<p>@smartie_shopper: I’m glad to hear you decided on Rice!!! You chose a truly hidden gem of a place to attend :)</p>
<p>Anyway, I strongly recommend you take Dr. John Ambler’s “Introduction to Comparative Politics” (POLI 212) class during Fall 10 (not offered in the spring). Although the class is challenging, he is an AMAZING professor. He makes an honest effort to know something about every single one of his students in his 75 person class. Very interesting material as well… learned about governments in Britain, France, India, Nigeria, Mexico, Iran, Japan, Cuba, North Korea, and many others.</p>