WantsAndNeeds
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Hello SDN! I recently was blessed with plenty of great options in the College apps process and I've pretty much narrowed down my options to Rice and a full-ride at SMU through the President's Scholars Program. The benefits of the President's Scholars program are here.
Pros of Rice:
- prestigious (esp in the South)
- very easy to access research within the school as well with places nearby such as the Texas Medical Center
- great advising
- decent social scene with great diversity on campus
- 90-95% med school acceptance rate (I know you have to take into account survivorship bias, but still impressive)
- easy to double major and manage multiple interests
Cons of Rice
- paying full-price lol ($78,000+)
- going to be pretty difficult to get A's in curved classes where everyone is just as smart as me
- athletics scene is lacking
Pros of SMU:
- v close to home (literally a 30 minute drive)
- Full-Ride (literally top to bottom) + free study abroad + tons of networking opps exclusive to the scholarship program
- decent pre-med advising
- easy to double major and manage multiple interests
- lively athletics scene
Cons of SMU
- extremely white, preppy + greek life
- a bit more difficult to find research but I've heard that being a President's Scholar opens a lot of doors for you on campus
- not that prestigious and won't open many doors if I don't pursue medicine
Pros of Rice:
- prestigious (esp in the South)
- very easy to access research within the school as well with places nearby such as the Texas Medical Center
- great advising
- decent social scene with great diversity on campus
- 90-95% med school acceptance rate (I know you have to take into account survivorship bias, but still impressive)
- easy to double major and manage multiple interests
Cons of Rice
- paying full-price lol ($78,000+)
- going to be pretty difficult to get A's in curved classes where everyone is just as smart as me
- athletics scene is lacking
Pros of SMU:
- v close to home (literally a 30 minute drive)
- Full-Ride (literally top to bottom) + free study abroad + tons of networking opps exclusive to the scholarship program
- decent pre-med advising
- easy to double major and manage multiple interests
- lively athletics scene
Cons of SMU
- extremely white, preppy + greek life
- a bit more difficult to find research but I've heard that being a President's Scholar opens a lot of doors for you on campus
- not that prestigious and won't open many doors if I don't pursue medicine
