<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus - I would argue that Stanford is prettier, but yes, Rice is very beautiful.</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student - True.</li>
<li>#1 quality of life - I don't put much stake in rankings, but I'd say that quality of life here is pretty solid.</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction - same as above. There's been a fair amount of controversy over that distinction, but I'd say that social divisions here are less severe than they are elsewhere.</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country - what about Olin? Let's just leave it at "small research university."</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music - Is awesome.</li>
<li>Residential college system - Everything good about Rice indirectly stems from the Res. Colleges.</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center - Doesn't really influence your daily life unless you're a Pre-Med or severely injured, but it does mean cheap restaurants within walking distance.</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team - Can't argue with that.</li>
<li>Amazing profs - True.</li>
<li>Nanosci! - I'll grant you that.</li>
<li>The people there - People are awesome. But as is true anywhere, some suck.</li>
<li>Classes offered - For the most part, pretty good.</li>
<li>In Houston - Houston's okay, I guess. There's good Tex-Mex.</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor - Again, doesn't really influence you unless you're a Pre-Med. But it reflect's Rice's commitment to undergrads.</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy" - I really don't like that term. But to each his own.</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail - The Lightrail's only good for a few select occasions, such as going to the Angelika downtown (which is awesome), but I guess being next to the Lightrail does more good than harm.</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus - And a great campus at that.</li>
<li>Rice Village - Rice Village really caters more to the West U. yuppies than Rice students. That said, there are a few good Thai restaurants within student budgets in the Village.</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students - True.</li>
<li>Small number of people - True.</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration - Depends on the administrator. I've found that most of the undergraduate administration (Forman, Munoz, etc.) are very accessible, but the overall University administrators are sometimes hard to reach.</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture - Okay.</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB) - I tend to like the MOB, but sometimes they're too off-beat and self-referential for their own good.</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education - That really depends on whether you get scholarships. Tuition is rising each year, and it will soon be on par with the Ivies. However, Rice actually gives merit aid, unlike the Ivies.</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion. - That's pretty awesome.</li>
<li>Loads of fun - I'm certainly having fun.</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area - Tex Mex, Thai, Indian...yup.</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually) - I generally like cold weather, but I guess whatever suits you...</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit - I'll have to look that up, but I'm pretty sure that's true.</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers - Baker Institute speakers are great, but I'm bitter because I didn't get a ticket to Clinton.</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery - Chris is freaking amazing.</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets) - The perks are great.</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros - I suppose this matters to you more if you're a 'Stros fan.</li>
<li>the honor code - The honor code really does contribute positively to the academic atmosphere.</li>
<li>Jake Poteet - I personally don't know Jake Poteet.</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds) - I didn't participate (my roommate didn't want a date, and he didn't set me up), but my friends who did had fun and awkwardness.</li>
<li>The Outer Loop - Having a running trail is nice, but it would be better if it weren't next to Houston traffic.</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard - He got snubbed for the Biletnikoff.</li>
<li>Azalaes - Why not?</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream - We get Blue Bell at lunch, and it's good, so I'll grant you that.</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter - They are the same, but it could be argued that Harvard has the same colors as Gryffindor. And LSU has the same colors as Hufflepuff.</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there - I would argue that that's not a positive.</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston. :d - Well, I don't swing that way, but okay...</li>
<li>So many study breaks! - Study breaks rock.</li>
<li>O-week. - O-Week is a whole lot of fun, but I pity the people who view it as the best part of their freshman year.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff - This one's mine, so I'll abstain.</li>
<li>Beer-Bike - ditto</li>
<li>House of Pies - I will tell you that House of Pies is like if God made a restaurant...and filled it with good food.</li>
<li>RUPD - Again, mine, so I won't comment.</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.- Take the class; cry about the tests; laugh out loud at every lecture.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking. <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://windowmanager.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/elmo2-784101.JPG&imgrefurl=http://windowmanager.blogspot.com/archives/2006_03_01_windowmanager_archive.html&h=480&w=640&sz=59&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=RY2a_HRI7iNGGM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Delmo%2Brice%2Buniversity%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%5B/url%5D">http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://windowmanager.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/elmo2-784101.JPG&imgrefurl=http://windowmanager.blogspot.com/archives/2006_03_01_windowmanager_archive.html&h=480&w=640&sz=59&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=RY2a_HRI7iNGGM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Delmo%2Brice%2Buniversity%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D</a> Scroll down to the bottom</li>
</ol>
<p>Bump. .</p>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.
<ol>
<li>So many study breaks! </li>
</ol></li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff </li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
</ol>
<p>I took off the comments because it started to look too cluttered.</p>
<p>we're still 46 short...</p>
<ol>
<li>Wiess College ;)</li>
</ol>
<p>Lame.</p>
<p>And don't you mean 44?</p>
<p>101 - 55 = 46</p>
<ol>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>My girlfriend is going there. </li>
</ol>
<p>How about this?</p>
<p>Sorry, for some reason I was thinking 100 (I should read the thread title) and I thought you were including your reason. However, my main goal was to point out the lameness of your reason, and I stand by that statement.</p>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.</li>
<li>So many study breaks! </li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff </li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
<li>Wiess College ;)</li>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
<li>My girlfriend is going there.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.</li>
<li>So many study breaks! </li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff </li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
<li>Wiess College ;)</li>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
<li>My girlfriend is going there.</li>
<li>Interim Decision option (at least it's a reason to apply)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.</li>
<li>So many study breaks! </li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff </li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
<li>Wiess College </li>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
<li>My girlfriend is going there.</li>
<li>Interim Decision option (at least it's a reason to apply)</li>
<li>NOD</li>
<li>Baker 13</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.</li>
<li>So many study breaks!</li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff</li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
<li>Wiess College</li>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
<li>My girlfriend is going there.</li>
<li>Interim Decision option (at least it's a reason to apply)</li>
<li>NOD</li>
<li>Baker 13</li>
<li>Niels from this season of Beauty and the Geek is a Rice grad.</li>
</ol>
<p>Except Neils got kicked off tonight. We were upset.</p>
<p>Actually this was the only episode that I saw this season and it was the one that he got the boot. He didn't really do a very good job, but he seemed like a really nice guy. I hate that Ceci girl!</p>
<p>Woah! I didn't know that! I LOVE that show! I felt sorry for Neils with the phone number challenge, how he felt bad for "using" the girls just to get their numbers.<br>
I really wish they'd do inverse Beauty and the Geek (or Beauty and the Geek^-1), with nerdy girls and super hot guys. I would watch every single episode, in that case.</p>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.</li>
<li>So many study breaks!</li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff</li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
<li>Wiess College</li>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
<li>My girlfriend is going there.</li>
<li>Interim Decision option (at least it's a reason to apply)</li>
<li>NOD</li>
<li>Baker 13</li>
<li>Niels from this season of Beauty and the Geek is a Rice grad.</li>
<li>Willy's Pub</li>
<li>Piece of the Berlin Wall on campus </li>
<li>Dalai Lama and Pr. Clinton have spoken on campus</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.</li>
<li>So many study breaks!</li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff</li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
<li>Wiess College</li>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
<li>My girlfriend is going there.</li>
<li>Interim Decision option (at least it's a reason to apply)</li>
<li>NOD</li>
<li>Baker 13</li>
<li>Niels from this season of Beauty and the Geek is a Rice grad.</li>
<li>Willy's Pub</li>
<li>Piece of the Berlin Wall on campus </li>
<li>Dalai Lama and Pr. Clinton have spoken on campus</li>
<li>Prof. Houston's Public speaking class</li>
<li>Pres. Kennedy gave his "ask not what your country can do for you..." speech at Rice</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.</li>
<li>So many study breaks!</li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff</li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
<li>Wiess College</li>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
<li>My girlfriend is going there.</li>
<li>Interim Decision option (at least it's a reason to apply)</li>
<li>NOD</li>
<li>Baker 13</li>
<li>Niels from this season of Beauty and the Geek is a Rice grad.</li>
<li>Willy's Pub</li>
<li>Piece of the Berlin Wall on campus </li>
<li>Dalai Lama and Pr. Clinton have spoken on campus</li>
<li>Prof. Houston's Public speaking class</li>
<li>Pres. Kennedy gave his "ask not what your country can do for you..." speech at Rice</li>
<li>Itzhak Perlman, whom many consider to be the world's premier violinist, has conducted and played at the Shephard School where his daughter graduated from last year. He dubbed it the second best school for orchestral studies behind the famed Juilliard</li>
<li>Collaboration over competition amongst students</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus</li>
<li>5th highest endowment per student</li>
<li>#1 quality of life</li>
<li>#1 class/racial interaction</li>
<li>One of the two smallest research universities in the country</li>
<li>Shepherd School of Music</li>
<li>Residential college system</li>
<li>Very close access to the Texas Medical Center</li>
<li>Champion Baseball team</li>
<li>Amazing profs</li>
<li>Nanosci!</li>
<li>The people there</li>
<li>Classes offered</li>
<li>In Houston</li>
<li>Rice-Baylor</li>
<li>"Southern Ivy"</li>
<li>next to the Lightrail</li>
<li>300 acre downtown campus</li>
<li>Rice Village</li>
<li>Brilliant and nicce and helpful students</li>
<li>Small number of people</li>
<li>Accesible Adminiostration</li>
<li>School of Engineering and Architecture</li>
<li>The Marching Owl Band (MOB)</li>
<li>Still the best value in higher education</li>
<li>Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.</li>
<li>Loads of fun</li>
<li>Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area</li>
<li>Warm weather (usually)</li>
<li>Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit</li>
<li>Baker Institute speakers</li>
<li>Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery</li>
<li>Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)</li>
<li>$5 tickets to the Astros</li>
<li>the honor code</li>
<li>Jake Poteet</li>
<li>Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)</li>
<li>The Outer Loop</li>
<li>Jarett Dillard</li>
<li>Azalaes</li>
<li>Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream</li>
<li>Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter</li>
<li>The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there</li>
<li>40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.</li>
<li>So many study breaks!</li>
<li>O-week.</li>
<li>Competitive Powderpuff</li>
<li>Beer-Bike</li>
<li>House of Pies</li>
<li>RUPD</li>
<li>Rice Coffeehouse</li>
<li>Mike Gustin's Bio class.</li>
<li>Elmo went there. I'm not joking.</li>
<li>Club Sports are so easy to join.</li>
<li>Clubs for everyone's interests.</li>
<li>Wiess College</li>
<li>The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb</li>
<li>My girlfriend is going there.</li>
<li>Interim Decision option (at least it's a reason to apply)</li>
<li>NOD</li>
<li>Baker 13</li>
<li>Niels from this season of Beauty and the Geek is a Rice grad.</li>
<li>Willy's Pub</li>
<li>Piece of the Berlin Wall on campus </li>
<li>Dalai Lama and Pr. Clinton have spoken on campus</li>
<li>Prof. Houston's Public speaking class</li>
<li>Pres. Kennedy gave his "ask not what your country can do for you..." speech at Rice</li>
<li>Itzhak Perlman, whom many consider to be the world's premier violinist, has conducted and played at the Shephard School where his daughter graduated from last year. He dubbed it the second best school for orchestral studies behind the famed Juilliard</li>
<li>Collaboration over competition amongst students</li>
<li>Larry Izzo, 3-Time Super Bowl Champ with the New England Patriots, was an All American at Rice</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Lance Berkman, 4-time All-Star with the Houston Astros and all-around good guy, was an All-American at Rice.</li>
</ol>