<p>I just got into stanford like a while ago so i don't know where to go. I'm having second thoughts about rice.</p>
<p>They are both wonderful schools. You are blessed.</p>
<p>What are your interests? Stanford Engineering is top rated, however, you are likely to get more individual attention at Rice. Do you want to be in a comfortable urban environment with all its amenities, or do you prefer a larger, more suburban setting about an hour away from one of the greatest cities in the world?</p>
<p>If you care only about prestige, then Stanford wins hands down. Both schools have wonderful social environments. However, Stanford is big enough that you can get lost in the crowd. I don't think that can happen at Rice unless you really try.</p>
<p>Is money an issue at all? Rice is certainly the cheaper alternative. Both are fantastic schools though, so certainly you can't go wrong.</p>
<p>The good thing about Rice is that it's really focused on the undergraduate. You will have few if any TAs, less competition with grad students for the attention of your profs and research positions, and smaller classes. There's also more to do in the surrounding area at Rice than at Stanford.</p>
<p>But Stanford probably would have been my second choice to Rice (I applied to Rice ED), so I know it's also a great school.</p>
<p>Ya, I got waitlisted at Stanford. Gonna commit to Rice for now and see what happens. Honestly, I have no clue how they choose who to admit and who to reject. It just seems so random. Hey Jen which part of LI are u from?</p>
<p>I don't know how i got into both these schools my highest SAT was 1190 or 1240 if you take my 2 highest scores from verbal and math.</p>
<p>ahhh!!! don't tell me that oneunknown! lol now I'll be a bitter, jealous maid! j/k </p>
<p>Don't despair or care why, you obviously had SOMETHING to offer. Be proud of yourself :)</p>
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<p>A lot of schools look at your composite score; hence, if one scores a 800M 700V during the first attempt, and a 700V 800M during the second attempt, the composite score is a 1600.</p>
<p>Edit: Rice accepts the composite score; their preference is clearly stated in the application "booklet."</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat, oneunknown. I've been accepted to both and am trying to make a decision. Hopefully, we'll both know a lot more after admit weekends (I'm going to both of them).</p>
<p>hey, me too. stanford has always been my number one. but rice is cheaper and a lot closer to home. (i live in tx right now.) i loved stanfords campus and its stanford. but rice is beutiful and has a less..how should i say..."stressful" or is it "hard working" feel stanford does. not to say rice has a lazy feel at all. its just more relaxed and calm than stanford, though both are relazed compared to ivys. as you can see, i am torn. oh well. i figure it out by may 1, i hope.</p>
<p>wow. i was just reading my post and i had about 1432 typos. haha. i must have been on something. oh well. </p>
<p>i just got my financial aid package from duke and it beats rice's by 4K a year for my parents. I have more loans at duke, but at least my scholarships can cover it. so i'm waiting on stanford's financial aid package now. </p>
<p>relatively speaking, this sucks. i love rice, but i love stanford, and duke is great to...and cheaper. whatever, i'll see what happens.</p>
<p>Wow, Stanford is only 1k in loans a year more expensive than Rice. So much for Rice always being the best deal...</p>
<p>Just a note: Rice caps your student loans, so that you graduate with max of $14000.(? something like that - they raised it this year, but it remains in effect for your 4 years). Other schools raise the amount of your loans each year, and it is not unusual for students to graduate with $20,000.+ in loans. I don't know what Stanford's policy is, but it is a good idea to check this out if you are loan adverse.</p>
<p>stanford caps a students loans at $4000 a year.</p>
<p>Rice's pricing advantage kicks in only when your EFC > the full freight at Rice (~$36K). Otherwise, there is very little difference between the cost of Rice and the cost of other elite schools.</p>
<p>My friend told me that the recent "price hike" in Rice is merely intended to incorporate the extra payments that students inevitably encounter upon enrolling. So in reality, it is not $36,000+, with the assumption that the student will pay more for other things, but it appears as if it is just $36,000, with all the extra payments integrated.</p>
<p>You must then ask yourself if Stanford is, indeed, incorporating any extra-payments in their tuition or if there is a lot extra to be paid for upon enrolling.</p>