choosing rice over stanford
hey all, i'm in a dilemna and really want some advice. i was admitted to both rice and stanford along with many other schools in the t20 range -- stanford was the only t5 i was admitted to. i was so, so grateful on the day i received my acceptance and was so excited. but upon further inspection, the startup culture and entreupreneurship and overall silicon valley pressure seem so stressful to me. i really really love rice -- yale used to be my dream school because of the residential college system (i got rejected from yale) -- and rice is honestly very similar to yale in culture and vibes. i visited the rice campus and just felt so so at home. i really really wanna go to rice.
would it be a mistake for me to pick rice over stanford? i'm from socal if that makes any difference.
Edit: Most likely going to commit to Stanford. Thanks for all the help!