<p>DD had some absolutely fabulous profs; she also had a few that were not as engaging but knew their stuff. She made liberal use of the “shopping” period at the beginning of each semester since there were always more classes that she wanted than she could find time to take. 
Rice makes it easy to add/drop classes, and she never had a problem adding a class even if it was full. It really is unfortunate, the timing of Owl Days this year; review classes are not particularly interesting!</p>