<p>Doable but stressing at times seems like a good description. Take a look at this if you haven’t already: <a href=“http://www.ece.rice.edu/uploadedFiles/ECE/ECE_Home/Academics/Undergraduate_Studies/BSEE_Degree_Requirements/BS_Forms/bseesample12.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ece.rice.edu/uploadedFiles/ECE/ECE_Home/Academics/Undergraduate_Studies/BSEE_Degree_Requirements/BS_Forms/bseesample12.pdf</a>. You would end up using some of your open elective slots for your Hispanic Studies classes. However, it sounds like that is really interesting to you, so you wouldn’t mind missing out on a chance to take classes in other departments for fun.</p>
<p>I have a question about the distribution requirements. Can a course used to satisfy a major requirement also be used to satisfy the distribution requirements? Thanks =)</p>
<p>@oistrx Here are the requirements for double majoring in Hispanic Studies: [Hispanic</a> Studies at Rice University](<a href=“http://hispanicstudies.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=49]Hispanic”>http://hispanicstudies.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=49)</p>
<p>ohhhh thanks! @dragon2owl! that just really showed me that double majoring is certainly doable!
i’m so excited!</p>
<p>@aethermist5, Yes a course for your major can satisfy the distribution credit. And @oistrx, piggy backing off others, its definitely doable, probably not the easiest but doable nonetheless. One of my best friends actually did the double major of Hispanic studies and Biochemistry so it can definitely be done.</p>
<p>I know that in certain residential colleges, there are certain floors (I don’t know which exact ones) that are considered more as party floors. When the O-Week coordinators match roommates, would they realize which types of people would not want to be on those party floors and then not put them there, or is it random which floor you end up on? Thanks in advance</p>
<p>@CollegeBound947 - Roommate matching and room placement is done very carefully. They try their best (so give them good information to work with!) to place you where you will be happiest. So it the opposite of random. If you don’t want to be around that environment (and you make that clear), then you most certainly won’t be. If you want that environment, you have a chance of being placed there.</p>
<p>Make sure you answer your questionnaire carefully and clearly. My son indicated that he does not like to party and very much desired a quiet room/roommate/floor. He thinks that his current floor is the quietest floor in his college. The counselors do a tremendous job reviewing these questionnaires.</p>
<p>^^ this (what adam wrote) is absolutely true, however… there are some colleges that are noisier than others and that does not seem to be considered when being placed (as it is supposedly a random placement). You will be placed within your specific college according to your information that you submit for your roommate selection.</p>
<p>Now to the post just before mine… yeah, quiet floor but not always quiet college which can make the quiet floor still noisy at times.</p>
<p>At Rice, do you feel like most students are “scholarly?” What I mean is, do most students enjoy learning or are they just there to get a degree?</p>
<p>At tropicalslushies, honestly, being totally honest. In my experience, those students who are pre-professional tend to give off more of that anti-intellectual attitude that you’re talking about. I would suspect though, it’s like that at most schools within those fields, particularly the sciences. I think to a large extent, everyone enjoys learning, but they may not necessarily enjoy learning the material being presented in class and are kind of just doing it to get done. Again, this is just from my experience and the bulk of my classes has been in sciences.</p>