English and Medieval Studies at Rice

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<p>Hey all,
Just trying to get a general overview of the humanities department at Rice (in particular, the English and Medieval Studies majors). I've seen on the internet that Rice is more of a research institution, but I'm more interested in whether or not its English program is respectable (although, hey, it IS Rice). I've seen a lot of threads on this topic, but I wanted to see something more recent.</p>

<p>Also, I live out of state- do you think Rice would more easily accept a prospective English major from halfway across the country? Are there few English majors?</p>

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<p>Usually OOS gives you a small advantage but it has nothing to do with your major. When you are admitted to Rice, you are admitted to Rice University, not the department of English.</p>

<p>I will let someone more familiar with the department answer your questions.</p>

<p>Cheers</p>

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<p>Yeah, I wasn’t sure whether or not they wanted more students not majoring in math and science. Thank you!</p>

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<p>A lot of people switch once they get there, so admitting by originally declared major is not very accurate.</p>

<p>There are a lot of applicants from Texas, so competition from OOS is definitely smaller. Also, less people are likely to apply from your HS which helps as well.</p>

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<p>Hard to ponder English at Rice without mentioning Dr. Huston … a legendary prof!
[Rice</a> University Department of English](<a href=“http://english.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=212]Rice”>http://english.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=212)</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/an-interview-with-j-dennis-huston-english-professor-extraordinaire/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/an-interview-with-j-dennis-huston-english-professor-extraordinaire/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>In a letter that follows the Huston interview (see above), another venerable English faculty member, Terry Doody, is cited. And I know he’s been mentioned here before, too.</p>

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