<p>Actually, just out of curiosity... lets say the school assumes they have to send an extra rec.... How should the university look on to the student in that case? If the letter is from the school, and the school made a mistake, should the student do something to cover up their mistake or just let it go?</p>
<p>I would take what this Johnny Bear fellow says with a large block of salt.</p>
<p>I would take what this Cincinnatistudent fellow says with a gallon of cyanide.</p>
<p>Yaas, please clarify the situation. The only rec the school sends is the one from your guidance counselor. This is separate from your instructor evaluation.</p>
<p>I know Rice is good for things health care related but how about Chemical engineering? Do they have fully equipped labs and professors that can speak English well ?</p>
<p>Do you have many problems getting into the classes that you want/need?</p>
<p>At an info session the Admissions Counselor said that they will read up to 3 recs, but after that they wont open any more.</p>
<p>That doesn't mean sending them the most they'll tolerate is a good idea.</p>
<p>Cressida, like any good university, Rice houses many professors who speak broken English. It's not hard to get into the classes one needs for his major (they make sure those classes have large capacities), but it is difficult to sign up for the classes everyone wants that aren't required. That's why you get up and register at 8 am on signup day, just like at many other universities. I can't tell you how good the ChemE program is though.</p>
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Well, its discouraging to hear that Rice is not great for prelaw or polisci studies since they have that Baker Institute for Public Policy. I had hoped that Rice was trying to expand its reputation for excellence more into the social sciences and humanities since it is already great for engineering, natural sciences and music.
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You are hearing the opinion of ONE student, and one who has been at Rice less than a semester! Remember, Rice students get admitted to law school at an fantastic rate. (There is no "prelaw" major - nor should there be.) Rice is an excellent school, and Rice students end up with many options and a very well respected degree. Re: difficulty in getting classes. DD got into every class she wanted except an LPAP (PE type of class) - there is a "shopping period" the first couple weeks, and kids add and drop classes like crazy. She always got in just by showing up and asking the professor.</p>
<p>DS is Chem E major. Yes, they have very good lab facilities and profs that speak English. They are highly ranked (and you have to take rankings with a grain of salt, since they tend to reflect size of department and graduate department.) UT austin is ranked higher, I believe, but they graduate hundreds of Chem E majors a year; Rice about 16. As of two years ago, when I asked, all the Chem E majors who wanted a job in Chem E (as opposed to going straight on to grad school or law school or med school) had one lined up before graduation.</p>
<p>Johnny Bear,</p>
<p>Johnny Bear, I was surprised to read what you wrote about poli sci...
Rice has a very strong poli sci department and also a non-partisan think tank on campus. The dept. is staffed with lots of top-notch profs who are highly respected in their field and are also highly accessible to their students. Rice's pre-law record is very strong, too. Social sciences at Rice are tops.</p>
<p>I sent 3, and got in. End of story. Johnny Bear should actually talk to people in the admissions office before he opens his bearish mouth. I personally know a couple of admissions officers who told me two recommendations are good, three is pushing it but still fine if they are different from each other (not including the counselor recommendation). So I actually had four in: counselor, teacher, employer, community leader.</p>
<p>Nice reading comprehension. I preached against sending more than the number of INSTRUCTOR evaluations they asked for. Also, "I sent 3, and got in. End of story." doesn't prove any point you're trying to make. I ran a red light once. And then I got into Rice. WOW CORRELATION. I missed questions on the SAT. And got into Rice. Maybe I should have missed more so I could attend Stanford.</p>
<p>I don't think there are official rankings for undergraduate polisci programs, but I don't see Rice's name crop up in any of my google searches. Note that I never said Rice's polisci is bad.</p>
<p>hmm, well at a Rice info session, Ms A. K. said that she would only read your counselor's rec and ONE teacher rec. She said she would NOT read any additional letters, although, she would "scan" them in. Also, you letters should be sent from teachers in areas in which you plan to study, i.e. if you plan to major in history, have your history teacher write the letter. I seriously doubt that sending 2+ will hinder you acceptance as long as it is not a ridiculous amount like 4+.</p>
<p>I'm planning on getting a rec from a surgeon that i shadowed for 2 years. I also did a lot of volunteering in his office. The thing is that he's a very busy man, so i don't want to waste his time by writing me a rec if the admission's committee isn't even going to read it.</p>
<p>I would get the rec if I were you. If you shadowed him for 2 years I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Plus you can use the rec with other college apps as well.</p>
<p>yeah, Emory will requires 2 plus counselor but will read only one more. It varies by school, unless you are ONLY applying to Rice, then it would be a good idea to get that rec</p>
<p>okay ill definitely get the rec. so when i get the rec, do i just mail it to Rice?</p>
<p>You can just mail it to Rice or you can give a stamped envelop to the person you're getting your rec. from and they should mail it for you.</p>
<p>If you had bothered to read past the first two lines of my post, you would've seen that I provided information to back up my stance that more than one recommendation doesn't hurt your application, and it certainly does not simply "show that the applicant can't follow instructions", either. </p>
<p>Englandude: You can do that, but he might not want you to see the letter, so you should provide him with a stamped, addressed envelope so he can send the letter himself (that's what I did). Unless he doesn't mind you reading it, in which case you can just mail it yourself.</p>
<p>You make a good point Beef. I think I will give him a stamped, addressed envelope. There's no need for me to read it.</p>
<p>Wow Beef. Just quit embarrassing yourself and stop posting. You countered my previous post with a point I already refuted. The first two lines of your post don't prove anything. "I sent 3, and got in. End of story." Like I said, I missed questions on the SAT and got into Rice. Would missing more have won me admittance to Stanford?</p>