<p>Hi, this question is for people who are in the Century Scholars program. Being offered this scholarship is REALLY making me want to go to Rice now. =] </p>
<p>I'm just wondering if it's difficult to take a full load (like 15 credits) AND do research? How much time commitment does the program require? </p>
<p>Please feel free to share any more information on this!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I cannot agree with you more... this Century Scholars program is making me want to go to Rice... Emory was my top choice before, but I think Rice now is.</p>
<p>You probably already saw this website, but I'll just share it with you in case you did not: </p>
<p>Century</a> Scholars</p>
<p>I got into Century Scholars, but I knew I would since I'm doing research at the NIH now.</p>
<p>Research takes over your life and makes everything seem less important.</p>
<p>how prestigious is it to be a century scholar anyway? like how many kids get picked?</p>
<p>hahahahaha, I can't believe you actually just said that
Does it really matter how 'prestigious' it is? God I hate that word</p>
<p>I think there are 30ish kids this year. Dunno, I haven't been to the meetings in forever. It's really for the money, and the research is available if you want it...my "research" first semester basically consisted of going to meetings and listening to grad students present their research, and I stopped going because it took up my lunch hour. I know a few people in similar situations, but I also know people who got really into it and do 10 or so hours of research a week.</p>
<p>As for prestige, yeah, I mean most are chosen from the "upper crest" of rice admits and I get the feeling admissions tried to lure is from HYPetc, but part of it was more about interest in doing research and less about scores.</p>
<p>And there are PLENTY of research opportunities for students who aren't century scholars. My DS has no research experience and will be working full-time with a Rice prof this summer and parttime the following year on research in his field.</p>
<p>Oh, CRY SOME MORE. Century scholars is obviously the coolest. I mean, we even get a special designation.</p>
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It's really for the money, and the research is available if you want it...my "research" first semester basically consisted of going to meetings and listening to grad students present their research, and I stopped going because it took up my lunch hour. I know a few people in similar situations, but I also know people who got really into it and do 10 or so hours of research a week.
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<p>So I guess it's really what you make of it...?</p>
<p>I've got to agree with anxiousmom, my roommate is a century scholar and I'm not and I probably spend more time in my lab than she does in hers because I'm taking mine as an independent research class and have a required number of weekly hours. I was also offered a paid summer position and she wasn't.</p>
<p>oh shooot i got centuryscholars too!</p>
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Oh, CRY SOME MORE. Century scholars is obviously the coolest. I mean, we even get a special designation.
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What the f?!</p>
<p>And yeah Modulation, it's what you make of it. They provide all the opportunities, allow you to switch projects if yours isn't satisfactory, etc. I'm lazy so I took the money and ran.</p>
<p>Silentsailor-- is there any possibility of doing your own research and having it supervised by a faculty member, rather than joining in on research that faculty members have already started?
And did no one ask you why you weren't doing research?
I'm asking for my son who just got this award.
tia</p>
<p>cpq1xtbu,</p>
<p>Not Silentsailor, but I wanted to add that two of my son's friends (freshmen) have Centuries and are working on independent research with strong faculty support.
One's in the social sciences and the other spends lots of time in the lab with a professor pursuing a research project.</p>
<p>My son does not have a Century but is in very close touch with his professors
and continues to e-mail and visit profs from last term. One of last term's profs
led him to very helpful data that he needed for current in-class research. Two others
have made it clear that once my son decides on the direction of future independent research, they'll be there to work with him. </p>
<p>Century or no Century, faculty access is superb. Sometimes my son initiated the ties, and once a philosophy prof saw him walking across campus and invited him over to his office for a long discussion. Nonetheless, best not to wait and better to reach out to profs. Just one knock on the door and ties are easy to develop! </p>
<p>And with a Century, the first steps have been paved for your son!
Congratulations!</p>
<p>Thanks, Ottoline!</p>
<p>My daughter is in the Century Scholars program and she's found that the professor and post-doc she works with are very flexible about her hours. If she's got a lot of other work to do, she may not go into the lab at all for a week. Other weeks, she goes several times. It's a great program and she loves the work she's doing, but as someone else has said, there are lots of opportunities for undergrads to do research at Rice, whether you're in the Century Scholars program or not.</p>
<p>Pretty sure it's more than 30. I know of at least 10 in the Hanszen freshmen alone, so maybe about 100 of those who receive it matriculate? It seems like one of the more common scholarships that Rice gives (other than National Merit).</p>
<p>Not to discount people who get it, though! It is definitely quite an honor, and an excellent opportunity!!</p>
<p>Lol that's you guys though. Martel has 3, I think. Maybe more like 40-45 total.</p>
<p>Does everyone who gets the Century Scholars also get the Trustee Distinguished, and Vice a versa?</p>
<p>^I don't think so...</p>