<p>Oh, that reassures me, since from what I gleaned through google, Rice seems to have a friendly atmosphere. I couldn’t really base my opinions on my visit there since the tour guides in the summer are probably the more enthusiastic ones. I was just a bit worried since I don’t really like it when I have to compete with others. My friends do come from a pretty cutthroat high school(Many, many asians and top 10% cutoff is something like 4.2 gpa unweighted) so it might just be that way for their friends at Rice.</p>
<p>"But we are not cutthroat. It is competitive as in you compete against yourself and constantly try to improve yourself and your grades, but never the kind of run-to-the-library-and-rip-page-out-of-book-so-only-you-can-have-it kind of cutthroat mentality that is stereotyped of Cornell and Johns Hopkins (notice I said stereotype, not reality, so don’t flame me). "</p>
<p>LOL. Do people really do that? It seems…so pathetic. If someone did that, they better run fast or they’ll get tackled and thrown in a lake/pool/sewage tunnel. I’m having fun imagining this actually happening 
Would they eat the page after they’re done?</p>
<p>Oh, and got another question. I couldn’t find on the website, but is the Metro bus free as well? And is finding a place to live off campus hard? About what price range can I expect? (0-15min traveling distance)</p>