<p>I’m from California (and definitely liberal), and originally was super-biased about location, but got over it once I found out what an amazing school Rice is. It really depends on what you want in a school though; Rice is small, campus-oriented, laid-back, whereas NYU is large, has no real campus (this can be a plus for some people, just not me), and seems much more hipster…
But also, if you plan on continuing to grad school, location will play a bigger part in finding a job, so you can always return to NY for grad school (with a superior undergrad education)</p>
<p>Texas? seriously. no.</p>
<p>Come to Rice and I can teach you how to chew tobacco, wear overalls to class everyday, eat Mexican and BBQ food for every meal, and drive my monstrous truck. If you’re lucky, I’ll let you shoot my 20 guns at illegal immigrants coming across the border on weekends. After that, you can ride my horse back to Houston, unless you’re liberal.</p>
<p>Jeez, there’s a reason why people from Texas dislike people from the North that stereotype us.</p>
<p>TX is probably my second or third favorite state, behind CA of course, and maybe NY. Rice’s campus is especially nice, and besides the humidity and the summer heat, weather there is supposed to be tolerable. In fact, during my visit, the weather (minus the humidity) reminded me of home.</p>
<p>As far as politics go, I live in the most conservative part of CA, but I lean more moderate. Rice is supposed to be pretty laid back about it, and again, on my visit no one harassed me or even asked me about my political leanings. If you’re looking for a lot of debates/arguments, you should probably head to NY.</p>
<p>As far as jobs go, Houston and NYC, mehhhh. Both will offer MANY opportunities. If you’re interested in grad school, i definitely say go for Rice for undergrad work, then get into a top grad school from there.</p>