<p>I have to agree with you that I do have some confirmation bias for Chicago. However, I disagree that Rice’s distribution credit is just like UChicago’s core. I feel like UChicago’s core is representative of a different campus culture than Rice’s. When I visited Chicago, I heard students talking casually about academic things that didn’t have to do with their major/classes. I did not hear much of this at Rice (although it must be mentioned that the sample size of 10-20 students could easily be inaccurate, I don’t think I’m wrong for both campuses as a whole.)</p>
<p>Weather seems like a pretty frivolous thing for either university, so I’m trying to ignore both of them.</p>
<p>Re: grad school. I’ve heard that grad school for hard-science (which I think I’ll be doing) is much cheaper than med/law/professional (which I really think I won’t) due to various stipends, scholarships, etc…true?</p>