honest rice freshman year recap // pros and cons, classes, etc.

[@saraheunsu2477]

"i do not want to be surrounded by toxic snakes" yes MAAM

[@ashtastiic]

I wanted to say that am so thankful that you have a channel! This is really great insight for future applicants and especially for myself, a future transfer applicant (hopefully accepted). I really want to go to Rice and I have been dying to find channels dedicated to the school or students’ experiences there, so thank you again !! :)

[@ohkaren]

you are so sweet

[@bobblah5457]

Oh wow, I just got accepted to Rice!! I’m so excited to be part of Rice 2025!!

[@bobblah5457]

I got brown as my residential college too!!!

[@michellelee7128]

Justin stop

[@ohkaren]

@@bobblah5457 🤨 are you really bob blah ?

[@FergusScotchman]

It's a great accomplishment!

[@FergusScotchman]

And I was Brown room 504 for 3 years. Lol.

[@taliaskye7483]

love your editing!

[@ohkaren]

tysm :DD

[@michellelee7128]

Omg rice is my dream school thank you sm 🥰🥰 amazing video karen I actually watched a lot

[@michellelee7128]

*it all

[@ohkaren]

ily michelleeeeee

[@hhyacinthus]

So excited to come in the fall!!

[@ohkaren]

congrats !! hope you have a good time :^)

[@saraheunsu2477]

omg i'm a huge fan karen !!

[@ohkaren]

luv u sarah

[@alfredvela369]

There are study spots at Rice. It’s just not official. There’s quite spots all over the place.

[@FergusScotchman]

This is great. My wife and I are alums and son is a sophomore this year. Have to grin at your non-stem course load. It's not physics, chemistry, and differential equations the first semester? :) I think there was a semester with 18 hours and Fluid Dynamics which blew my fuse.

[@ohkaren]

haha thank goodness i don’t have to see physics ever again 😎 hope you have a great day!

[@cS-vw7jm]

hii! I want to apply to rice next year but I was just wondering how the location is there? Like are there places to go to during weekends, is it safe to walk at night, and is it super hot there? also is it super competitive academically?

[@ohkaren]

hi ! i lived in houston my whole life and i think it's a pretty great city :) there's a ton of food to try, museums, zoo, and shopping areas. like other big cities you probably shouldn't walk at night alone but within campus it's very safe it gets pretty hot and humid in the summer (like 90-100 degrees) but it does cool down in october i think it's academically competitive with yourself and doing the best you can but definitely NOT with your classmates. there's no cutthroat competition and the learning environment is very encouraging where everyone wants to help each other out hope this helped!! good luck :D

[@stevenluo9516]

"No fast food restaurant that is less than a 10 minute walk". LOL I guess Chipotle, Poke Bowl, and Halal Guys at the hospitals-area, two stops on a tram, free for undergrads, from Brown College, doesn't count.

[@ohkaren]

those are good oc options but i was referring to having convenient options on campus like other colleges do! lots of other schools have starbucks or chick fila on campus. either way it's highly unlikely the availability of fast food options is a the deciding factor 😄

[@stevenluo9516]

​@@ohkaren Barring chaus (better than starbucks hehe), Rice (retail and servery) dining are the best (at inspiring you to look for off-campus options).

[@saraheunsu2477]

we love a finance bro 😤😤

[@hikittykittykitty.]

thanks for making this!

[@amyxing3943]

Hiii🥰 I’m Rice 27’ and I’m also Chinese❤ I’m so interested in the Rice Dance Theater and could you plz tell me more about it🥺

[@ohkaren]

congrats!! it's an audition selected dance club that does mostly contemporary dance

[@JoseOrtiz-xd2bn]

Lol not me coming to Brown College as well😳

[@ohkaren]

best college 🥳have fun at oweek ;)

[@juliali527]

i miss freshie year

[@ohkaren]

me too ;-;-;-;- see u in like an hour lol

[@jacobwong448]

dis was quality video 10/10

[@ohkaren]

thank u sir 😎

[@jaclynnpaige6029]

Do you think that if you had a car, it would make studying easier?

[@ohkaren]

yes for sure! i think i would've drove to coffee shops. also the commons and a lot of other places were closed/a lot of people didn't use it bc of covid

[@vanessalim4857]

hi! i was just wondering if you are an international student? if so, are there any differences as a student in rice uni?

[@ohkaren]

im not an international student but i think compared to high school, there's a lot more opportunities at rice both academically and socially. ex: basically a club for every interest and lots of parties :D so you can try everything and see what you like

[@MikeCo-ge7nz]

Damn…. This sounds kinda sad knowing that the norm is paying about $60K in tuition fees just to do school online… To me seems like college is even more of a scam

[@ohkaren]

i would have to agree 😭

[@luvalero8482]

Love your videos ✨

[@ohkaren]

thank u

[@vanessalim4857]

any advice in picking majors/minors in rice uni?

[@ohkaren]

i would try all the classes that you're interested in! at rice you can basically take any class you want so i would take advantage of that : ) also join clubs that are in different areas of study and talk to upperclassmen and professors ! 😎

[@FergusScotchman]

The path will be quite different if you are looking for a science/engineering degree or a more humanities based degree. The great thing about Rice is that you don't have to declare your final major until the end of your sophomore year, so you get plenty of time to explore different curricula.

[@dratinyrice9027]

Sheeesh nicuuuuu

[@ohkaren]

tee hee ty

[@kevinjin8960]

very cool

[@ohkaren]

oh dear

[@lifeisbeautiful-3361]

Great job 🐽

[@jaydenlu8959]

cool beans

[@ohkaren]

wow my favorite minecraft youtuber commented