<p>I have a friend at Rice who wants to become a vet. She was choosing between Rice and Cornell. Even though she likes Rice now, she did thinking about transferring to Cornell because they had more opportunities for undergrads for veterinary sciences. If you are premed, then Rice is the place to be, but I wouldn’t say there are too many vet resources at Rice (you can volunteer at the animal shelter in Houston or a local veterinary clinic). Rice is an excellent university, but unfortunately, course selection and resources are going to be slightly less than larger peer schools like Cornell, Duke, UPenn, etc. I felt the course selection was more limited and resources were less compared to my current institution, Duke. Nevertheless, the small size creates a very close-knit, friendly student body that you won’t find at many other top universities. I initially chose Rice for the social aspects/financial reasons, but I then transferred to Duke because they had a much stronger program in what I wanted to study (environmental sciences). It’s up to you: you got to decide if it is really important to you to have vet resources as an undergrad or not. If not, I would say go to Rice, but it is your decision to make, not ours. Best of luck with your decision!</p>