These are 2 of the best US colleges anyone could consider going to. Congratulations on obtaining admissions.
One clear advantage for Rice is that you can get a direct flight between Houston and Australia , and it is easy to get to Rice from the airport, which is just 1/2 hour away. The nearest airport to Amherst is an hour away and it’s not easy to get transportation from the airport to the college because it is remote from the airport.
Rice has a large international presence - almost 25% of its students, which is about 1000 international students. Amherst College has a small international presence - about 8%, or 150 students. The town of Amherst itself has more than 30,000 students at 3 different colleges, and almost 4000 undergraduates are international students.