<p>I'm already heading to Rice in late August (sweet... :) ) but an admissions rep told me there that you don't really apply by major, nor does the school you apply into have any bearing other than let the adcoms know what your looking into or are interested in. In other words, if you applied to the social sciences, you can still take just as many engineering courses as anybody! In fact, you are not even considered to be in any of the specific bodies, you can take whatever courses you want. This offers significantly more freedom than other universities, where, if you decidied to switch between the generally polarized humanites and engineering fields, you would have to fill out another application. No, not at all! In fact, Rice is THE school for double majoring and many ppl double major accross the humanities/engineering/social science fields.</p>
<p>However, I should note the exceptions of the Music and Architecture schools. Those are specialized schools within Rice that require separate applications. From what I hear, Rice is #2 in the country for Architecture (I forget which college is tops) and that archis basically do TONS of work, aka, stay in workshops till midnight or an insane workload. The music school is also highly exceptional and selective. Other than that, just take the subject tests that you'll do best in. That's your best bet.</p>