<p>Ummmm being from CA could be a hook, seeing that they do want geographical diversity. I say Rice is respected among those who know about colleges. There’s always going to be the ones that wouldn’t “ooh” and “aah” unless you said that you graduated from Harvard, Princeton, or Yale. Being in Houston, I think that it’d be easier to get a job having graduated from Washington University in St. Louis as opposed to University of Houston. I feel that it’s more-or-less the same for Rice. Regardless of whether or not Rice is respected as much as other top private schools, you shouldn’t have trouble finding a good job upon graduating…or so I don’t think.</p>