<p>what if I want to major in economics, which is a weak major in Rice with a full scholarship?</p>
<p>I have a question for all you guys: obviously Rice is almost comparable to Stanford (not that I know about it), but if you had the option of a full tuition scholarship at, say, University of Miami (FL) AND got into Stanford (or even say, Northwestern), what would all of you say? Miami + 36k a year vs. Stanford (or NU…etc.) ((and can afford it, even if it means you won’t be spending as much money on non-necessary things as before))
I’m pretty sure I know what I would/am going to do, but I’m curious what all you money conscious people think :D</p>
<p>Go to Rice and buy yourself a Lambo.</p>
<p>I have gotten the Trustee and Century scholarships at Rice. I am an early admit at Stanford. Cost of attending Stanford (fin. aid) and Rice (merit scholarship) is almost the same. I would like to major in Biology (hoping to do a PhD)…not premed.</p>
<p>Which school would you recommend?</p>
<p>Some criteria:</p>
<p>Is it harder to get a high GPA at Stanford compared to at Rice?</p>
<p>Research opportunities at Stanford vs at Rice?</p>
<p>Access to professors at Stanford vs at Rice?</p>
<p>Class sizes at Stanford vs at Rice?</p>
<p>PLEASE advise.</p>
<p>NO question about it, go to Rice.</p>
<p>Go to Rice even if both Rice and Stanford cost the same…?</p>
<p>Why?</p>
<p>I believe SAH was responding to the OP, not you. I’d suggest creating a separate thread so as to not confuse people who respond and be respectful to the OP by not hijacking his. Oh and to the OP: I’d pick Rice, but you should visit and go wherever feels right. To hs4: Go to Stanford man.</p>
<p>Yes i was adressing the OP, sorry for not clearing that up.</p>
<p>to hs4joy: yeah I would say Stanford as well.</p>
<p>But think about it: $200,000 is a lifetime’s worth of Chipotle Burritos! :(</p>
<p>Unless you become uber-rich with your Stanford education like Larry Page and a million other Stanford grads who become uber-rich</p>
<p>bump for answers to hs4joy’s questions, as the questions are applicable to this thread too but we appreciate the jesture kawlaplease. if money isn’t an issue (always is relevant but not necessarily determinative), then hs4joy raises some good points.</p>
<p>Rice seems to have a good connection with MD Anderson Med Center and some good research opportunities for undergrads. How is Stanford in these areas? How about hs4joy’s questions?</p>
<p>Oops sorry, I will get out.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>I was just looking at some average salaries for Rice and Stanford grads (starting median, mid-career median and mid-career 90th percentile).</p>
<p>Rice was 64, 110, 216
Stanford was 70, 129, 257</p>
<p>Seems like a big difference, right? Not really. You will probably be a relatively better student at Rice than at Stanford. So, where at Stanford you may be in the 60th percentile and earn say 140k a year, at Rice you may be in the 70th percentile (which is a conservative difference on my part) and earn about 140k a year. So, the extra 200,000 dollars you spend now on Stanford would most likely not be made up later in life (studies have shown that students who turn down ivy-leagues to attend state schools end up being just as succesful as similar students who went to ivies- I know Stanford’s not an ivy and Rice isn’t a state school, but you catch my drift). </p>
<p>This whole argument would likely be irrelevant if you were thinking of attending a large public school where the quality of life would be way different. But, Rice has similar weather, size, students (not insanely smart like Stanfords, but they are still very intelligent) and probably class-size and such. People who attend Rice love it there, and they consistently (with Stanford) rate as some of the happiest students. And at Rice, you will probably stand out more, meaning more research opportunities and such that you wouldn’t be able to recieve at Stanford. </p>
<p>If you are well off, ask your parents to put the 200,000 that they would have spent in some sort of fund that gains interest. Then, when you’re forty or something, or even after you graduate, you have a huge sum of cash to fall back on.</p>
<p>^hs4joy, did you start a new thread? You asked good questions and I’d like to see the answers.</p>
<p>the difference in salary has nothing to do with the school attended. It has to do with the individual people. It just so happens that the more people more likely to make more money down the line go to S rather than Rice</p>
<p>Link to hs4joy’s new thread for those interested:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/680369-stanford-vs-others-rice-duke-uva.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/680369-stanford-vs-others-rice-duke-uva.html</a></p>
<p>It would be silly to turn down a full scholarship from Rice and the special opportunities that come with it, for any school.</p>
<p>Bumping for more comments … my son is in the same position as the OP. And like hs4joy, he’s also admitted to Duke.<br>
Does anyone know how would research opportunities at Stanford compare to research ops for Century scholars at Rice?<br>
Oldcard and hs4joy-- have you made your decisions, and if so, what factors swayed you?
tia</p>
<p>I am turning down a full scholarship to WashU to attend Stanford.</p>
<p>^^Care to share your reasoning for this decision? Have you visited both schools? Does Stanford offer a better program in your intended major?</p>
<p>I am going to chemistry; Stanford is #1 in the world, WashU is #43. Of course, for undergrad, this isn’t really that significant, so I guess my main reasoning would be that
no matter what people say, the student body fundamentally is of a lower caliber at washu than at a school like Stanford. Of course, if someone is driven to succeed without the pressure from others, then that would be fine. But during my 3 years I have worked at a WashU lab + my various other visits, I don’t think I would be happy in such an environment. I think ultimately it comes down to whether or not Stanford is worth the additional money. No one would argue truthfully that, all other things equal, one would rather attend WashU than Stanford.</p>