you are so well-spoken! i watched the entire video and found it really helpful as a rising senior going into the application process. thank u :)

Hi, Mina, my daughter also got the offer from Rice, UT Austin, Georgia Tech, USC, UNC-Chapel Hill, and your video is so helpful for us to make the final decision. Hope my daughter will have the chance to meet you in Rice this coming fall.

Great video and Congrats! You did a fantastic job explaining the pro and con of all 3 institutions. Good luck!🙂

congrats Mina!! Have fun at Rice!! 🦉 it was fun following you through your college app journey!

girl omg!!! Congrats and great choice 🎉 I just committed to Rice today as a social sciences major. I went through almost the same process as u with three great colleges lol. chose Rice bc they also gave me full tuition and Houston can’t be beat imo. see u soon in H Town !!!

WOW! congrats and good luck at Rice! I was also choosing between Rice and Columbia and I committed to Columbia a few days ago. I agree it really was an insanely hard decision for me too but nyc tho! Anyway I was kinda rooting for Columbia throughout the video but I really think you'll do great at Rice. Go '25-ers

Hey Mina, so glad you decided to commit to Rice! As a fellow '25-er, it's great to see a new Rice KZfaqr from my year. I've just subscribed and I can't wait to see more of your content! I'll see you this fall!

Really pretty artwork! Happy you made a decision you're excited about!

Congrats on Rice! I’m also a Caltech/Rice admit and I ended up choosing Rice as well. Interesting hearing your thoughts on both schools. Hope to see you on campus in August.

Congrats on your enrollment to Rice! Welcome to Rice '25! Look forward to seeing you on campus!

FELLOW RICE CLASS OF 25!!! see you on campus :D you made the right choice!

The rice painting is woww. Congrats on rice!

Can't wait to have CS classes (and cry about a missing semi-colon) together!! See you at campus this fall :))

Huge congrats on Rice! The artwork was dope, and it'd be cool to see you on campus in August!

What an incredible decision making process! Congrats you made ur right decision. I love eating rice I guess u are too.

Congratulations!!! My son will be your classmate at Rice!

Great video. I believe Rice’s prestige will continue to grow over time as its gradual growth continues.

I’m so excited 😆

Congratulation! You won't regret your choice. You will love the Rice University. You will be happy there.

Hey Mina thanks for the video, If the cost for Cal was 34k, Columbia 22k and a fullride to Rice, I wanted to ask if you wouldn't mind saying what RPI was. I'm very interested in RPI and it would save me from all this stress if you wouldn't mind letting me know how they compare. It is our first choice but we have a close idea what Rice would be so I wanted to compare before applying to either. Thank you!

Congratulations!! I am proud of your choice. I am parents of rising 9th grade daughter. Please tell us about your parents support, how they did throughout the high school. Such as pushing you to get your dream school or leave you alone most of time.

How common is getting a scholarship from Rice? I got into Caltech but I really debating my options.

Congratulations!

YAY CONGRATS ON RICEE 😍😍😍 i was hoping throughout the video u would pick columbia since im also going there for cs😭

Congrats on your decision to attend Rice. I agree with you. Among these three schools I would select Rice. I would not select Caltech due to the mental issue problem and suicide issues. Caltech doesn’t disclose these issues because these kids with mental issues eventually transfer to other schools. Some get help but others commit suicide, but by then these kids are out of Caltech’s issues. I wouldn’t select Columbia if you are Asian. The hate crimes against Asians in New York are just unbearable. It’s not safe there.

Ayee I just committed to Rice too! #ClassOf2025

According to Forbes College Ranking 2021, Caltech is ranked 40th, Rice is ranked 24th, and Columbia is ranked # 5, in the nation. Caltech is the 2nd best STEM graduate university in the USA (behind MIT, ranked as the #1 STEM graduate university). Caltech's Computer Science program is ranked # 3 in the nation. Caltech is 37% Asian, graduating 97% of them. I have visited Caltech with my daughter. It is a beautiful large campus having only about 2,000 students. The student:faculty ratio there is 3:1. I have never visited Rice or Columbia. I think Columbia, which is in NYC, is in a dangerous area in the evening, which doesn't suit me or would not be good for my daughter. Also, NYC doesn't suit me. I think of it as a high crime area. I have heard good things about Rice. Rice has about 7,000 students. Their student:faculty ratio is 6:1. Rice is 26% Asian graduating 99% of them. Their Computer Science program is ranked 13th in the nation. Columbia is one of the 8 Ivy League universities. It has about 32,000 students. Their student:faculty ratio is 8:1. It is 18% Asian, graduating 98% of them. Their Computer Science program is ranked 10th in the nation. Of the 3 universities you chose, I think I would prefer Caltech 1st, Rice 2nd, and I would not consider Columbia as a choice. I would have considered as my possible 3rd choice: • The U.S. Naval Academy (ranked # 55, student:faculty ratio 8:1, # 63 in Computer Science, about 5,000 cadets, 8% Asian graduating 100% of them), • Stanford University (ranked # 4, student:faculty ratio 5:1, # 2 in Computer Science, about 17,000 students, 23% Asian graduating 97% of them), • UCLA (ranked # 8, student:faculty ratio 18:1, # 18 in Computer Science, about 44,000 students, 28% Asian graduating 94% of them), • USC (ranked # 17, student:faculty ratio 9:1, # 14 in Computer Science, about 48,000 students, 21% Asian graduating 96% of them), • UC Berkeley (ranked # 1, student:faculty ratio 20:1, # 21 in Computer Science, about 43,000 students, 36% Asian graduating 95% of them), or • Harvey Mudd College (ranked # 89, student:faculty ratio 8:1, # 17 in Computer Science, about 1,000 students, 20% Asian graduating 97% of them, known as the # 1 undergraduate STEM college having no graduate programs). Actually, I would probably consider the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) as the best choice of all the colleges and universities if my major was "Computer Science" or similar STEM fields which use Computer Science & programming (math, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, nuclear engineering, etc.). You will learn Self-Discipline & Respect if you go to the USNA. Those accepted to the USNA get a full scholarship, free dental service , and free medical service, plus a $100 to $250 monthly stipend, for 5 years of service as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marines or as an Ensign with the U.S. Navy. Their Computer Science program is ranked # 63 in the nation. But in order to get accepted to the USNA, you have to get approval from a U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative, pass their Physical Fitness Test and pass their ASVAB (Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery) Test. You have to pass the ASVAB with a score greater than 74. For teenage girls, passing the Physical Fitness Test consist of doing 1 pull-up or more, running 3 miles in 25 minutes or less, doing 25 push-ups or more, and doing 60 crunches or more. Their Computer Science program is ranked 63rd in the nation. If you graduate from the USNA, you will have free health care for the rest of your life! The U.S. Naval Academy is probably the best way to go to learn Computer Science, and having a career in Computer Science, or in another STEM fields (mathematics, electrical engineering, nuclear engineering, physics, & others fields involving Computer Science), and in becoming a leader, and serving America! If you were to leave the U.S. Marines or the U.S. Navy, you will be very desirable and hireable by STEM companies (NASA, Boeing, Northrop-Grumman, Aerojet, Aerospace, Microsoft, Intel, Texas Instruments, Hewett Packard, Apple, & many many others) as a manager and leader. But the male:female ratio at the USNA is 72:28 or about 7 to 3, meaning there could be (and is) some sexual abuse of women cadets at the USNA and in serving in the U.S. military (the occurrence of this happening is now low).

I thought it would be rice university because when you was talking about Columbia u had more cons with it and congratulations

Did you apply ED or RD?

aww columbia's missing out :(( but congrats i bet you'll kill it at rice!

Wow awesome

Welcome to the Rice family! Rice 2010

Congratulations

good luck at rice!!!

Bro why did you go to Rice Caltech is literally one of the top 5 colleges wtf is your decision making?

I want to like to say that you are very sweet girl

Boy did they fool you. It won’t take you long to realize that you should have gone to Columbia. I hope you finish near the top of your class in engineering so that it won’t turn out nearly as bad as I fear. If you do really well, then maybe you would consider transferring up.

Congratulations!