<p>Haha, OP, when I told my mother I wanted to apply to Rice she said “surely you aren’t seriously thinking about going to Texas, right?”</p>
<p>Short answer: Houston isn’t southern. Rice isn’t southern. Even the people you’ll meet at Rice that are from Texas are almost never southern. Do not worry about the stereotypes. :)</p>
<p>*NOTE: I’m using the adjective southern to define the negative stereotypes. Southern hospitality does exist down in Houston, for sure.</p>
<p>@Antarius - Four years at Rice and you haven’t started using “y’all”? You are my idol. I’m resisting as much as possible. ;)</p>