<p>HELP! I can't seem to decide between Rice or Emory. I have visited both this week and I love them both so much. I love Emory's campus and proximity to home (Florida), but I love RIce's residential college system. I'm worried that people at Emory might not be as friendly as they were at Rice, but I met some very nice people yesterday at Emory so... I guess i should worry about the academics. Who has a better language department (Arabic in particular) and who is better in international affairs/studies?</p>
<p>I've lived in both cities and I don't think you can go wrong with either school. Atlanta in general is a very friendly city, it's a bit more north than Houston so will get more of the 4 seasons. Both have really pretty campuses.
Guess I'm not much help, am I? :) Houston probably has climate more like what you have in Florida.</p>