GREAT... WHAT THE HELLLLLLL I got rejected at UT-AUSTIN... Apparently they were on drugs when reviewing my application coz I got into Rice the very next day. So this is really annoying considering I actaully had UT at the top of my list, and Rice in the Middle. I guess its between Rice, Vtech and VCU(i'ma try for a full ride again)...
isabel. from my visits etc. there were some good looking ones. I think there is just a stereotype that good looking women aren't smart. I was very very pleased to see that stereotype was not always true once I got to school here.. (of course smart and good looking women don't do you any good unless you can get one of them).. I think what he meant was Rice women were good looking back when Isabel and any other female poster who posts here attended, but the level has now gone down
adeel.. that is insane. If Rice accepts you would most likely be way at the top of UT students.. don't know what UT was thinking
I'm sure the top 10% rule had something to do with it, but then again I'm sure not all their spots are taken up. I mean I would understand if say Business rejected me, and I was accepted as a general student, but NOOO... I was straight up denied acceptance.
adeel.. I doubt that is what kept you out though. People that aren't in the top 10% still manage to get into UT. If you are in Texas and are smart enough to get into Rice you are pretty much always in the top 10%, so you surely were more qualified than some of the non top 10% they let in.
adeel, if you come down to Houston to visit Rice and would like to see the NATIONAL CHAMPIONS play baseball, let me know.
It really wasn't my suggestion(Never having stepped foot in a college classroom, I'm not really fit to say something like that). It's just that everyone I've talked to about potential colleges has told me not to apply to schools like Berkley, Michigan, Virginia, UNC, etc..., because they believe that UT is just as good, and it would be a hell of a lot cheaper than paying out of state tuition. You'd be surprised. Private school students are screwed out of UT all the time. My cousin, a national merit scholar at one of the best private schools in Texas, was rejected by UT. I'm sure the same happens to out of state and non-top 10% students all the time. I really don't know. It might just be a widely held misconception...One of my good friends goes to Rice, and his girlfriend is gorgeous, but he claims that she is one of few. You, of course, are one of these select few. adeels, that's rough, but Rice sounds like what you may like in a college. Big city, nightlife, and a good school. You're right though...If you got into UVA and Rice, you probably should have been accepted to UT, and I think that the top 10% rule definitely played a role in your not being accepted.
vj.. fair enough.. I guess I'm just weary because it seems only the people from texas believe that. I also had counselors etc tell me I should just go to a&m instead of applying to the top 20 schools. I dont' think anyone besides those in texas believes that UT is as good as UVA or Berkley... As far as top 10% thing.. that may be true.. although I know people from my public hs who werent in the top 10% and got in.. so who knows.
you are right about the private school thing and very smart people not being in the top 10%.. I guess they just need to rethink how they do things though because some non 10% at public schools slip in that are probably less qualified
You're probably right about that, actually. Outside of Texas, I don't think UT has an appropriate academic reputation. And they could just be saying that because it is a much more economic decision. There's definitely some that get in, but I think that the top 10% keeps a lot of capable students out of our state schools(Not so much A&M and Tech, but definitely UT).
Thx for the offer bigtexx, But I already visited Rice and A&M plenty of times while I lived there, and latest was this previous summer. UT was the only one I would have to visit, but I guess that isn't a problem anymore. (I've been there but didnt really get a good jisp of the school). Rice is one of my top choices, but the $$$ factor always comes in, and UVA is really falling on my list FAST, surprising thing is that charlottesville was ranked the #1 city to live in by MSN. I still don't like the place. Ahh, desicions, desicions...
Not sure what you mean by this... Rice is in the West U/Med Center area, not exactly a hotbed of gang-related violence. Perhaps you're thinking of that school over in the 3rd Ward, but those guys haven't won a national championship in a loooong time.
UT doesn't have much of a reputation outside of Texas, atleast I dont think so. When my counselor was asking me what colleges I've applied to, I listed UT as one of them, and she was like Why UT, You can get into Rice, UVA, Tech and JMU, which are all much better, And I was like WTF is she smoking, but apparently she was dead serious. I don't think that it is fair for the top 10% rule to be in place for just a few select states. Thats just retarted, It really does keep good students out of colleges, and it is so unfair for the kids in top 10% in other states. I guess they might have done the top 10% thing in my case coz I was 12th percentile in my school...
Ha! I'm the 1.4 percentile at my school. Still, I got rejected. And the school I'm at is the weakest by a LARGE margin than the other two in my area. I would be ranked 30-40 at either of the 2 schools, but I'm ranked 2 at mine. Still it means nothing. Still, I haven't heard from Miami.
Just don't go shopping in the Rice Village and you should be fine. As for the <b>top 10% rule</b>, the UT faculty doesn't like it either. A lot of kids are coming through who aren't up to the level of everyone else there. Some of them aren't prepared for the type of work they're going to get in college. Remember that UT is pretty selective otherwise, and many classes grade on a curve. Therefore, if these people are going to be at the bottom, it could be a problem. Not to mention that it's taking places away from deserving students.
True, but the usual justifications are: 1. It's state-funded, so students within the state should get the benefit. 2. The 10% rule allows for larger diversity of students (take that as you may...) from all over the state without placing an over-reliance on certain cities/suburbs, etc. Anyway, congratulations on getting into Rice. I loved it while I was there. Definitely consider whether you want to go to a small school, though. If you want the craziness that comes with a large school like UT (totally a personal choice), then consider a larger school. Also, Rice is in one of the safest parts of the city. The Kevlar joke, while in line with current events , is not typical of the area around the university.
Thx man, I just wanna say this to all the people that told me I wouldnt make it. KISS MY ASS Frankly I could care less about the so called craziness ( thats what the city is for, not the school). -------- I just feel like the whole out of state (tuition) and everything is sooo wrong. who cares if you studied in a school in whatever state. It should be about going wherever for your education, not being confined to a particular place. I guess Texas is doing well in keeping its kids in town...
You didn't get rejected cause you weren't in the top 10%. You got rejected cause you're out of state. UT is the most popular state school. The top 10% rule only applies to graduates of Texas high schools so it does not matter in your case. As a state institution, a certain percentage of the freshman class is filled by Texas residents (80-90 percent?). You could be a valedictorian with a 1600 and 4.0 GPA, you would still get rejected if the out of state class is full. I don't know when you applied, the earlier the better, at the deadline you're wasting money.
