Easier to get in if from CA? Is Rice respected outside the south?

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Fifty percent of Rice alumni/ae live in Texas, and of those, thirty-two percent live in Houston. That you’ll end up here is likely if you enroll.</p>

<p>This table is useful if you’re interested in geographical distribution:</p>

<p>Rice University | Faculty | Researchers</p>

<p>I sense that, though I can’t say for sure, since I don’t think the university has or publishes the data, that this principally applies to students who don’t wind up getting graduate degrees, or head to UT, UH, etc. post-baccalaureate.

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<p>This makes no sense. The MAIN reason that many Rice alumni live in Texas/Houston area is because the vast majority of them were originally from Texas/Houston area. Back in the day, Rice had less geographic diversity than it does now (which is really saying something.)</p>

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Originally Posted by slik nik
Here’s an anecdote: I went to Bed Bath and Beyond in the outskirts of Cincinnati (it was in a more rural area) to order stuff for my dorm. When the cashier or store manager (not sure what position she had) asked where I was going, I said Rice and then she asked, “What are you going to such an elite university?”</p>

<p>It’s very telling that you seek validation for your college decision from cashiers or store managers of Bed Bath and Beyond.

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<p>I laughed so hard, when I saw this hahaahaha…ROFL</p>