<p>I want to apply for Mechanical Engineering and do a double major with Physics&Astronomy (as i have a great interest towards physics and space) and i practically fell in love with the program offered by Rice...........but i can't decide on which to apply for. Rice is a reach for me when it comes to engineering degree but i am not sure how competitive Physics&Astronomy department is. </p>
<p>So which is easier to get into because i don't mind getting into any one of them and then double majoring the other.</p>
<p>There isn't really any advantage to applying to any particular field of study -- the admissions people say that the acceptance rates are pretty much the same with everything except music and architecture. Seriously, just put what you love -- it's easier to write about in the short answer that way.</p>
<p>i love both the fields and i can write a really good essay on both the topics - my love for physics which will also help in mechanical engineering essay) - so it really does not matter about the essay now........it's just based on my stats now (My physics scores in school are really high and i got a decent score in the SAT II Physics - 710)</p>
<p>Any other comments??</p>
<p>Why not put them all down? I can't imagine any school expects you to know in HS. Rice doesn't even make you choose your major until the end of sophmore year and I know many of my son's (sophmore) friends have changed their ideas of what their majors should be during the first two years.</p>
<p>Which do you think you might want more advice about? Your choice of school will determine who you are assigned to for freshman advising, so if you think you'd rather have an advisor from engineering put that, but if you'd rather have one from natural sciences, put that. In terms of admission, it doesn't really matter, I don't think.</p>
<p>thnx for all the replies..........i had a long chat with my parents and the guidance counselor and decided that i would be applying for the engineering program. </p>
<p>Thanks anyway.</p>
<p>To be more clear, you are not applying to the engineering program. You are applying with an expressed interest in a major in engineering. You will likely be compared against other candidates with an expressed interest in engineering, but ultimately you are applying to Rice's undergraduate program--NOT the engineering track. I know people in the admissions office; admissions for the separate schools within Rice are not necessarily isolated from one another.</p>
<p>I applied to the School of Natural Sciences because I thought that I might want to major in physics. Now I'm probably going to major in Political Science, which certainly does not fit under the natural sciences.</p>
<p>OH....I did not know that............thanks for that piece of information</p>