Rice Unconventional Wisdom

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Undergraduate Spotlights

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Amanda Lee"The value of something given freely cannot compare to that earned by exertion; hence the value of the Rice Engineering degree."
Eric Max

"I cannot imagine successfully mastering all of this material without the small, interactive classes and numerous professors who focus tremendous energy toward their teaching and always have their offices open."


Huda Khalid

"It wasn’t until I came to Rice that I realized school didn’t have to be all about grades and winning; it could actually be about the pure joy of learning."

Jaret Lee

"One of the many things that I am most grateful about Rice is the myriad of research opportunities it provides to the undergraduates."


Laura Shepard

"Education is something with which one should never have to compromise; fortunately, I didn’t have to. I found Rice University: part humanities, part engineering, entirely its own culture."

Priya Prasad

"As I begin work this coming fall, I feel confident that I am equipped with general analytical techniques to help me solve more than just textbook problems."


Roxana Daneshjou

"The day may have started out typically, but at Rice, life presents opportunities that are anything but typical."

Sam Banon

"Without a doubt, the quality of my professors and classes has been outstanding throughout my entire Rice career."


Steve Xu

"To me, engineering is about learning how to think in such a way that every problem in life has an elegant solution."

Thomas Yeh

"Hands-down the number one reason why I love Rice engineering is because of the people."