Rice vs. WUSTL

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi :)</p>

<p>I was waitlisted from Rice and accepted into WashU. I currently plan on attending WashU if not taken off of the waitlist for Rice. However, recently I've been having some doubts and I don't know if I should choose Rice over WashU.</p>

<p>I plan on majoring in biology (maybe pre-med) with perhaps a double major in English or history. I know that schools are very strong in the sciences, especially in biology. </p>

<p>If you could answer my questions, I would be forever grateful!</p>

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<li><p>Are the schools flexible in their requirements? Is it easy to change majors and double majors in each school?</p></li>
<li><p>Also, what are the environments like for each school? I have read countless threads about this, but I just want another perspective please</p></li>
<li><p>Also, what is the student body like for each school? Is it very diverse with people from all over the world? I prefer Rice in the sense that it has no Greek Life because I don't really want to be involved in it - does WashU's Greek Life dominate social life? Also, is the environment very competitive at Rice and WashU? I want to go to a place where it is more cooperative and friendly and I heard that WashU fits this criteria the best.</p></li>
<li><p>How is the advising system at each school?</p></li>
<li><p>How are the residential college lives? I heard that Rice has a very strong residential college system, but some believe that it is too restrictive, whereas WUSTL's system is more "free" in a sense. Do people at Rice like the strong residential college system or is it too overwhelming?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you so much! Any answer is strongly appreciated!</p>

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<p>I’m not an expert, but my cousin went to Rice and I was rejected but here is what I think about it:</p>

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<li>Very easy to change majors/double major. Not too familiar to WUSTL but my cousin said Rice is strong for pretty much any subject so you will be good there.</li>
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<p>2.He loved it there and was really happy. I think they put on fun social events for students.</p>

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<li><p>Very diverse. Check out the Residential system and how that affects social life.
Tough academically, but rewarding. My cousin, who was a BME major, said it was not cutthroat at all. </p></li>
<li><p>Not sure</p></li>
<li><p>From what I’ve heard, most people at Rice enjoy the residential college system and it makes Rice unique.</p></li>
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<p>Hope that helps :)</p>

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<li>It’s really easy to change majors at Rice with the exception being their architecture program.</li>
<li>Rice is a really quiet, studious campus on the weekdays, but weekends are pretty wild.</li>
<li>Rice is filled with super focused nerdy people.</li>
<li>Idk</li>
<li>At Rice the residential system is a lot like hogwarts in the sense that they are split into four " houses" and they get to live around and vibe with their house members.</li>
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<li>honestly if you’re a bio major Houston is the place to be. Rice is right next to the medical center, there are so many research and internship opportunities, and Rice university has made a lot of advancements in its own research in the past few.decades. Just sayin.</li>
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<p>Thank you boxoftissues and jkdreamers! Do you go to Rice, jkdreamers?</p>