I think that Rice actually does have an instate/OOS tuition policy. I'm not 100% sure though. I do know that it's really hard to get into Rice as a Houston native.
There is only one tuition. You could come from Antarctica and it would be the same price as coming from Houston. It doesn't matter.
As a Rice Grad, my advice to both of you is to pick a place where you are on the over side of the bell curve. A good goal may be to go to a place where you can get a good education, good grades, and laid on a regualr basis
It doesn't really matter. Just lie like a dog. 2 years back the Latin Club ceased to exist when half of the languages taught were cut. But students still found stickers, pins, and blank certificates in a desk drawer and named themselves President. It was in the yearbook and never contested. I plan on doing something to this effect...
Dean Stabell (Admissions) was our stud pitcher on our championship softball team. Besides Slugger_Jorge, he was the man.
gee thanks guys... Once upon a time, I got into Rice. I don't know how, since I was never a leader or all that competitive, and I'm white. I did have the advantages of coming from an underrepresented state and having a really high standardized test score. Also, it was easier to get in back then. If Rice had it to do over again, they might not have let me in... though, despite what they thought, I managed to be successful enough after graduating. As for the rumor that Rice is 50% male and 30% female (with the other 20% undecided? ) - well, I used to say that I "came all the way down here from Tennessee because I heard about the Rice ratio." It was supposedly about 60:40 men:women then, and the difference was getting less every year. So much for that little advantage. Several of us ended up getting together with male alumni from back in the days when there was a significant ratio... that's why there were still male alumni left to pick from...
Whoever the guy in 1998 was. Stabell rings a bell, so Trader_Jorge's probably talking about the same guy. That was 5 years ago and I was at the table with him and 6 other Vietnamese kids from the Houston elitist. The only reason I was there because I took some tennis lessons from the same guy with this other kid who's dad is the big shot surgeon for Houston Asians. I didn't want to go to Rice, just appease my parents because these other kids couldn't handle themselves in social situations. Book smart, but lacked elsewhere, like most other asian elitist kids. So I impressed their parents because I wasn't a shy kid, even though a big reason why their kids are so shy is because they got raised to be too obediant without a backbone. God, my culture is so fukked up sometimes when it comes to child-raising philosophies. Anyhow, here's a few other things I remember Dean Stabell telling me about getting into Rice: - it doesn't matter whether you're from a public or private school - what you did in the summers during high school is important - there was this woman there, I forgot who she was, but she said something about your recommendations should show more than you're achievements. For example, if a teacher would write something about how great of a leader you are, or you're personality, then that would something Rice would look for as a trememdous addition to the University. Oh, and it helps if you're parents are rich and hook up with other rich parents and create a phoney organization that consists of you and other kids just to hold dinners and invite Dean's of Admissions of Universities and give them gifts. And if you can't do that, find that orgazation and impress the parents who run it by acting like a normal guy who isn't intimidated by people so they'll want you to speak at meetings because they'll think you have leadership potential.
I would like to take this historic opportunity to agree with everything that bigtexxx and Trader_Jorge have posted in a thread. Let the angels sing. Or let the demons roar. I don't know if this is the rapture or the time of the beast. My knowledge of admissions is somewhat dated, as I graduated a decade-or-so ago. But excellent essays and significant extracurricular activities will make a difference, ... as will spelling, I should point out to the thread starter. My experience of the male/female ratio was a bit stilted though, I have to say. I was among the first class where males were placed in a formerly all-female dormitory. So, in that building, the ratio was about 8 women to 1 man. Let's just say I was called "sizzle_chest" long before T_J bestowed that honor on me.
I'd like to give some insight into the female situation at Rice. I've been around Rice for 5 years now, and I'm currently a Junior. In the past I've complained loudly about the lack of quality women at Rice; however, I feel that the quality has change dramatically in the past 2 years. This year's class, especially, seems to be much for attractive than past years. There have been rumors(friend of a friend kind) that Rice admissions is actively seeking a more attractive female student body. Who knows if this true or not, but things do seem to be improving. Another possibility is the publicity Rice received through I believe YM magazine. They published an article last year proclaiming Rice the coolest school in the US(hehe). So there's my viewpoint, and I hope the trend keeps up. We'll see. I apologize for the lack of insight for Rice admissions, but I feel that the approach would be the same for any university. Be yourself. Rice has been known to accept academically inferior students who offer something unique to the student body. Who knows what they feel is unique. You just have to find out.
