities on the same large campus.


This is a really good one.

I feel like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and University of Rochester have the most similar vibe to Rice. Davidson and/or Washington and Lee if he's okay with a smaller campus. Wake Forest or University of Richmond if he's less academically inclined. And if your kid is more, ahem, the partying type, then Tulane and U of Miami.


If this is true, then Rice is not the atmosphere I thought it was. Almost everyone we know at CMU and Rochester say they are intense and competitive atmospheres, with little school spirit and fun being had by students.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 16:13     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:How about the Claremont Colleges? They’re kind of like different communities on the same large campus.


This is a really good one.

I feel like Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and University of Rochester have the most similar vibe to Rice. Davidson and/or Washington and Lee if he's okay with a smaller campus. Wake Forest or University of Richmond if he's less academically inclined. And if your kid is more, ahem, the partying type, then Tulane and U of Miami.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 15:26     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Princeton. DS goes there and loves the residential college system. Lots of support, friendly staff, great dining halls. Yale is also a strong contender (though DS chose P over Y! )


nice brag drop


No need to get impressed. You don't know how someone got where they are. Walk your path and work for progress not comparison.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 10:59     Subject: "like" Rice
For the right kid (introvert), I can see residential college being a big plus. But many kids have no problem finding their people
andwould prefer to live with their friends rather than a random community. I’d make sure a residential college is something your kid wants and needs before focusing so narrowly on universities with residential colleges.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 10:52     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:How about the Claremont Colleges? They’re kind of like different communities on the same large campus.


+1
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 10:22     Subject: "like" Rice
Anonymous wrote:Princeton. DS goes there and loves the residential college system. Lots of support, friendly staff, great dining halls. Yale is also a strong contender (though DS chose P over Y! )


nice brag drop
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 00:32     Subject: "like" Rice
How about the Claremont Colleges? They’re kind of like different communities on the same large campus.