<p>Now I don't wanna be shallow but I gotta ask. My friend and I were looking at several college guides and almost everyone of them said taht Rice is pretty nerdy (not taht I find anything wrong with that), everyone is really focused on their resume and school work (okay good work ethics) and they frown upon dating. So really? I mean I'm all about good work ethics but hey I want a nice dating life as well as a good social life as well. SO does anyone know about this? Are these guides completely bodus or true?
This really won't go into the fact whther Idecide to attend or not, but I think it's quite amusing :)</p>
<p>I have to admit, I'm rather interested, too. I've hung around the music school and it seems like the students there are just planning on practicing for hours and hours, then going to class and not eating, but music schools are always weird. How is the rest of the school?</p>
<p>Oh god, there has to be normal people, right?</p>
<p>I personally would not think dating is "taboo," at Rice, especially with parties like NOD.</p>
<p>nsped- my friend actually made a joke about that. I think she said something like sure they don't approve of dating but maybe it's because they appreiciate no strigs attached drunken hookups lol</p>
<p>I sorta know a few people who go there, and I think they're all people who didn't date in high school, though I may be wrong about one.</p>
<p>well I mean many people don't date in high school... But I'm assuming tha by the time college rolls around, dating is kinda inevitable. could be wrong of course.</p>
<p>True, but I'm sure some schools have more of a "dating scene" and a "social scene" than others. Some also have larger "no strings attached drunken hookup scenes." ^_^</p>
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<p>Music to the male ear:D</p>
<p>Just to clarify, I do not in any way endorse one-night-stands, I was facetiously making a generalization of the male-mindset</p>
<p>I do though.</p>
<p>I'll leave the "dating" aspect of it to Jenskate to address. I know my freshman daughter goes to lots of different themed parties, events, performances, dinners with different groups of friends and individuals.</p>
<p>well, some people have exciting love lives, and some don't (<em>begins to sob</em> j/k!) My next door neighbor has been dating a girl who lives upstairs for quite a while, and I know of a whole bunch of month long or so relationships. Suppossedly, like 75% of rice grads marry a rice grad, which I'm not sure how I feel about. There is some dating at Rice, but not a huge amount to be honest, sorry.
There are definitely more drunken hookups than real relationships, but that's not really my style :)
Just don't get so drunk that you do things you'll regret.</p>
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<p>This is more a principle of life than anything else:D</p>
<p>um.. i dont get it .. kinda
(make it a bit extreme) if they are so nerdy that they dont even date, how can they manage to (or know how to) have one-night-stands??</p>
<p>um.. like a girl who've never dated during high school at rice, does not want to date but go for ONS?? um.. i dont get it.. i dont get it -_-
(same for nerdy boy)</p>
<p>btw, i dont think suddenly all people who dont date start to date when they're in colleges. it's only like 3 months differences.</p>
<p>No offense to anyone here, but it's funny- looking at the brochures, the more academic the school, the more ugly the girls (and I'm sure that's true of guys, too, I'm just not concerned about it). Oh well. I like smart girls, anyway- there's just less to see around campus (please excuse me for being an honest male).</p>
<p>Dating, I'd think, really depends on you more than anything else. Except I'd think that with everyone working, there'd be less time for relationships. At least if you're dating a rice student, (s)he would understand why you can't go out and do something every night.</p>
<p>dreaming - increased availability of alcohol works wonders, let me tell you. The kids here aren't really nerdy though...lots of people here dated people in high school. It just takes some time (for a lot of people) to find someone that they want to date when they are suddenly in an all new environment with all new people, and it's easier in some ways to have a random hookup (which does not necessarily involve sex). Not that I recommending that - I'm not! So for freshmen, the dating scene is fairly quiet, but there is more dating in the higher years - a couple of upperclassmen at my college actually got engaged over spring break!</p>
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<p>I completely agree; dating someone in the same school, where they suffer nearly the same academic pressures - barring any discrepancies between majors - facilitates a better relationship because both parties possess a mutual awareness of the difficulties and work involved, and thus, understand each other and work around such issues together.</p>
<p>Met my s's friend and the friend's girlfriend over spring break. They met during O week and have been dating since. A friend's d's friend met her bfriend at Hillel last year-- relationship is still going strong. I know these are isolated examples, but I just so dislike stereotypes. </p>
<p>Remember, too,that there are other schools besides Rice in Houston, and if you go to Rice Village (or Taco Cabana) on the weekends to get something to eat, you will meet more than Rice students. Yes, Jen? But please remember, the Rice students are great . They are pretty laid back in all respects- so maybe the "presssure" to date isn't there. My s has lots and lots of male and female friends, and they do a lot together. Gee, its just his freshman year-- I am glad he is enjoying lots of opportunities. He dated in HS, but nothing serious.Same in college. I think that is fine. What's the rush?</p>
<p>quote- "No offense to anyone here, but it's funny- looking at the brochures, the more academic the school, the more ugly the girls (and I'm sure that's true of guys, too, I'm just not concerned about it)."</p>
<p>God doesn't give with both hands ^0^</p>