<p>does the majority think that duke is better than rice? is rice's prestige mostly regional? i dont get why duke is ranked so much higher than rice when theyre equally selective. or am i wrong?</p>
<p>I think it is fair to say Duke is more well known and therefore respected to average person.</p>
<p>Personally I don't give a crap about US News ranking. I think Rice undergrad is just as good as Duke and I enjoyed Rice's campus life much better, which is one of the reasons why I said **** no to Duke and came here.</p>
<p>well, i think duke is more well known because of their athletics..which is not good :( I think if rice football kicked @$$, we would be just as respected, or even more respected than duke.</p>
<p>that's just what i think...</p>
<p>and i didnt apply to duke because personally, Rice>Duke... GO OWLS! lol.</p>
<p>Duke probably is better known partly due to athletics. Though I wouldn't say Rice's prestige is regional. It is much better known in Texas, but it still has a name in the rest of the country (at least in the eyes of employers and other universities). </p>
<p>I have also always thought Duke's US News ranking was strangely high.</p>
<p>rice = harvard of the south</p>
<p>harvard = rice of NE</p>
<p>I've heard that before.</p>
<p>Duke does seem to have more national recognition. Prior to their college searches, many of my friends hadn't even heard of Rice =0
I would attribute it partially to the U.S. News rankings which despite being controversial and questionable, do provide some sort of measuring stick for those just entering their college search.
I agree. Overall, Duke and Rice probably have equally successful sports programs. It's just that while Duke has established a winning tradition in basketball, Rice is terrific in baseball. But NCAA basketball's popularity exceeds baseball's by far(although it's increasing). The "reputation" of schools can change over the years. As long as your college education sets you up for a good job, that's all that matters. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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<p>If I were to draw any analogy, it would be between Rice and Yale or maybe Brown. Rice is not the Harvard of anything.</p>
<p>I dunno there story behind it, but I've heard that from multiple sources somehow haha.</p>
<p>I've heard that Rice is the Yale of the south (ok, or that Yale is the Rice of the North), since the two schools are fairfly similar...distribution requirements, residential college system, green campus in the middle of a city...and so on.</p>
<p>That may be a more appropriate comparison.</p>
<p>Yeah duke has a better basketball team than all of Rice's sports combined unfortunately. Therefore, they are more respected in America, which is sad.</p>
<p>Where I come from (Cincinnati), you get two responses after saying "I am going to Rice University in the fall."</p>
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<li><p>Average midwest response: oh that's good. Where is that one again? (I tell them Houston). Ah, have fun down there in that warm weather in Texas...</p></li>
<li><p>More Affluent (usually wealthier or out-of-towner) response: CONGRATULATIONS that's a fine school. You must have worked hard the past four years...</p></li>
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<p>Whereas for Duke, you would most likely get the second response 4 times out of 5 regardless of people's financial or regional backgrounds.</p>
<p>In Texas though I would imagine that they are neck-and-neck. Or Rice>Duke.</p>
<p>how can you compare yale and brown in that analogy. brown is by far the worst ivy league. they should just let stanford become the other ivy and drop brown because brown is crap</p>
<p>WHAT? brown is an awesome school..the "worst" ivy, if you can even call it that because all ivys are awesome, is cornell. and stanford will NEVER be ivy...it's way way WAY less pretentious....</p>
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<p>Exactly.</p>
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<p>Since when could one quantitatively measure schools in the Ivy League? Each school provides a unique environment for certain students: Brown is much more relaxed, and students who attend are, for the most part, there to learn. I view Rice in the same picture.</p>
<p>Haha I’m also from Cincinnati and what you said is completely true. Whenever I say I’m thinking about Rice or Duke next year, they ask “Where Rice is?”, then ask “Why do you want to go to Texas?,” then say “Go to Duke!”</p>
<p>Cornell is definitely the easiest ivy to get into and the worst academically (with exception to a few stand out programs) Brown and Dartmouth are two smaller ivys that are both very good, and Brown is more distinctive and unconventional but extremely hard to get into and be successful in. Learn what you’re talking about. And stanford is prestigious enough without being an ivy, so why bother? its not like if they added stanford they’d have to drop one.</p>
<p>And as far as the forum goes, I applied to both Rice and Duke also. I believe that Rice would be a much better match for me. Being from New York however, no one really applies to Rice, and most often people have never heard of it, or just don’t know where it is. The good thing is if you are from a place where Rice is underrepresented and lesser known, then its likely you have an advantage in the admissions process.</p>
<p>^^^like MAINE?!? I hope that helps DS! Looking at the statistics, it’s pretty scary.</p>