How prestigious is Rice's English program?

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<p>I plan to go on to grad school in English, so I wondered if Rice is very strong in that major?</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/rice-university/1100294-undergraduate-english-program.html?highlight=huston[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/rice-university/1100294-undergraduate-english-program.html?highlight=huston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Dr. Huston and Dr. Doody have been singled out for praise over the years. I’ve never heard a word about any weak departments at Rice … strong faculty/bright students mix well. Rice’s grad school placement across the board is very strong, Austerity.</p>

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<p>Doctor Huston is incredible! He came to speak at Hanszen yesterday - he taught the mother of one of my freshmen and actually remembered her.</p>

<p>As for the initial question, one famous alum is Larry McMurtry. We also have one professor, Justin Cronin, who has had a supersupergood book on the bestseller list for something like a year. And I know many people who have gotten into creative writing graduate schools.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/rice-university/943265-rice-lit-profs-novel-becoming-summer-hit.html?highlight=justin+cronin[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/rice-university/943265-rice-lit-profs-novel-becoming-summer-hit.html?highlight=justin+cronin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the info. I didn’t know before that Justin Cronin was a Rice Professor.</p>

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<p>[Unconventional</a> Education at Rice - Dennis Huston - YouTube](<a href=“Unconventional Education at Rice - Dennis Huston - YouTube”>Unconventional Education at Rice - Dennis Huston - YouTube)</p>

<p>a chance to see the venerable Professor Huston in action!</p>

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<p>Dr. Huston is absolutely outstanding. He’s a Hanszen associate and often eats lunch in our servery, so I have had several lunches with him already. I cannot wait to take a class with him soon.</p>

<p>As a side note, I know several of Dr. Huston’s students in the video Ottoline just posted, and all of them would confirm how amazing he is in a heartbeat. There are several other outstanding faculty members in the English department here, too.</p>

<p>@silentsailor - Is your freshman at Hanszen, I’m guessing? If so I very well might know him/her! haha</p>

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<p>@FallenAngel9 yes! And if you’re a Hanszen freshman you probably also know me. Ha.</p>