Rice or Princeton?

jym626
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:05:58 +0000

My s. is a physics/mech E. major at Rice. Loves it, loves it. One of the things he liked about Rice was that although there are distribution requirements, there are no core required classes outside your major. P’ton has distribution and class requirements (language proficiency, writing class, junior essay, senior thesis… etc) I wonder if this has anything to do with why there are more classes required in your major at Rice. Don’t know…just a thought…

I love your self-selection theory. Rice students are not prestige whores. Very down-to-earth kids. While I like traditions, having to apply to be accepted to an eating club at P’ton is just a tad too supercilious for me. And “preppy” is not a word you will hear at Rice.

Yes, school name recognition can be helpful insome arenas. But you don’t sound like the kind of kid for whom that carries a lot of weight. I admit I am biased. My s. loves Rice. I’d just suggest you think about where you want to spend the next 4 years of your life. Atmosphere is very important. Where will you be happier, do you think?? You obvioulsy have the brains to make it at either school. Follow your heart.