<p>i found out that i was accepted today (Thank God I am soooo happy). Anyway, i'm not sure what to major in, it will be either the humanities or social sciences because, frankly, i'm not so hot at math, i'm ok at science but i hear the science at Rice is really math-y (if thats a word, well it is now haha) so is Rice still strong in the non-engineering/science/math departments?</p>
<p>Of course not. The largest school is Social Sciences (Humanities might be second, but I'm not sure). At any rate, it's something like 13% engineers and maybe about that many math/science majors. Plus there's music and architecture. And quality-wise, the humanities/social sciences are definitely top notch. I think it's a common misconception that Rice is shy in these disciplines, but if you look around you'll see that English, Philosophy, Poli Sci, blah blah blah are all great at Rice!</p>
<p>^ What he means is that Rice rocks. You should go. The end.</p>
<p>Also, <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=310501&highlight=humanities%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=310501&highlight=humanities</a> There are probably lots of other threads on this topic, but you'll have to look for yourself.</p>
<p>Rice began as a fairly strictly engineering school, so it still has a bit of that reputation, though the actual focus of the student body has changed. You'll have more engineers and science students around you than you would at a liberal arts college, but I'd definitely say it's a nice balance on campus. I don't know how math-based most of the sciences are, but if you're considering social sciences anyway, you really shouldn't worry too much about that - you're required to take a few math/science classes for distribution, but those are really loose requirements and it's very easy to find ones tailored to non-math students.</p>
<p>It's one of the top music schools in the country. (Shepherd)</p>
<p>and architecture schools</p>