Everything you wanted to know about the residential colleges

[jon314]

<p>The Rice Standard just did a massive survey of the campus to learn about the residential college system at Rice. In conjunction with that, they also are publishing an article on every residential college throughout this week (it's Willy Week at Rice – the biggest week of the year here). Six colleges are up, and three more will go up tomorrow, with Duncan and McMurtry getting published on Friday (founding order)</p>

<p>Baker: <a href="http://www.ricestandard.org/baker-co...ce-university/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ricestandard.org/baker-co...ce-university/&lt;/a>
Will Rice: <a href="http://www.ricestandard.org/will-rice-college/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ricestandard.org/will-rice-college/&lt;/a>
Hanszen: <a href="http://www.ricestandard.org/hanszen-...a-true-family/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ricestandard.org/hanszen-...a-true-family/&lt;/a>
Wiess: <a href="http://www.ricestandard.org/wiess-co...-family-wiess/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ricestandard.org/wiess-co...-family-wiess/&lt;/a>
Jones: <a href="http://www.ricestandard.org/jones-college-bad-ass/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ricestandard.org/jones-college-bad-ass/&lt;/a>
Brown: <a href="http://www.ricestandard.org/brown-co...nit-community/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ricestandard.org/brown-co...nit-community/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Finally, the results for the survey are out here. The best residential college is....
<a href="http://www.ricestandard.org/the-resu...lleges-survey/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ricestandard.org/the-resu...lleges-survey/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

[MSmom_amp_dad]

<p>That’s an interesting read. I don’t think I would have found this on my own - thanks Jon
The survey link is broken so I thought I’d post the correct link here:
<a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/the-results-of-the-residential-colleges-survey/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/the-results-of-the-residential-colleges-survey/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[Ottoline]

<p>A related story that ran in Sallyport, now Rice Magazine, that’s fun to read … </p>

<p>[What’s</a> Your College? | Rice Sallyport](<a href=“http://www.rice.edu/sallyport/2007/fall/features/WhatsyourCollege.html]What’s”>http://www.rice.edu/sallyport/2007/fall/features/WhatsyourCollege.html)</p>

[indianinsaudi]

<p>@jon 314… yeah thanks a lot… i had no idea there was a rice magazine… i have subscribed to the thresher… but i wish i had seen this before applying… would have been really useful for the why rice essay…</p>

[jon314]

<p>Hey, I just realized that all the links were broken: I apologize.</p>

<p>Baker: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/baker-college-the-class-of-rice-university/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/baker-college-the-class-of-rice-university/&lt;/a&gt;
Will Rice: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/will-rice-college/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/will-rice-college/&lt;/a&gt;
Hanszen: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/hanszen-college-a-true-family/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/hanszen-college-a-true-family/&lt;/a&gt;
Wiess: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/wiess-college-team-family-wiess/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/wiess-college-team-family-wiess/&lt;/a&gt;
Jones: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/jones-college-bad-ass/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/jones-college-bad-ass/&lt;/a&gt;
Brown: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/brown-college-a-tight-knit-community/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/brown-college-a-tight-knit-community/&lt;/a&gt;
Lovett: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/lovett-college/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/lovett-college/&lt;/a&gt;
Sid Rich: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/sid-richardson-college/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/sid-richardson-college/&lt;/a&gt;
Martel: <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/martel-college-where-form-meets-function/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/martel-college-where-form-meets-function/&lt;/a&gt;
Duncan and McMurtry will go up tomorrow.</p>

<p>Finally, the results for the survey are out here. The best residential college is…
<a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/the-results-of-the-residential-colleges-survey/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/the-results-of-the-residential-colleges-survey/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[jon314]

<p>Also, I should make an important note. As said in the article, nearly everyone loves their residential college, and nearly everyone thinks their college is the best. All of them have their strengths, and all of them have their weaknesses. So if and when you get placed into a residential college at Rice, you’ll have reason to be proud, regardless of whether you’re placed at Jones or Wiess.</p>

[hotasice]

<p>OK, not to be biased or anything…</p>

<p>

“No other colleges besides Wiess and Brown received over 200 votes for being one of the three best colleges.”</p>

<p>“In terms of an heuristic quantitative assessment, there is little doubt that Wiess and Brown are popularly perceived to be the two best colleges.”

</p>

<p>BSWB. Nuff said. :)</p>

[phade]

<p>Wiess isn’t bad… the best? Not sure about that one. Brown on the other hand? What are people thinking? Brown’s like second or third worst lol</p>