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Connect with a Grad Ambassador!
Who are our Graduate Student Ambassadors?
Ambassadors are current graduate students at Rice University, in both masters and Ph.D. programs! They are a great resource to use when wondering what life is like at Rice. You can find a full list of ambassadors
here
!
Our ambassadors run many events for prospective students. You can find upcoming events
using the calendar here
. We hope to hear from you soon!
Looking to connect with an ambassador?
Reach out using the form below! You can choose a specific ambassador, or we can assign one to you (indicate "No Preference". You should receive a response from your chosen or assigned ambassador within three business days! Make sure to ask all your burning questions about Rice, grad school, and student life!
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Primary Graduate Program of Interest*
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Graduate Certificates for Internal Applicants
When do you plan to start grad school?*
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What kind of degree do you want to pursue?
What kind of degree do you want to pursue?
Other
Non-Thesis Master's
Thesis Master's
Diploma
Doctorate
*Which ambassador would you like to connect with? You can find more details on each ambassador
here
.
If you have no preference, simply indicate "No Preference".
Please only choose one name.
Arthur Steve (Steve) Tchoneteck
Astrid Campos Mata
Chi Hun (Will) Choi
Chun-Ying Chao
Daziyah Sullivan
Diana Alvarado
Elsa Acosta De Anda
Enina Egiebor
Erin Porter
Facundo Arredondo
Fariha Ahmad
Hannah (Ha Eun) Lim
Isha Chakraborty
Juan Hevia
Kayla Vokt
Marquise Bell
Mauro Florez
Mirae Sunny Kim
Natalie Kokroko
Neethu Pottackal
Nhi Le
Phelecia Scotland
Rodolfo Cantu
Sathvik Ajay Iyengar
Sofia Urbina
Viraj Ghosh
Akpan Ubong-Abasi
Bohan Zhang
Dallas Havens
Jae'la Solomon
Alan Covarrubias
Carlos Criollo
Ken Ssennyimba
Norma Gonzalez
Selvalakshmi Selvaraj Anand
Alina Chow
Andres Sanchez
Annie Finneran
Aosheen Anand
Carly Graverson
Caroline De Groote Tavares
Daniela Hikari Yano
Devesh Awasthi
Dinora Rodriguez
Esther Jimenez
Iago Henrique De Miranda Mariano
Luisa Rezende
Lul Sharif
Mackenzie Jones
Manuel Carmona Pichardo
Max Paxtian
Michelle Duran Chaves
Moira Venegas
Onyekachi Idigo
Robyn Alba
Rui Liu
Ying Chen
Yuya Nakatani
Adriana Oseguera Gamba
Agustin Prinetti
Andrews Gyane
Anna Lucas
Asahi Obata
Brandon Garcia Perez
Fernanda Morales
Katie Garcia
Maranda Joyce
Nathaniel Uy
Salpy Kanimian
Trang Huynh
Vincent Lai
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