<p>“Baylor is basically the antithesis of prestige ■■■■■. All the kids at the bottom of my class (in Texas) are going there.”</p>
<p>Nearly three-fourths of admitted undergrads are in the top quarter of their class, and all but five percent of admitted undregrads are in the top half of their class. Granted, this is not as prestigious as many universities, but such statistics certainly do not make Baylor the “antithesis of prestige.”</p>
<p>RICE! The residential college system fosters a great sense of community. We were ranked number one for race/class interaction and number two for overall quality of life by princeton review. I visited rice and I disagree with hookems comment. Although we do not make a big deal about our appearance, it doesn’t mean we are dirty and unkempt. it just means we are not snobby about our appearance. There is a great deal of cool, balanced people. sure, there are some anti-social people but they can be found at any top university. Most of the people here aren’t like that. on a side note… who else can brag that a U.S. president made one of the most influential speeches of the 20th century at their university(Kennedy’s 1962 speech about sending a man to the moon)?</p>
<p>Bias aside, I would also suggest Stanford, WashU, Yale, Pomona, and Duke.</p>
<p>^ Thanks, slik nik. but i also heard that there isn’t much of a love scene at Rice. lol
what do you have to / where do you have to go to get that hookup or casual dating experience at Rice?</p>
<p>Wittywonka, I really don’t care about their statistics. First of all, those kids are coming from Texas public schools, which (aside from a few exceptions) are generally terrible (which is why I utterly despise the top 10% rule, but that’s another story that doesn’t affect Baylor admissions).</p>
<p>I never sent them a single info card or SAT score, and for 3 straight months, Baylor CALLED MY HOME PHONE twice a month, practically begging me to “just apply.” I told them several times not to call again. They were worse than telemarketers.</p>
<p>And, again, regardless of any percentage stats you might throw out, 7 kids from my graduating class are going to Baylor this year, and 6 of them are going because they almost failed out of high school and want “an easy college experience without having to do a bunch of boring homework.” The 7th is a legacy who’s attending because her parents made her.</p>