Rice why essay & why social science school! really need your comments!!!

I am not a native English, and the dealine is impending, i really need your help!!!

What motivated you to apply to Rice University? Please be specific and limit your response to 200 words/2000 characters


I am an independent girl with the pursuit of education of liberal arts and opportunities of exploring leadership. When my teacher mentioned her experience of studying in Rice, I realized that Rice can provide me with opportunities to explore my academic and leadership abilities.

Since I have experienced small class setting in Harvard Summit for Young Leaders in China , I strongly desire to pursue similar liberal art education with ample rescourse in university. Rice has incredible student to faculty ratio of a mere 5:1, lots of personal contact with professors, insightful class discussions with amazing classmates who I want to build lifelong friendship, strong academics class with excellent support system where I would be known by a name and not a number and unique residential college experience. Therefore, Rice is my best choice because of its liberal arts programs!

Harvard Business Review that said: "The journey to authentic leaderships begins with understanding the story of your life."I have explored my potential abilities to be this kind of leader by establishing and running these two volunteer organizations. However, the life in Rice can provide me with the great opportunity to develop my further leader skills, such as the Summer Mentorship Experience(SME).From SME, I will deepen my recognition of leadership because of specific courses and interact with recognized leaders.
My persistence and diligence have help me overcome many difficulties in my life. I am fighting for my future, for my life! When I hear that" Fight for Rice, Rice fight on, loyal sons arise......Fight, fight, fight!", I am sure that Rice's spirit will encourage me to fight on.








With the understanding that the choice of academic school you indicated is not binding, explain why you are applying to that particular school of study.



I am the applicant who has the genuine interest in the fundamental social sciences: Policy Studies and Economics. Therefor the Social Science School of Rice University fits my study goal perfectly.

From my experience of the Hukou system( the China's household registration system divides the population into two groups, City-Hukou and Country-Hukou. Only students with City-Hukou can attend the best public schools in a city. Students with Country-Hukou must attend substandard private schools.), I realized that whether one can get an education in China depends on a "birth lottery". Since education promotes social mobility, the Hukou system cause a wider gap between the rich and poor. Consequently, I have pondered whether the Hukou system of providing education could be better understood by studying Policy Studies and Economics, since they provide frameworks for analyzing how society distributes its scarce resources.

I took GCE A-Level Economics in high school because I wanted to better understand how to design and improve state policies that would give the poor more access to scarce resources. Also, I wanted to better understand the reasons for the great inequalities I see in China despite our rapid economic growth, and why in general some countries are so rich and others so poor.

Both inside and outside of the Economics class, I learnd that there are multiple causes of underdevelopment in addition to education inadequacies. From Jeffrey Sachs' "The End of Poverty" to Paul Collier's book "The Bottom Billion", I realized that there are multiple causes of underdevelopment in addition to education inadequacies, such as bad transportation infrastructure and corrupt governance. I now realize that an education program like STUDY-BUSH helps address only one of the root causes of poverty.

I am sure that my study of Economics and Policy Studies will provide me a broader stage to make my dream come true, the dream of cooperating with others to help the poor by making the market economy policies more practical for them. Your Social Science School will certainly provide me with the top quality undergraduate education that I need to achieve my study goals and realize my life's dream!


Thank you so much!!!!

I am an independent girl in pursuit of an education in liberal arts and the opportunity to exploring the science of leadership. When my teacher mentioned her experience of studying at Rice, I realized that Rice can provide for me opportunities to explore my academic and leadership abilities.

Since I have experienced a small class setting in Harvard Summit for Young Leaders in China, I strongly desire to pursue similar liberal art education with ample resources in a university.

Rice has an incredible student to faculty ratio of 5:1 and lots of personal contact with professors. I also look forward to insightful class discussions with amazing classmates with whom I want to build lifelong friendships. Strong academics class with excellent support systems will empower me as a unique residential college experience. Therefore, Rice is my best choice because of its liberal arts programs!


Very good! I hope you have lots of success at rice!

Thank you so much, Kevin!!

This is the new one, maybe is my final draft, hope you can give me some comment on it!^^


When my teacher described her experience of studying at Rice, I realized that Rice could provide the ideal environment to explore my academic interests and the science of leadership.

A fostering environment and a personal experience in college will provide the best possible learning environment for me. Rice has incredible student to faculty ratio of a mere 5:1 and personal contact with professors. I also look forward to insightful class discussions with amazing classmates with whom I want to build lifelong friendships. Strong academics class with excellent support systems will empower me as a unique residential college experience. Therefore, Rice is my best choice because of its liberal arts programs!

Life at Rice will also allow me to further develop the leadership skills that I developed in high school, where I established and ran two volunteer organizations. The Summer Mentorship Experience(SME) appeals to me because it enable me to take additional courses and more importantly interact with recognized leaders. I realized the importance of tailored classes and real life experience when I participated in the Harvard Summit for Young Leaders in China(HSYLC). Through the interact with distinguished leaders in HSYLC, I understood what Harvard Business Review that said: "The journey to authentic leaderships begins with understanding the story of your life." SME in Rice will shape me to be an effective leader in this way.

When I hear that" Fight for Rice, Rice fight on......", I am sure that Rice's spirit will encourage me to fight on for my future because of Rice's liberal art programs, leadership project and excellent Rice people.

I am an applicant with a genuine interest in the fundamental social sciences: Policy Studies and Economics; therefore, the Social Science School of Rice University fits my study goal perfectly.

Both inside and outside of the Economics class, I learned that there are multiple causes of underdevelopment in addition to education inadequacies.

I would explain other reasons why Rice University is perfect for you. I thought that parenthetical information was quite too long. If you can shorten that, watch your commas, and check your spelling, this can be a great essay.