<p>Sure we all want to know what's good about a school, but we often steer away from what's bad, aspects that could be a deciding factor in the end. So, what's bad at Rice?</p>
<p>Lol nothing? :D</p>
<p>Most things that anyone would consider "bad" about Rice are things that many people would consider good, i.e. no frats, "too small", in a big city, etc. The only thing I can think of that's legitimately bad is some of our sports teams (mainly football and basketball), but they are still D-IA which is better than most top tier schools.</p>
<p>prolly the weather</p>
<p>Some people find the small size and residential colleges a bit restrictive -- by the end of their senior years they are tired of living with and seeing the same people (this is a small percentage of the population that says this, though.) Distribution is a great idea in theory, but its horrendously bureaucratic execution causes all sorts of issues. As much as Rice touts its interdepartmental collaboration, there are still serious problems in that area.</p>
<p>Really, though, there aren't many things I would change about the school. I'd rather have distribution than a core curriculum, and I don't think there are very many schools that have squeaky clean interdepartmental collaboration.</p>
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Some people find the small size and residential colleges a bit restrictive -- by the end of their senior years they are tired of living with and seeing the same people (this is a small percentage of the population that says this, though.)
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And kids who feel this way (or just want to save some money) move off campus. My DD has lived off campus (though only a few blocks away :)) for the last two years- best of both worlds. She was able to find housing easily, and also to get oncampus housing one semester sophomore year when she decided she wanted back on campus.</p>
<p>The residential college can seem a bit small or restrictive if it is your only means of meeting people, but getting involved with campus wide groups can remedy that situation.</p>