<p>How are the dorms?</p>
<p>There are no “dorms” on the Rice campus :-).</p>
<p>I will let others reply and explain.</p>
<p>Read up on Rice’s residential colleges for a full explanation. Except of course for the one which isn’t a college :)</p>
<p>@Alexis, Rice doesnt have “dorms” per se. We have the residential college system. I believe they have this at Yale and Harvard as well but it is most easily recognized as being similar to the different houses in Harry Potter (Slytherin, Hufflepuff, etc). You live, eat and sleep at your college all four years and remain apart of it even after you graduate. Unless you have a legacy, the assignment to one of the colleges is random. Currently we have 11 different college and each one has their own merits and traditions.</p>
<p>OMG That is literally perfect.</p>
<p>Thank you! :3</p>
<p>Hey! I know that you’re answering questions about Rice University and I have one
I got this question from another person:
"Can you give me a few examples of how Rice University values students’ happiness and quality of life? A current student told me that during OWL Weekend, upperclassmen chant freshmen names to welcome them to campus. That really struck me.</p>
<p>Do you have any others?"</p>
<p>That’s very true! Thats all apart of Oweek, what many have said is one of the most eventful weeks of their whole life. Aside from that, just the fact that there is no real division between freshman and upperclassmen, we all see each other kinda as equals. Additionally, the administration is really sensitive to the needs of the students and hears out our problems and issues. For example, many people complained that one of our graduation requirements was too difficult to fit in and kinda unnecessary. That requirement has now been changed to be more accommodating. It’s the little things like that that make Rice a great place.</p>
<p>Hey,
How accessible is Houston as a Rice student, meaning how often did you go out into the city for food, entertainment, and things like that?</p>
<p>^ My S is out and about regularly. He isn’t a normal Rice student though in those regards. He rides his bikes and uses the public transportation system (that Rice pays for) frequently.</p>
<p>No food is provided at the serveries on Saturday night, somewhat specifically to encourage students to get out in the world of Houston.</p>
<p>There is a lot “nearby” to Rice.</p>
<p>Piggybacking off of crazymomster, most Rice kids dont actually go out and about regularly but it definitely IS possible. All of Houston transportation is free to use because Rice pays for it which is nice. Now, the transit system here is not great but it does work. I would recommend a car if you really want to see the city as Houston is more of a driving city. It is hard for most students to get outside of the hedges mostly because you dont really need to. Usually all your friends are there, food, classes etc, even parties on the weekends (although I wasnt the biggest fan after freshman year).</p>
<p>As crazymomster also pointed out, the serveries are closed on Saturday which encourages kids to go out and explore new areas to eat. There is even a shuttle that takes you to Rice village on Friday and Saturday nights. If for some reason you are vehemently against this though, usually you can find free food on campus somewhere.</p>
<p>Would you mind writing a little about the dating scene? Thanks.</p>
<p>Hmm can you elaborate more on the housing system? What does it exactly look like inside? Is it just a building with a lot of rooms (like an apartment building)…or does it look like Harry Potter’s dorm where there’s a common area for all students…then there’s a girl’s wing and a boy’s wing?</p>
<p>And can you share some of the traditions and merits of your own residential college? </p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>I don’t know if you would know about this but what do you think research opportunities are like for people that want to do research in the humanities? Did you know of people that tried to work in the Baker Institute for Public Policy and the other centers of humanitis research/how easy or hard was it for them to get those positions?</p>
<p>Housing system: So there are 11 different residential colleges; you are assigned to one at random unless you have a legacy at a particular college. Each one has their own merits and strengths. Some, such as Brown and Jones are a basic dormitory style with communal baths your first two years, and suites with a common area for your last two. Other colleges, such as Martel and Wiess have suites for all four years. The two new colleges have doubles with their own bathrooms as well as suites of 6 people with a common room. Suites generally come with a private bathroom which is nice. Some colleges are said to have certain “personalities”. This isnt going to be 100% true but for example, Brown is said to be a leadership college while Sid and Lovett are the party colleges and Hanszen is known as the family college. But all colleges are kinda like you’re family away from family if you really get into the residential college system.</p>
<p>All colleges do have common areas for all students. Usually these include pool tables and big tvs and then there are also the dining halls, aka serveries, where people hang out as well. As far as I know, all floors are coed… although suites and rooms are typically single sex unless it is requested otherwise. Within each college, there is also floor culture as well.</p>
<p>I do know people who have done such research. Im not sure how difficult it was to get those opportunities but seeing how small Rice is, I cant imagine it to be terribly difficult.</p>
<p>thank you for the reply!</p>
<p>from many students’ opinion, Rice’s engineering and natural science are very competitive majors. I am applying for the Art and Science college now, but I am also interest in materials. My point is, is it very hard for students to transfer into engineering school?</p>
<p>are there many internship opportunities in Huston?</p>
<p>you said you are interested in ungrad schools in the south, have you considered Vanderbilt? if you did, can you tell me why you choose Rice at last? especially among other great southern schools like UVA?</p>
<p>I can only answer about applying to Rice. When you apply to Rice you have to specify your academic interest(Engineering, Natural Sciences, etc,) but you’re basically applying to Rice not a specfic school at Rice. You don’t have to actually declare a major until sophmore year. Music and Architecture have special admission requirements. Check out the link below for more details</p>
<p>[Future</a> Owls](<a href=“Office of Admission | Rice University”>Office of Admission | Rice University)</p>
<p>I have a question, I was accepted to Rice ED and I’m stuck between two majors: Electrical Engineering and Hispanic studies. If I had to pick one, I’d definitely do EE, but I know many people at rice double major, so I wanted to ask what would it be like to double major in these two areas, and is it convenient? I mean I know they’re not related, so there’s no overlapping. This question has been hanging over my head for the longest.</p>
<p>Any engineering major is going to be difficult to have as part of a double major, but not impossible. You won’t get the benefit of overlap in classes, so you’ll be taking 2 clear and distinct majors. Distribution credits should apply to both.</p>
<p>How many AP credits will you be bringing in? That will be very helpful for distribution.</p>
<p>@oistrx, It’s definitely doable if you start out that way. Hispanic Studies only requires 8 classes if used as a double major, so that’s one a semester if you spread it out. Definitely manageable. You shouldn’t have too much trouble with distribution credit either. AP credit will be helpful in Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus to help with your EE requirements. Generally, AP credit doesn’t grant you distribution credit (outside of the sciences), but it does free up your schedule from some of the general prereqs you would need to take as an engineer. (This is the short answer…the distribution credit system is much more complex.)</p>
<p>okay, so considering i won’t have much AP credit going in (if any at all), how would the schedule look for me? doable but very stressing? not at bad?</p>
<p>thanks for the answers so far!:)</p>