Personal Narrative: Rice University

This August my mother and I packed my small sedan to the brim and traveled six hours to see my dream school, Rice University. While my mother was hoping I would realize that the University of Oklahoma was a better choice I was hoping she would see what I see. Passing through the bustling city life of Houston brimming with Fortune 500 companies we pulled onto campus. My mother let out an audible gasp as we passed under a brick archway that led to a campus of beautiful greenery , art installations ,architecture and soft sand bricking. Beginning our tour we were shown the William Marsh Rice sculptor where our guide told of the infamous 180 degree prank. I had always considered Rice my dream college after stumbling across the University youtube
channel and learning about the astounding quality of life, residential college system, and student-to-faculty ratio. Surprisingly i had never stopped to consider the type of students that would attend, hearing of this tradition of light hearted pranks I knew I was home.