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EXPLORE LIFE AT RICE

What if you could get a first-hand
look at life at Rice

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Expectation vs. Experience: What It’s Really Like at Rice

How close does expectation come to reality at Rice? We asked current students — from freshmen to seniors — to recall their initial perceptions of Rice and compare it to their actual experience. In these quotes, shared anonymously from verbal interviews, students explore how Rice has fulfilled their expectations and what's surprised them so far.

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A new student follows an O-Week staff member to their residential college, flanked by students with "welcome" posters
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My Rice Life

Our students share captured moments in their Rice life.

Lovett Theater returns from an 15 year hiatus with “Into the Woods,” a production featuring iconic fairy-tale characters in a story about the consequences of wish fulfillment and the complexities of life.
The production is funded in part by the city of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
The performances continue the longstanding tradition of residential college theater at Rice.
Rice hosts events throughout the month of June to amplify the LGBTQ+ community and share more about sexual and gender diversity.
Rice Alumni Pride is the sponsor for the Rice walking group at the 47th Annual Houston Pride Parade.
Rice students, alumni, employees, families and friends participate in Pride Houston 365's 47th Annual Houston Pride Parade.
The Houston Art Car Parade is the largest celebration of its kind in the world.
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The Savvy Applicant

Introducing the Application Advice Series

Rice’s new virtual event series is geared towards helping you nail all your college applications.

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Four Tips for Writing Your Supplemental Essays

Essay tips from an admission counselor.

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Navigating Recommendation Letters

Securing letters that enhance your application.

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That's So Rice

What if you could see now all that the next four years could hold?

From Workouts to Wellness

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