<p>Here we are – just hours before May 1 arrives, and I’d just like to mention James Curl,
a very accessible Nobel Laureate at Rice, named one of the TOP 10 Chemists in the world. [Rice</a> University | Department of Chemistry](<a href=“http://www.chem.rice.edu/news.cfm?doc_id=11230]Rice”>http://www.chem.rice.edu/news.cfm?doc_id=11230) As for the social sciences at Rice, they’re very strong – many of the profs have won teaching awards and reach out to their students to join their research teams. And the Student Forum at Rice’s non-partisan think tank enables students to make choices about who will be coming to speak, and provides comfortable opportunities to mingle with these speakers.</p>
<p>I’m convinced that the most challenging part of the admissions process is exactly what undecided seniors face right now. I wish everyone who’s still weighing the details out
just a bit more fortitude – and when you decide, embrace your choice enthusiastically.</p>