How well do Rice undergraduates do in securing internships and full time employment with investment banking, private equity and venture capital firms? Especially compared with UT Austin’s McCombs school of business which offers a Finance - Investment Banking concentration?
Hi! How is Rice’s History department considered? Also, what is majoring in Mathematical Economic Analysis like and how different is it from General Economics? Thank you!
Why are you happy at Rice? Could you see yourself at a big state school like UT Austin…why/why not?
If you took the new Sat It says the SAT is optional If you took the test at your school and everyone was required to take the essay, but you didn’t do well. Should you just send it. Will they consider it or should you just take the ACT test without writing and submit that and hope you do well. Are these Stats good enough 1500 new test It is equivalent to a 700 reading 750 math 680 writing old scoring
@fun1234 I believe Rice asks that you submit all scores. They will use the highest scores.
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@mallorypike I found this on another thread. This is from the Rice website and outside scholarships will decrease your aid in this order.
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Federal Stafford Loan (Subsidized)*
Federal Perkins Loan*
Federal Work-study*
Rice Tuition Grant
Other institutional need-based grants/scholarships
State and Federal grants*
I don’t think it’s that bad of a policy however I would love it if we could apply scholarship money to living expenses as well as room and board.
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If you get scholarship money that replaces those top 3 items, then scholarships do apply to living expenses as well as room and board. Living expenses and R&B are included in COA.
Do you have to send in all subject tests for one subject? My son forgot his graphing calculator so he definitely missed some so he is sure he would of been able to do better with it so he wants to take it again in October. There were some he just could not do without it. He has taken three I know they only require 2 so would he even need to send three. Should he mention it in his interview or would that be a bad idea
@fun1234 This is from Rice’s website:
“Applicants should send all test scores to Rice
Rice uses the highest scores from any sitting on the same version of the SAT in order to consider each applicant’s most positive test results. Recognizing that this policy could disadvantage those students who cannot afford repeated testing or expensive test prep coaching, we believe a comprehensive testing history provides us with the appropriate context required for making a fair judgment of what the test scores mean in a holistic admission process. Therefore, we require all applicants submitting the SAT to submit all scores to Rice.”
If he thinks he would do better with the calculator, take the exam again in the fall. So long as he does better, no one will care about yesterday’s exam. If it comes up in the interview, he can make a joke about it, but it is unlikely anyone will care either way.
Where is a good place to find a sample resume to look at. One you might make to bring to your Rice interview.
How do you list service hours and should you list the amount? What kinds of things should be included?
If my trustee’s scholarship covers my efc and I get outside scholarship, will Rice take take the x amount of money that I get from my outside scholarship from my Rice trustee’s scholarship?
could you please describe any research experiences that you had and how you got them?
Is it easier to get in to Rice based on your major? If so, what are the hardest and easiest majors to get in for?
Hi, I’m also a rising sophomore at Rice, and seeing as the OP hasn’t been in this thread in a while, I thought I’d pop in and try to help out where I can. I’m a humanities major and a Peer Academic Advisor, so hopefully I can provide some degree of assistance particularly in subject areas relevant to these. I know it’s a bit late to get to some of the questions from last spring though - sorry about that.
@jjjjjjjjj492 It isn’t necessarily unreasonable to attempt to double major across schools, but it may require that you take a fairly heavy courseload. The classes for a PoliSci major will be more flexible than for Biochem, so you can build a 4-year plan that helps you see where you would fit these classes.
@ChiChiRiley I’m not an expert on financial aid, but to the best of my knowledge, it may depend on the type of scholarship Rice offered you. I received a merit scholarship and my outside scholarship didn’t affect it, but it may be different for need-based scholarships.
@theodorecruz I don’t know how the history department is regarded compared to other universities, but within the (admittedly biased) Rice community, I’ve heard really good things about the history courses and professors from other students, if that helps.
@babz123 I couldn’t see myself at a big state school because I like the feeling of knowing people all around campus and the small-school feel that Rice has. It’s nice to have small classes and get to know professors and other students in a smaller setting.
@fun1234 The Rice Center For Career Development has lots of information about resumes, but I don’t think you should have to worry about bringing one to your Rice interview. They’re not really interested in your credentials on paper during the interview - that’s what the application is for.
@macaroonpenguin It’s not really that certain majors are harder or easier, but the area of study you demonstrate interest in should be one in which you have clear strengths/experience. You don’t apply for any one major unless you’re applying to the school of architecture or music, but Rice does ask what area of study you’re potentially interested in, and it should be one that your application and history reflect.
How are the dorms at Baker?
@Swinter The quality of Baker rooms varies pretty widely because it’s one of the physically largest colleges and each of its buildings was built at different points in time. I’m not in Baker so this may be somewhat incomplete information, but here’s what I know:
Although this isn’t guaranteed, you’ll most likely be placed in Old Baker as a freshman. The Old Baker rooms that I’ve seen are two-person rooms that are reasonably sized and have doors that open directly to a hallway rather than a suite common room. They share a bathroom for the whole floor. They’re kind of old but certainly not bad, just not as nice as some other colleges or the newer sections of Baker. However, you may be placed in Lo-Fo (Lower Fourth) where your suite of 4 will share a bathroom with another suite and will have common rooms. New (and New New) baker supposedly have nicer rooms, but I can’t say firsthand because I haven’t seen those. I don’t think you’re likely to get one of those rooms as a new student though, but it’s something to try for in room draw in the future.
@Srabookworm, what college do you reside in?
@buckeyeinmd I’m in Wiess College. I have varying degrees of familiarity with the other colleges, but if you have questions about a specific college you can always post on the Class of 2020 Facebook page and there will be plenty of people who can help. Also check out your college’s website!
@Srabookworm . Thanks. I know that. Son is waiting to hear which one he got in so was just curious
If someone applies early decision to Rice University does that mean that they cannot apply to any other early action schools
OP does not seem to be answering posts any more. My daughter applied ED last year. The way she explained it to me was she was allowed to apply to non-binding schools such as our state flagship. Any other schools with a binding contract she would not have been able to apply to. She ended up being accepted ED and then had to withdraw her other applications with-in a certain time frame. If she had not been accepted she had considered putting in a few more applications but would have had a much shorter time frame to get in all materials required. Rice is a binding ED school so if accepted ED it is expected you will attend.