<p>I can answer some of these. </p>
<p>I believe you are required to read the book they sent you (so are the O-week advisors).</p>
<p>Going out to eat counts as entertainment right? Probably around twenty bucks a week, but that is almost entirely eating out (well two dinners at a sit down restaurant). I think twenty to thirty dollars is average (going to see a movie at the Angelika). </p>
<p>Cell phone service varies by plan. I wish I could give you an actual number but my parents pay for my cell phone.</p>
<p>Campus jobs are very easy to get. Or they have been for me at least. I don't think there is much competition for the jobs and there are always new ones opening up so just keep applying if you don't get the first job you applied for. They also seem to pay really well. the two that I have had payed 8.75 and 8 and the departments seem willing to give raises after each semester worked (about 50 cent raise for each semester at the same job)</p>
<p>Rice has good graduate programs in certain fields. I believe Comp sci is good, music is top notch, and physics are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.</p>