<p>I've heard the word "quirky" described the Rice student body so many times. But can someone describe just how "quirky" Rice students can be? Like anecdotes would be nice. =]</p>
<p>Sorry if this is a rather obvious question...</p>
<p>Hmmm.. as a Mom, I'd have to say that both my kids are not particularly quirky, if you are thinking tics and odd behaviors. They are funny, kind, loving, unpretentious, non-competitive, old t-shirt and thrift-store & birkenstock kind of kids. DD is more focused and intent, DS is more laid-back and relaxed. Both are very bright, and are the kind of people you'd want to have at your back. (Yeah - DS and his GF are coming home today!) :)</p>
<p>I think sometimes 'quirky' is just a way people attempt to describe the 'typical' Rice student - who is very bright, creative, fun-loving, and often misunderstood by 'average' people (who are easily intimidated by those of higher intellect). Rice students are not at all arrogant or cut-throat competitive, and the whole atmosphere is nourished by the laid-back arrangement of the residential college system. Because all Rice students are well above average in intelligence, one might think they'd all be 'driven, Type A' personalities, but that's definitely not true. They're often very comfortable with their giftedness, and simply thrive when surrounded by others like themselves. They know how to have fun, sometimes in silly ways (think water balloon or nerf-gun wars), but not just for the sake of blatant stupidity (think frat hazing activities - none of those at Rice - well, Baker 13 is an optional activity, and NOD speaks for itself - again, very personally optional). Just look on the website at some past years' O-week handbooks and you might get a taste of what I mean. How incredibly creative, purely fun can you get? Yet they know how to work academically, and classroom discussions are very engaging because they're all capable of 'higher thought.' Just look at the 'student satisfaction' type of statistics and information - Rice students just LOVE their university.</p>
<p>Yes! I HAVE looked at all the O-week handbooks from last year! They were hilarious! I had a great time just skimming through them. My favorite theme was "Guitar Hero Week." =]</p>
<p>^Lol modulation, looks like the Likely is really working isn't it?</p>
<p>Rice is not a bad place at all though, I have to agree. I'm still not kind of iffy about its location though, even if this is somewhat based on a common misconception.</p>
<p>Hahaha, yeah, I feel like I've already sent in my deposit or something...</p>
<p>I agree, though. I would much prefer the east coast, but Houston doesn't sounds too bad.</p>
<p>Houston around Rice is lovely, and you can walk to Rice village or hop on the lightrail right by Rice to get to some places. Houston has some really cool stuff.</p>
<p>^So I've heard the people on CC say about Houston. But consider this: my interviewer for Rice who went to Harvard for graduate school told me she would much rather live in Massachusetts than in Texas. She was supposed to get me excited about RICE and she says something like THAT. THat kind of ruined it for me lol</p>
<p>Well, many people would rather live in Boston than Houston. But that doesn't make Houston a bad place to live.</p>
<p>No, but when your RICE interviewer who's supposed to get you excited about the school says that... hmm...</p>
<p>lol I say this because my Penn interviewer was like "OMG i loved everything about Penn" and he's studied at 4 top schools so far. haha</p>
<p>Rice seems pretty awesome I usuall go run there in the mornings (live like 4 min away) and all the people there are definately different but in a good way</p>
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<p>At least he/she was honest. =] </p>
<p>It reminds me of a friend who had a Duke interview and her interviewer told her she wished my friend could get into Yale.</p>