<p>^^^ *** are you talking about aufossil? Its harder to get into Rice if you are a Texas resident. 54 percent of Rice kids are from Texas (The Majority of Rice kids are from Texas—Aufossil look at college board), as a result Rice is trying to gain more geographic diversity, which means they prefer kids to come from different parts of the country. Viggy Ram, it WILL HURT your chances of getting into Rice if you are a Texas resident. Rice wants to expand its name recognition to other parts of the country.</p>
<p>UT science classes from what I have heard are a lot LESS difficult than the science classes at top 20 schools. Top 20 schools tend to be A LOT more selective than UT, as a result at a top 20 school you are competing with a much brighter student body. From my experience at Emory only the top 15-20 percent of the kids in a certain class are supposed to get As (I am sure thecase is similar at Rice), the rest get Bs/Cs/Ds/Fs. It will be much easier to make As at UT because the student body is not as competitive. I am not trying to scare you ViggyRam, but if you do the work, getting As shouldn’t be a problem. Just be ready to sacrifice the majority of your social life at top 20 schools. (I have to study like 5 hours a day outside of class to do well at Emory).</p>
<p>^^^ Some Rice professors joke with their students when the explain about the difficulty of their exam by saying things like “Well, if you thought my test was too difficult, you should have gone to a party school like UT or Texas A&M”----Source: Former Rice Student who is currently at Harvard Medical School.</p>