<p>“If you think Cornell doesn’t fit you now, wait until the weather starts sucking (wintertime). You will have snow coming out of your ass.”</p>
<p>ROFL. Seriously…Cornell’s winter weather is VICIOUS. I imagine HM’s weather is pretty good though, being in Cali and all. Rice is really hot and humid but it’s tolerable :)</p>
<p>I def agree with Beefs; at this point it’s not that HM’s engineering is significantly “better” than Rice’s engineering or vice versa. Financial issues aside, right now you need to focus on which place you like better–you’re going to get a fine engineering education at either institution.</p>
<p>Rice is very well known in Texas and the South, while HM is very well known in California and on the West Coast, I imagine; both schools have regional prestige yet also are both well known in the engineering world. You’re not going to be “so much better off” attending HM over Rice or vice versa in terms of becoming an engineer.</p>
<p>Which one do you like better? That’s the one you should go to! :)</p>
<p>P.S. I’m from the East too but I’m going to Rice this fall!</p>