UVA vs. Rice vs. JHU

UVAmom23
Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:11:53 +0000

I went to UVA and have visited both UVA and Rice with my junior who is interested in both. My brother and sister in law went to Rice. My son expected to not like it due to size. He liked it very much. It is very different than UVA where Greek organizations are very popular. Rice has a residential college system similar to Yale. We spoke a length with a student from our hometown and she was very happy with her choice. Lots of work but more collaborative than cutthroat. UVA won’t be cutthroat either. I have heard Rice described by alumni and students as welcoming friendly nerds. Seems very accurate based on my visit. Also very easy to change major if you don’t know what to do. Some places it is not!