<p>Hi, all! I got accepted to UT, Trinity (TX), William & Mary, Rice, Emory, and the University of St Andrews (in Scotland). The only three that I am really interested in attending are W&M, Rice, and St Andrews, but I'm weary of attending a foreign school without visiting. So....that leaves W&M and Rice. </p>
<p>I know Rice is higher ranked, more prestigious, etc. However, I am more liberal arts-minded and Rice seems to be geared toward math/science. Is this a misconception? I also felt very at home at W&M's campus. Haven't visited Rice yet, but I am attending Owl Days in a few weeks. One of my close friends was accepted to Rice ED, so she obviously wants me to go there. </p>
<p>Hi! I don’t know much about W&M, but Rice is most certainly known for their STEM as opposed to liberal arts. That being said, I’d do more research on the programs offered by Rice and then weigh it against size, financial aid, and the importance of prestige to you…hopefully your visit will help confirm whether or not the environment fits you individually. Good luck:)</p>
<p>PS You will get a fantastic education from either school if you put in the effort:) </p>
<p>Haha yes I meant leery.
Costs would end up being about the same, because I am an out of state student for W&M. I probably won’t qualify for much financial aid. </p>
<p>Why not do the dual program at St Andrew/William and Mary. Best o both worlds.you already have the acceptances, call admissions and ask them if its possible </p>
<p>My son looked at rice for engineering, but chose W&M as a Math/econ major. W&M is a great combo of liberal arts and research At W&M There is only a dual 3+2 engineering program in conjunction with Columbia and RPI so that is not a focus, but pre-professional sciences are very good there </p>
<p>I think OP conflated wary and leery, which mean the same thing anyway. (When one has nothing of substance to add to a thread, always fall back on etymological nit-pickery. )</p>
<p>I did get accepted to the dual program, but I don’t want to do it. The requirements are so rigid, there’s no opportunity to double major or minor, and I’m a proponent of a broad liberal arts education (as outdated as that may sound in today’s world).</p>
<p>I’m curious about what you decided. Two fine schools. I am more familiar with Rice, and it is strong across the board (humanities, social sciences, and STEM). </p>
<p>Really, it’s the feel of the school that is what matters more in this case. It’s Houston, TX vs Williamsburg, VA. Rice has a lot of Texans there even as a private school, and W&M has a lot of OOSers for a state school. But it’s really a toss up all things equal. i like W &M a bit better being on the East coast corridor, but that’s my personal preference, and I’m sure a poll would probably come out a bout equal or maybe more on RIce’s side but not by a huge amount with local area biases (and state residency/costs) taken out of the picture.</p>
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