<p>Rice provides public transportation passes for travel around Houston (passes and rail). Bicycles are efficient as well.</p>
<p>There is a lot of off campus housing very near Rice that does not necessitate a car.</p>
<p>Rice is awesome for engineering. However if you read the athletics forum on CC, you will find that most D1 coaches are going to frown on that choice, and or you may find that you yourself have to make the choice… team or major. Do you have a sport that conflicts with the end of the semester?</p>
<p>Keep in mind that right now, you don’t have a guarantee of choices… wait for that letter of acceptance :-).</p>