<p>What do you think of the School of Humanities at Rice?
I know that many students who are mathematically inclined go to Rice, however, I am a writer and a reader, and I am hoping to focus on french studies, english, philosophy, and maybe even kinesiology, in college. Are there, in fact, students on campus who (for instance) excel in only the humanities and the sciences? I am worried that my low math grade (B) will hurt my chances at Rice, even if I am not interested in pursuing a career in engineering.</p>
<p>Most of DD’s friends are in the humanities. It is an excellent school. Look at the acceptance thread and see how many are NOT in engineering. That said, however, low scores in any area are not good when Rice can get humanities majors with high math, too. But, check out the current class stats. How are your SATs or ACTs? GPA in general? What else do you have to offer Rice? Rice does not admit on scores alone.</p>
<p>I’m taking the ACT in April, and I have yet to take the SAT. (Soph.)
My cumulative GPA is a 4.5 W, and I’m not 100% sure as to what my UW GPA is.
I know that I can get great recs from my teachers, and my EC’s are quite good, and a couple of them are VERY unique. Oh, and I had forgotten to mention that my grandfather graduated from Rice. Is having the family connection beneficial?</p>
<p>Oh, and I have a question in regards to the Honor Code at Rice.
How thoroughly do the students adhere to the Honor Code?
I took a test in my math class last Friday, and there was a substitute teacher. He was clearly oblivious to everything the students were doing. All of the kids sitting around me had notes, math books, and study guides out while they were taking the test. (No Such materials are allowed out during test taking) Then, he told us that when our teacher came back on Monday, we would be able to finish the test. Everyone wrote the questions on their arms, their notebooks, scratch paper, whatever they could find. One of the students even emailed the questions to friends, so that they would all have the entire weekend to figure out the answers. Long story short…I was ONE OF THE ONLY people who did not cheat on the test, and I got one of the lowest grades in the class.
I AM SO TIRED OF ALL THE CHEATING!!!</p>
<p>in reverse order
- the honor code at rice is very very serious. there won’t be any cheating. in fact, if you are caught cheating you probably would get kicked out. that situation you described will not happen at Rice.
- the family connection obviously would help a little, but whether or not you get in is ultimately going to come down to you and your scores/grades/essays/ec’s
- Rice has very good School of Humanities and School of Social Sciences. It’s most famous for engineering/science cause a lot of scientific discoveries have come out of Rice, and it’s true that a lot of math/science people go to Rice. However, there are still a lot of humanities/social science people at Rice, and the humanities/social science are very good, just less famous. this link shows you how many people were part of each school (nat science, humanities, engineering, social science, architecture, music) [Rice</a> University | Faculty | Researchers](<a href=“http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Enrollment_and_Demographics.asp?SnID=1284510903]Rice”>http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Enrollment_and_Demographics.asp?SnID=1284510903)
I don’t know much about any of the humanities departments you mentioned aside from the philosophy department, but I know they all have a good reputation, and philosophy is very good. Another cool thing, if you like that, is the classes are really small.</p>
<p>I’m accepted at the school of humanities, and hopefully they have good programs!</p>
<p>Rice takes the honor code very seriously. There are a lot of benefits to that. DD has to take some of her tests away from the normal class. She does them on her own, un-proctored. Without a strong honor code and ethical environment it would not be possible.</p>
<p>It’s so nice to hear that the honor code is taken very seriously at Rice!!!
There have been multiple “scandals” this year involving cheaters in my grade, and it gets to the point where you really start to wonder if anyone has morals anywhere! :(</p>
<p>ur screwed if you cheat. its basically a death wish</p>
<p>DD was in the humanities and social sciences - and had a great experience. Earned money and helped with research with a humanities fellowship, applied for and received a Rice travel scholarship after she graduated from Rice, which funded a year of studies abroad. She just finished up the first year there, and is now headed back there to work for an NGO. Rice was very, very good to her! She changed her major many times while at Rice, but still managed to graduate in 4 years; another one of the many benefits of going to a smaller, more flexible university like Rice.</p>
<p>Honor code is extremely strict. There is an entire process that you have to undergo if you are caught: [Honor</a> Council: For Students](<a href=“http://honor.rice.edu/students.cfm]Honor”>http://honor.rice.edu/students.cfm)
Although you won’t be expelled, you will be given a failing grade on that assignment, or even that class.</p>
<p>^^ You can get a 3 semester suspension. and it shows up on your transcript as ‘Honor Code Infraction’… so its a lot worse than just an F</p>