Rice University (2024-2025)

[oblique patrol]

You don’t have as much access to internships or programs

[static barn]

^^^^

context means ur resources and what u have access to + how others in ur area/region/school r performing and what their apps look like vs urs

they wont compare u to someone from a private school w alot of resources if u come from a public one w much less

they compare classmates against each other fir sure

[young venture]

i see i see

underdog story is always nice to tell too :P

[static barn]

underdog?

[young venture]

like youre from some place nobody has come from

but have accomplished a lot with what you have

and end up somewhere amazing

[hot python]

i feel like rice has a lot of underdogs

myself included

[young venture]

my area certainly doesnt fit that bill

but the high school experience i had kinda is

[sturdy dagger]

I submitted my midyears grades too weeks late and now Im stressing so much over that

I might be cooked 💀

[lofty pasture]

bro their deadline for mid yr was so early

I think I also had mine submitted late

[young venture]

my school wouldnt release it until end of janurary

[sturdy dagger]

also I said on commonapp I would uplaod a resume but then I forgot to 🤦

lol

[oblique patrol]

Rice is really nice

They’ll understand if u have certain situations

[violet scaffold]

got in w/o midyear grades they dont rlly matter

[sturdy dagger]

that's good to hear, thanks--and congradulations

[lofty pasture]

wut

[oblique patrol]

Wat

[lofty pasture]

maybe ed 1

[violet scaffold]

rd

tbf i switched high schools senior yr so they may have overlooked it b/c of that

[young venture]

oh wow wut thats risky

[outer hedge]

dw about it, i did the same and got in (and uploaded bunch of financial stuff a week late)

[sturdy dagger]

That makes me feel a lot better, thanks

(this way I'l get rejected because of a bad application, not because of submitting documents late)

also congrats

[outer hedge]

noo come on

this is very cliche but u never know

and rice seems rlly nice in terms of looking for fit and interest

(coming from someone totally not biased)

[sturdy dagger]

I'm hoping 🤞

[outer hedge]

good luckk

[sturdy dagger]

Thank you

[static barn]

ngl

do u ever just sit there and think

yk what, theres hope in life

like, i love ppl and i love life

theres still humanity in ppl !!!! and good ppl can still earn good things !!!!

[lofty pasture]

yes there’s always a silver lining

[lofty pasture]

do u attend or no

[oblique patrol]

[outer hedge]

not yet, i applied ed2 this year

[wispy shore]

day 73 of manifesting a rice acceptance (24 hours left) 🦉🍚🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[fiery ermine]

rice rice rice rice rice ricerice plsplsplsplspls

[nimble hound]

is eating rice right before u open the decision a good omen?

[oblique patrol]

yes

trust

I did

[lilac sigil]

legend says it depends on the type of rice.... any one could have the opposite effect

[oblique patrol]

Fried rice = fried

[wispy shore]

if i get into rice i will:

• eat rice
• breathe rice
• drink rice
• touch rice
• love rice

[lilac sigil]

brown rice smoothie

[hushed forum]

I hope we all get in

[real prawn]

today's the day

[fiery ermine]

how are we feeling friends

[wispy shore]

tomorrow's schedule:

3:00 am - wake up
3:10 am - exercise (3 sets of cooking rice)
4:00 am - pray to sammy the owl
4:30 am - journal (write more about rice)
5:30 am - meditation (i become one with the rice)
6:00 am - decide to reject em*ry (it wasn't rice)
6:00:01 am - walk to school
7:00 am - get accepted by rice
7:01 am - fly to houston

if it aint rice it aint right

[dawn spade]

🍚

[sturdy dagger]

aight I might gotta make that while waiting for rice decisons

[wispy shore]

day 73.5 of manifesting a rice acceptance (12 hours left) 🙏🙏🙏🍚🦉

[oblique patrol]

Good luck to all

Hope to see you all this fall

[unreal merlin]

You forgot to take a dive at 5:36am and then finish the dive at 5:40am

[spiral snow]

Bro, I don’t wanna get rejected

[oblique patrol]

[lilac sigil]

Save a few pics for rice

[spiral snow]

Idk yall im getting good vibes from 🍚

[lofty pasture]

had rice for lunch

yum

[wispy shore]

day 73.75 of manifesting a rice acceptance (6 hours left) 🙏🍚🦉

[sturdy dagger]

Will do

[hushed forum]

good luck for rice

🙏

I hope we get in

[ebon bluff]

What time does rice come out

[cobalt flint]

7 pm ct

[sturdy dagger]

Trusttt

[sturdy dagger]

The demonstrated interest goes hard 🔥

[sturdy dagger]

You as well!!

[hushed forum]

thank you

[wheat hatch]

good luck all i got rejected ed 1

Lol

[oblique patrol]

[wide thunder]

did you guys submit a video? i didn’t but i had an interview

[pseudo nebula]

3 more hours!!!

[dawn stag]

you forgot 3:46 am - 3:50 am to jump in the pool

[pseudo nebula]

😭

first person to fly for four minutes straight

[pseudo nebula]

twin

[rugged sun]

everyone gets an interview

[pseudo nebula]

curry chicken and rice for the big day

was there an option to submit a vide

[raven spoke]

confirmed at 7?

cst

[pseudo nebula]

yeah

[oblique patrol]

[pseudo nebula]

5pm pst

fingers crossed

[wide thunder]

yup i said that because i hoped the interview would essentially take the place of the video 😭 didn’t know the video was an option lol

[oblique patrol]

Not many know abt the video

Interview is prob better

[wide thunder]

thank you legoat 🙏

[oblique patrol]

[lofty pasture]

uhhh u could submit a video?

[cyan ridge]

Can internationals submit videos as well?

[dry relic]

was a video part of the application process for rice?

[sacred pebble]

what time is rice again

[oblique patrol]

Video was optional

Pretty sure most applicants don’t do it

[oblique patrol]

5 pm PST

[gusty thistle]

where is it

like glimpse?

[oblique patrol]

Yea it was glimpse

[dry relic]

2am CET

[wide thunder]

i literally heard about this today i am SO sorry about making u guys freak out 😭

[lofty pasture]

oh naw it’s okay

[quaint prawn]

what time rice gang

[frosty maple]

8:00 PM eastern

[dawn spade]

there was a video?

ts was not on portal

[wide holly]

two more hours

[cyan ridge]

nah we getting rejected for not making a video

[cyan ridge]

exactly my thought

[spiral snow]

Bruh what I didn't get an interview

[wide holly]

ok

rice

pls

i know u hate me

but i might lose my shit

if i don’t get one acceptance

[rugged sun]

its an availability based issue then

theyre not selective

[spiral snow]

Oh ok

I sent a video instead of

Ig

[nimble hound]

Bro i already got 3 rejections today please let rice not be one of them 😒

[rugged sun]

same

[oblique patrol]

[spiral snow]

Sameee

I can't catch a break

[wispy shore]

rice rice rice

[rustic badger]

eating rice rn 🔥🔥🔥

pretty sure thats good luck or something

[distant lance]

Rice let me in plz

[oblique patrol]

rice

[modern flower]

same 😢

unlucky

[distant lance]

Nah trust

I wont go Rice even if I get in

But I want to flex to my friends

[oblique patrol]

bruh...

[modern flower]

..

[distant lance]

Caltech on top 🔥

Does Rice send stickers

I also want stickers if I get in

to put on my laptop

[oblique patrol]

bro u do not ddserver stickers

since u said that

[wispy shore]

if rice accepts ill reject ucla

[oblique patrol]

facts

[heady scarab]

how important was rice interview

[oblique patrol]

prob liek 5% of ur app

[heady scarab]

i forgot to apply for one

am i finished

[oblique patrol]

no

its recommended

but optional

i did one

[distant lance]

I wrote my rice essays in 2 days am I cooked

[heady scarab]

no ur in

[distant lance]

Ok nice

[wispy shore]

i wrote myessays

that day

[heavy dust]

You better get in

Youve been manifesting too long

[wispy shore]

ive been praying to sammy 🙏

[heavy dust]

🙏

[distant lance]

I found out the name of the owl today

[heavy dust]

Make sure to eat rice today 🍚

Better eat and leave no crumbs

[shut gorge]

how much time till rice

[frosty maple]

59 minutes

[shut gorge]

oo

im going to sleep, goodlucl guys, hipe we all get in

[wispy shore]

59 minutessss

[nimble hound]

🙏

[wide holly]

1/4th the way there

[cobalt flint]

PLEASE MR RICE

[wide holly]

1/2 the way there

[wispy shore]

30 minutess

you only have 30 minutes

[meager halo]

30 minutes before y'all become fellow owls

[frosty maple]

Thx yo

[woven jetty]

good luck guys

[celest pier]

I need this to break my rejection streak

[zinc wharf]

today has been so brutal

[celest pier]

fr

[snow tide]

real

usc 😭 wasnt gonna go there anyways cause i didnt know how high the tuition was this year but still

[modern flower]

real

0/3 today so far

[dense abyss]

is anyone here a deferral

[celest pier]

im on a 8 rejection streak rn 😭

[modern flower]

im on like 4 or 5 i think

/waitlist streak

[snow tide]

i dont even remember the last time i got an acceptance

[cyan ridge]

im on 9

[snow tide]

think it was ea

[cyan ridge]

unless a waitlist breaks the streak

[snow tide]

oh wait i forgot ucs

[jolly minnow]

ts so real

[snow tide]

but other than that its all waitlists and stuff

[jolly minnow]

can't remember the last time i was happy 😦

[celest pier]

yeah

[celest pier]

rejected from there

[snow tide]

which ones did you apply for?

[hot python]

LMAOO

[cyan ridge]

2024

[celest pier]

Well, today I got rejected from NYU, northwestern, USC and so on for engineering

[snow tide]

rice will break the streak trust

[jolly minnow]

and 2026.. we believe 🙏

[nimble hound]

Hopefully

[celest pier]

please

[wispy shore]

15 minutess AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[dense abyss]

chat i have a prediction

some of us will get in

others will not

[exotic swift]

PLSSS RICE PLSSSS

[dense abyss]

thoughts?

[exotic swift]

I ONLY NEED 1

[dense abyss]

holy tweak lock tf in folks

[wispy shore]

I fear all my luck was spent on ucla

[dense abyss]

this is a college your mother is not at gunpoint

[wispy shore]

💔

[dense abyss]

it does NOT work like that

[wispy shore]

it absolutely does 😡

[dense abyss]

nuh uh

[celest pier]

I was rejected there

[dense abyss]

womp womp

we ball

[wicked zephyr]

yall gon see a video trust

[exotic swift]

its a vid?

[wicked zephyr]

it used to be at least

[wispy shore]

10 minutes left

[dense abyss]

yk no matter what happens

you’re all still the same losers that you are rn

this decision doesn’t change you

[cyan ridge]

so if it loads slowly we got accepted

if its fast straight up rejected

[celest pier]

Ahh, it would be the best day of my life or the worst day of my life

[quasi crown]

Im so worried 😭😭😭 I been rejected sm

[loud radish]

rice gonna be my one 🤞

[wicked zephyr]

unless you have shitty internet yes prob but then again look at my flair bro im not an expert 😭

[real prawn]

alr

[wispy shore]

bros an opp

[woven jetty]

this is so funny 😭

good luck gang

[dense abyss]

yg are all so cooked

like as people not for college

[cyan ridge]

its next level prediction

portal loadingology

[woven jetty]

portal astrology 1second before results 😭

crazy fr

[wicked zephyr]

[wispy shore]

T-5 minutes

[real prawn]

if i didn't opt into texting, am i cooked?

[dawn spade]

To rice or not to rice that is the question

I am not getting in ngl my essays have pokemon go and my images are gojo and a shrimp

And pokemon do you wanna be part of my symphony

[celest pier]

I play that game

[chilly kindle]

wait since when

[dawn spade]

Rice has too many supps

[celest pier]

2 min

[dawn spade]

Oh i was supposed to request an interview?

[wispy shore]

1 minute

[dawn spade]

Ngl this the first time ive looked at the portal

[real prawn]

if your bad at talking (like me) then no

[tall sandal]

it isn't anymore, just the letter and confetti

[dawn spade]

boring

[snow tide]

ik ppl who didnt and got in (ed)

[dawn spade]

Ts rd

[wicked zephyr]

Good luck yall

[frank glacier]

,

[dawn spade]

Im cooked

[tall sandal]

a little but good luck!!!

[modern flower]

is it out

[wise hollow]

:((

1 min

[fading tiger]

in few sec

[modern flower]

blahhh

[snow tide]

4 sec

[dawn spade]

Buh rejected

[radiant coral]

Anyone

[wicked zephyr]

GL YALL 🔥🔥

[plucky osprey]

another L

[snow tide]

waitlisted 🤡

[celest pier]

its out

[snow tide]

agani

[real prawn]

rejeeeeected

[modern flower]

reeejected

[coarse plinth]

how do i see it

[grand jasper]

rejected

[dawn spade]

shrimp update

[celest pier]

rejected

[unreal merlin]

@wispy shore

how did u go

[wispy shore]

Rejected 😭

Rejected 😭

[dawn spade]

ts pmo

[unreal merlin]

,...............

[wispy shore]

ts lowky pmo

[grand jasper]

houston aint deserve us anyway 🔥

[rugged sun]

waitlist....

[dawn spade]

Ngl at least their rejection letter is kind

[rugged sun]

AGAIN

[modern flower]

so did anyone in here get in

[plucky osprey]

tspmoicl

[gritty coyote]

Waitlisted

[dawn spade]

Nobody likes texas anyway

[plucky osprey]

man i should've just ed'd somewhere

[calm sentinel]

Waitlisted

[plucky osprey]

why'd i bother w all this...

[quasi crown]

Rejectedddd

[zinc wharf]

rejected

[celest pier]

What a sad day today

all rejection

[grand jasper]

tmr will be better johnny dw

have faith 🙏

[wise hollow]

Rejected

[hushed aspen]

Waitlisted

[oblique patrol]

Bruhhhh

[slender agate]

rejected

[shut gorge]

wl

[buoyant shell]

yall didnt eat enough rice it seems

[green current]

Accepted LFG

[shut gorge]

texas sucks anyways who gaf.. 😇

[radiant coral]

My friend got rejected

[heavy dust]

WHATTT

HOWW

[young venture]

Aw rejected

[shut gorge]

bro this is way worse than the vandy thread though lmao

[hushed forum]

Waitlisted

😭

[shut gorge]

massacre

[gusty thistle]

waitlisted

[latent sentinel]

rejected

[heavy dust]

😠

[modern flower]

how did only 1 person from here get accepted

[cyan ridge]

can someone show me the video please

[frank glacier]

waitlisted international applying for aid!! ill take that!

[dawn spade]

Theres a shitton of wl

[coarse plinth]

where do i see it????? 😭

[green current]

wtf

[shut gorge]

holy crap lmao

[woven jetty]

holy shit 😭

[shut gorge]

this is almost as bad as the nd thread

[grand jasper]

oh my 😭🔥

[paper pendant]

@everyone Rice is out, answer the pinned poll

[rigid sail]

god fucking damn

[dawn spade]

just saying

Fuck texas

[dull yew]

0/3 today im gonna lose my shit ivy day is gonna be even worse

[buoyant shell]

holy

[heavy dust]

Oh wait-

[paper pendant]

It is a massacre here

[tight trellis]

good luck!!

[shut gorge]

i just got into usc and vandy im chilling 😭 gn guys, finally today is over and i can sleep

[plucky osprey]

im screwed for tmrw

[outer viper]

oh god I already didn't get into vandy. I'm scared

[hushed forum]

fuck texas

[paper pendant]

Sleep well

[tight trellis]

holyy

[jolly minnow]

@wispy shore we must know

[woven jetty]

oh two accepted now!

[naive shell]

guys is it better to go ucd or uci (bioengineering vs biomedicalengineering)

[woven jetty]

congrats and good work to everyone 🙏

[tight trellis]

dont ping ppl for decisions, let them process it first 😔

[coarse plinth]

how do i see my decision

[frosty maple]

Waitlisted

[outer viper]

HOLY SHIT I GOT IN

[dawn spade]

Portal

[tight trellis]

thats not rice :(
https://discord.com/channels/786557653924708373/954425230896545792

[green current]

Let’s go

[oblique patrol]

Yay

[coarse plinth]

im there

[cobalt pendant]

Somehow got in!

[paper pendant]

Congrats to those who got in, consolations for those who didn't

But either way answer the pinned poll please

[dawn spade]

Do you see this

[outer viper]

oh my god i didnt take only Ls today. thank you rice. i think this is all bc of my rice picture which was of a rly cool geyser

[oblique patrol]

Picture doesn’t matter much but good job!

[gusty thistle]

does rice take updates for waitlist ik only like 10 people get in each year

[coarse plinth]

thats not there for me...

[oblique patrol]

Make sure to join the official discord

Through ur portal

[outer viper]

ok well. it did to MY application. it was a very cool picture.

[oblique patrol]

If u were admitted

[real prawn]

are transfer decisions releasing today too? cause i think their one

[paper pendant]

Me every single day

[exotic swift]

waitlisted. 5th waitlist

[tight trellis]

wait did u apply transfer?

or freshman?

[coarse plinth]

transfer

[oblique patrol]

That’s good!

[dawn spade]

I have no idea

[tight trellis]

freshman decisions are out

[exotic swift]

is rice waitlist selective

[tight trellis]

transfer comes out in several months

[dawn spade]

Tranfer decisions usually in april right

[coarse plinth]

oh

[lofty pasture]

It’s out this early??

[real prawn]

its 8pm?

[slender valley]

Waitlisted

[real prawn]

est

[grand jasper]

yes

[lunar spoke]

its 7pm ET

[grand jasper]

did u want it to come out at 3 am or sumn

[real prawn]

i'm saying, that's not early

[grand jasper]

it's 8:08 PM

[regal flame]

i love rice

fuck northwestern and usc

buns school

[lofty pasture]

ok an hour early

right

oh wait

[outer viper]

HOLY SHIT ITS $5K CHEAPER THAN I THOUGHT

[lofty pasture]

nvm

[oblique patrol]

Go to rice

[outer viper]

rice kinda goated

[tight trellis]

93k raw holyyyyy

[real prawn]

fuck this school
northwestern accepted me
bum ass school anyways

[lunar spoke]

DAMN CONGRATS!!!

[outer viper]

ermmm let me get back to you after ivy day...

[regal flame]

did u not get in?

wtf

what the fuck is my luck

fuck northwestern

buns school

[oblique patrol]

Wait it’s 93k coa??

[outer viper]

hmc raw is over 100k LOL. my dad had a heart attack when he saw that

[regal flame]

rice v nu rivalry real

[tight trellis]

bro u shud know lmaooo

[regal flame]

nu admitted my opp

buns school

[oblique patrol]

Oops

[real prawn]

mhm my opp

[grand jasper]

93k COA 😭 thats ctazy

[tight trellis]

YESS I KNOW its insannneee
its the number 1 most expensive college in the world

but i still love hmc 😍

[outer viper]

oh it is??? didnt know that. they gave me $91k grant tho!! and im up for full-tuition scholarship

[tight trellis]

congrats on rice tho!!!

[tight trellis]

woooooooaaaaahhhhhhhhhh congrats

thats actually insane

[young venture]

Rejected 😔

[distant lance]

I got in 💀

[woven jetty]

holy shit congrats!!

[distant lance]

Proof demo interest doesnt exist

[paper pendant]

HMC is Harvey Mudd right

[outer viper]

thank you thank you !!

me writing about being in a lower income family with only one parent:
me seeing that financial aid letter:

[dapper heath]

WHERE ARE MY NEW RICERS

[regal flame]

MEEEE

[outer viper]

rice over robloxu??

[regal flame]

FUCK USC AND NORTHWESTERn

THEY ARE BUNS SCHOOL

[dapper heath]

dm me to be added to the rice '29 gc

[outer viper]

hell yeah!
-# i didnt apply bc theyd likely be 2 expensive

[dense abyss]

lowkey rice is so easy to get into if you do what i did:
go to a 66k a year private school
pay 10k for a college counselor
lie on your resume
🔥
(legally this is a joke)

[regal flame]

yo wtf how did u get that subscript

wtf

[outer viper]

you put -# before the message

[tight trellis]

yep

[spiral snow]

Rejected

Fuck this

[paper pendant]

Don't forget to fill out the poll

[livid fable]

went 0 and 3 today

type shit

[outer viper]

so my method was:
go to big public title one school
get free college counselor via local resources + matriculate
do my best

[spiral snow]

Same

[shut gorge]

its okay texas weather is too hot anyways 😼

[lofty pasture]

0 for 2 🔥🔥

[lofty pasture]

Pumped for tmr 🔥🔥

[livid fable]

lowkey should have tried harder in high school

lMAO

[lofty pasture]

3:2:4 chat it’s okay

[outer viper]

lowkey felt but one can only do so much .

[lofty pasture]

Relatable however dwelling in the past is kinda pointless

[shut gorge]

real

[lofty pasture]

Gotta bounce back and see what u can do now

[outer viper]

jinx u owe me a soda

[lofty pasture]

🙏🏽

[spiral snow]

I literally did everything I could

And had a perfect app

[lofty pasture]

ahaha

[spiral snow]

Like wtf

[shut gorge]

ngl the worst poll ive seen uptil now is the nd poll, but i think thats also cuz noone from here applies there

[spiral snow]

Everyone said I was gonna get into ivys 💀

[lofty pasture]

Well ivy day is tmr so

We can see

[outer viper]

whats nd? notre dame?

[spiral snow]

Well if I can't even get into non ivy t-30's

It's not happening

[shut gorge]

yeah

[regal flame]

RICE

TOGETHER

STRONG

[spiral snow]

Fuck rice

[regal flame]

I LOVE YOU RICE
U ACCEPTED MY ASS

FUCK USC

BUNS SCHOOL

FUCK NORTHWESTERN

[shut gorge]

YO CONGRATS COSMIC

[regal flame]

BUNS SCHOOL

[spiral snow]

Agreed

[outer viper]

lol i saw someone get rejected from everywhere, even state schools, but bagged harvard. dont let this "predict" ur ivy decisions

[shut gorge]

I GOT INTO USC WL rice lmaoo

holy crapshoot cycle

[gentle hound]

it doesnt show me mine 😔

[spiral snow]

Well I applied to literally every fucking where

[hushed forum]

JHU WL Rice WL is it over for me gang 😔

[rigid sail]

the results of other schools dont determine the outcome of future ones

[spiral snow]

It's not just rice

[outer viper]

its at the bottom of the letter, youll see it there

[hushed forum]

what did i do to be waitlisted

[outer viper]

you cant win em all </3

[shut gorge]

jhu wl is basically a rejection 😭 last year htey accepted 0 (zero) students off the wl

[outer viper]

ZERO?

[gentle hound]

ik i clicked it it said i have outstanding items but i thought i did everything 😭

[hushed forum]

ik but the WL rate is so low 😭

~5%

idk why I am being fucked over

[outer viper]

ermmm go to the front page and click on the financial aid tab and see whats missing

[rigid sail]

the college doesnt make you, you make the college

[distant lance]

Did anyone else here get trustee dignified scholarship?

[regal flame]

IM FUCKING BUNS

[gentle hound]

oh ok thank you!!

[timber elm]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

OMG

[outer viper]

no, i just got grants lol

[rigid sail]

worst comes to worst theres always transferring

[timber elm]

RICE 29!!!!!!!!!

[wind siren]

Rice rejected me ed but i got into ut austin! Be seeing yall in the cowboy state soon

[outer viper]

YEEHAW

[paper pendant]

Don't forget to answer the poll

[meager halo]

for anyone who got in, make sure you join the class of '29 discord linked in your portal!

[wind siren]

Congratulations to everyone that has made it

[cobalt pendant]

I don't have much to compare it to, but my offer was okay?

Definitely going to appeal it, still out of my price range

[quick garden]

Lol congrats on vandy tho

[young venture]

Congrats to everyone who got in!!

[spiral snow]

Well I just want one win like damn

[wispy shore]

rejected

[outer viper]

girl you have 10A. thats 10 wins right.....

[spiral snow]

They're all mid besides USC

[outer viper]

cant be that mid if u applied right?

[spiral snow]

Safeties

[sturdy dagger]

NO WAY I GOT IN????

[quick garden]

Sad, I was rooting for you since you came here manifesting a rice acceptance

[paper pendant]

Congrats

Don't forget to answer the poll in pins

[outer viper]

NINE SAFETIES?

[spiral snow]

Well

[oblique patrol]

[spiral snow]

It's like UF and stuff

[outer viper]

UF IS GOOD WDYM

[rigid sail]

uf is NOT a safety

[spiral snow]

Everyone ik got in so

And I'm oos

[nimble hound]

compared to everything else probably

[tight trellis]

a2delusion as usual

[spiral snow]

Ok but why isn't anywhere waitlisting me

[buoyant shell]

skulllll

[nimble hound]

yeh 23 is pretty high

[spiral snow]

Like bro

[outer viper]

sry that doesnt mean much if you go to a good school </3

[rigid sail]

you prob just know smart people bro

[rigid sail]

survivorship bias

[dawn spade]

florida and texas dookie

Return to CALIFORNIA

THE GOLDEN STATE

[tight trellis]

take me back

[dawn spade]

indiana

[paper pendant]

There's a reason the saying "go west young man" exists and its cause we're GOLDEN BABY

[paper pendant]

Come for grad school/jobs fr

[dawn spade]

Thats for oregon tho

[nimble hound]

okay buddy just be happy with ur acceptances

[outer viper]

what did florida do... like i was gonna say no but why are you saying no

[tight trellis]

im def coming back for a job fs

grad school ill take anywhere that takes me 😔

[dawn spade]

What didnt florida do

[outer viper]

i am!! but the reality is some people come from better backgrounds so uf feels like nothing. i got into uf ea (1/5 to do so at my class of 350) and they were treating me like i cured cancer

[dawn spade]

Like their colleges are pretty normal and have normal people (as institutions with intellectual and educated people tend to be)

[paper pendant]

Historically it was used in the context of manifest destiny so its more of a general statement

[paper pendant]

W

[dawn spade]

But florida as a whole is funky

[paper pendant]

Valid

[dawn spade]

It smells

[paper pendant]

Just give me the best programs and I'll be happy

[dawn spade]

manifest destiny

killing native americans and taking their land!

raaaaaah

blaming the maine on spain! Raaaaaah

[paper pendant]

That's separate

[sturdy dagger]

NOOOOO 😭 😭 😭 😭 I FEEL BAD FOR RICE UNIVERSITY NOW BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET YOU 😔

[oblique patrol]

How did COA increase from 86k to 93k in a year

[paper pendant]

Don't forget to answer the poll

[nimble hound]

i shoulda just put my race as pacific islander bruh like they cant even confirm it

[outer viper]

i dont think that wouldve helped .

[outer viper]

inflation ? eye dee kay

[tight trellis]

clearly they havent frozen their tuition for the past 13 years unlike a certain school

[nimble hound]

it def woulda its all about context and background at top schools

[paper pendant]

Please do not go into an AA conversation

[dawn spade]

I will sweep my eleven remaining schools trust

[outer viper]

i was trying to kill it cutely sorry </3

[dawn spade]

Man i wish i applied to more t20s

I ran out of time in january to complete my shotgunning speedrun

[loud radish]

i'm like 4/1/9 bruh 😭🙏

and the 4 is all targets and safeties

[paper pendant]

All good, and you're right, its just with everything going on we've got to crush such convos before the blossom because it becomes a whole mess

[nimble hound]

i mean its true but whatever

[outer viper]

how many schools did you apply to.. i was planning for 21, but i missed yale bc i didnt care for the essay prompts

[tight trellis]

aint no way dude

let it die

[dawn spade]

30

[outer viper]

THIRTY>???? how many t20s do you need

[dawn spade]

All of them

All 30 of the t20s

asian

[outer viper]

idek if the colleges i got into are the most prestigious but i love that they let me in

[dawn spade]

rice buns because they reject me

[oblique patrol]

Bruh

[outer viper]

oh and gave me money! i love money

[dawn spade]

can usc give me more money pls

[oblique patrol]

At least it’s not usc 100k

[nimble hound]

bruh don

[oblique patrol]

[outer viper]

who is don ...

[dawn spade]

Thats it for rice ig

[tight trellis]

hmc hmc hmc hmc 😍 😍 😍 😍

[nimble hound]

I mean don't even say that lol everybody knows which ones are prestigious and not

[outer viper]

hmc is lowkey loml rn i cant lie to u

[outer viper]

i just know ivies for sure, everything else i dont really understand im ngl to you

this is coming from a fg(li-ish) person who lowkey gave up on trying to understand the a2c prestige wars

[late kettle]

their waitlist letter looked like a fucking acceptance letter

[oblique patrol]

Rice is #1

[outer viper]

did it have confetti? or congrats?

[late kettle]

nah but the bolded may 1st and a bunch of links got me thinking i was accepted for a sec

[outer viper]

oh thats so evil

vanderbilt was so upfront with the wl. i just opened the portal and they went "ACCEPT A SPOT ON OUR WAITLIST!" like damn wheres the suspense

[nimble hound]

if only i coulda been wl

[outer viper]

we will all end up where we belong #manifesting

[nimble hound]

thats just bs. It's not fate that gets you accepted.

[outer viper]

it lowkey is

beyond the bare minimum reqs, it depends on a universitys needs, or even the mood of the ao reading ur stuff

[limpid vault]

i got into rice with a 3.85 uw omg

[wispy shore]

chat 2 ppl already got in my country

does that mean my chances were already insanely slim when i applied

(Got in through ed*

[nimble hound]

thats still not fate.. thats luck

[outer viper]

twin! i think i had barely a 3.8 when i applied

[outer viper]

ok well if you dont believe in fate, call it luck

[spiral snow]

denied

[nimble hound]

oh yeh i wont even submit an application and fate will hand-deliver it to me

[spiral snow]

mid school anyways ong

[nimble hound]

Fr

[outer viper]

https://tenor.com/view/chanel-scream-queens-gif-21149238

for sure!

thats what i did! #newmethod

[oblique patrol]

Go to rice

If u got in

If u don’t go I will find you

[balmy carbon]

prefrosh saying that is crazy

what if you commit and the school turns out to be an evil cult

you can’t even testify that it’s worth it 😭

[outer viper]

bros trying to get us in the cult </3

[oblique patrol]

I applied ed I’m binded to this school

COMMIT NOW

[balmy carbon]

tryna rope the rest of us in with you 😭😭

[oblique patrol]

yes

Come with me

[unreal merlin]

@wispy shore I was rooting for you

🥺

[wispy shore]

guys if you got into rice and dont want to go to rice

dm me

lets switch identities

[wispy shore]

THANK YOUUU!!

Lowkey feels crushing

[unreal merlin]

If it makes you feel better, I got a Yale likely and accepted to MIT but I just got waitlisted from rice

You’d never know what can happen

[livid pewter]

Waitlist 😡

[livid pewter]

My goat

[wispy shore]

holy shit woe

are you an intl?

[unreal merlin]

Nah I’m domestic

I live in Houston actually

[wispy shore]

What thats crazy

doesnt rice prioritize texans

[woven jetty]

this is crazy wow

[unreal merlin]

Statistically yes

I’m not sure what went wrong with my app (asides from maybe not requesting an interview)

Rice was one of the apps I tried the most on so 🤷‍♂️

[livid pewter]

same i got weight listed

[rough nebula]

damn

crazy work

[wispy shore]

my app was lowkey buns

[sage slate]

did you request for an interview

[wispy shore]

yea

yea

didnt get one

cause i applied last minute

[rough nebula]

yeah same 😔

[carmine galleon]

Waitlist smh

[echo ice]

congrats to everyone who got in, sorry to everyone who didn’t! happy to answer any q’s about rice

[worn atlas]

im crashing out

how am i getting to ivys

if i got wl'ed everywhere

rice gt cmu bowdoin

[sturdy dagger]

@static barn did you get in?

[pseudo nebula]

@oblique patrol i might be running it w you in houston this fall 👀

[vast sluice]

omg i got in

also they spoiled the decision by sending an email 😭

[upper wharf]

yooo rice actually gives a decent amount of aid i got zilch from like michigan & ucla but now i gotta choose btwn gt & rice which r both ab the same cost for me

[upper wharf]

did u get in caltech too? would u take rice over caltech?

[static barn]

UGH THIS

I OPENED MY RMAIL TO CHECK IF THERE WAS AN UPDATE

AND JT WAS THE FIRST EMAIL

[deep jacinth]

How selective was it

[static barn]

yess alhamdulillah hbuu

[deep jacinth]

I saw many acceptances

[static barn]

damn

[sturdy dagger]

LETS GO CONGRATS!

[oblique patrol]

Are u gonna goooo

[static barn]

THANK UUUUUU🤍🤍

[static barn]

heavily considering it, espesh cuz theyre the only uni to have given me a scholarship lol
i will likely get aid from my government to cover the tuition, but the scholarship could help w programs and stuff and i rlly like the idea of that!!!

go owls 😝😝🦉🦉

[oblique patrol]

Glad to hear that

Congrats

[oblique patrol]

Make sure to join the discord server through ur portal

To connect with admitted and current students and admissions staff

[static barn]

oh yeaaahhh i forgot to join

is it only for committed pplntho

[oblique patrol]

Nope!

Anyone admitted could join!

It’ll be a good way for u to talk to other admitted/already committed students and also current students

[meager halo]

damm dude you're really promoting here lol

[static barn]

bro is the rice ambassador

[static barn]

bye i thought u had the rice owl as ur pfp

i was like

bro is NOT one to talk

[meager halo]

that's a tiefling

[oblique patrol]

Trying to attract intelligent students to rice

So my classmates are smart

I like smaet and cool people

[sharp roost]

Yo who got in

if anyone wants to know anything abt rice i consider myself to know quite a bit so feel free to dm

[unreal merlin]

rice my beloved

😦

[scarlet yoke]

I got in 🙏

[wispy shore]

rice really breaking hearts 💔

[vast sluice]

😭 yeah i was waiting to open it with my friend but they literally sent it not even 30 minutes after 7

[vast sluice]

still waiting for caltechs financial aid offer but rice is by far my cheapest option

[oblique patrol]

Let’s goooo

[static barn]

awwww

r u indirectly calling me that

[oblique patrol]

[unreal merlin]

I hate rice they rejected my goat @wispy shore

[median robin]

i also got into caltech and rice last year visited both and chose rice. lmk if you have any questions

[lilac sigil]

@static barn YOOO CONGRATS ON RICE!!! see, it pays off to apply to more :))
whats your top choice currently?

[vast sluice]

oh shoot can i dm

[static barn]

insaneeeee

a2c ppl r built diff

[static barn]

AHHH THANKS CHRIS!!

ahahahah okay fineee maybe it did

[static barn]

same as u!! prolly still ucla but this makes me rlly consider riceeee

i never thought id get in so i never let myself think abt it in the first place lol

[sturdy dagger]

My friends and I made a bet that if any of us got in we'd have to drink the chatgpt rice smoothie....

it tastes awful but absolutely worth it

[young venture]

@static barn omggg congratss!!

i got rejected

[median robin]

yes

yeah. got full tuition scholarship + financial aid for full ride to rice and just financial aid to caltech

like all hard decisions, i have some regrets and sometimes feel like im missing out on some parts of the alternative, but i do think i made the right choice.

best thing i did was visit both colleges, but thats def a pretty big commitment, so i would try to reach out to people on both sides.

just make sure you def put enough effort into making the decision bc you dont want to look back on it w regret

[lilac sigil]

OFCC!! AND IKK, deciding can get complicated. theyre both amazing schools but like with any other school, one or the other may have better strengths. if you know anyone from either, theyre prob your best bet for info. princetonreview is also a great source for college comparison! my college coach personally taught me to stay away from yt just bc its basically only one perspective of the school which can mean bias

[static barn]

thankkssss

[static barn]

awwwww im sorryyyy🫂🫂
i understand if ure upset :/ i was rejected by two unis yesterday and many more before, so i get it. it sucks
but i promise you youll find ur fit elsewhere 🫂🫂
saying this as someone whos been through rejections, too

[unreal merlin]

@wispy shore I got into all ivys, mit, and got waitlisted from rice lol.. rice is tough

[oblique patrol]

Damn wtf

😭 😭 😭

[unreal merlin]

hurts even more bc I live in Houston

I loved you rice.

[limpid vault]

Accepted by rice. Rejected by all ivies.

[heavy dust]

Dang

[static barn]

ral

real

[rugged sun]

didnt get into rice (WL)

accpeted to yale and cornell

[willow lintel]

dont join the wl pls🙏

[rugged sun]

im not 😭 #commited to yale

rejecting all of my WL offers (notre dame, vandy, rice)

[unreal merlin]

bro like 2 people get off the waitlist for rice every year

[grim gust]

how did i get into rice when you got every ivy

make it make sense

[hot python]

yay! more owls

[oblique patrol]

Rice is better than all ivys

[timber elm]

real

[willow lintel]

im gna be that 2 ppl trust

[static barn]

REAAAAAAAL

[static barn]

bros gonna divide itno two huamn beings js fo rths

[young venture]

Mitosis

[carmine galleon]

dam

[sturdy dagger]

TRUST

[upper wharf]

does rice have admitted student days?

im tryna look into owl days but i dont see anywhere to sign up

[oblique patrol]

Yes

Go to your portal

And then go to the tab labeled “My Events”

And you’ll find the sign up for owl days

And other events

[upper wharf]

oh thanks!

[upper wharf]

is there a huge diff btwn owl days vs owl days express

[outer hedge]

as far as I know, owl days express is supposed to be a shorter version of owl days

u can find last year's schedule somewhere in rice '29 discord if you're interested

[sudden ocean]

I don't know what this year's programming would be like, but usually owl days is a 2 day event where you stay with a student host, tour the campus, see classes, and experience the social life at night (for better or for worse). Owl days express is a 1 day programmed event where you would do the same things but without the overnight stay/night life bit. You can probably find out the programming by emailing the office of admissions.

[quaint wing]

i think this year’s owl day is one day

[sudden ocean]

probably for the better, imo. In that case, I wouldn't know the difference between owl days and owl days express then. OP should email the admissions officer or ask a current student.

[upper wharf]

oh do you happen to know where i can find an invite

[upper wharf]

oh that kinda makes sense :/ i was lookin at dartmouth's admitted students day thing and they have the thing where u can stay overnight

[quaint wing]

it’s in your application portal, should be something like “rice class of 2029” on the front page

[quaint wing]

staying overnight sounds kinda cool ngl

[upper wharf]

thx!

[upper wharf]

i mean moreso than anything it allows more events towards the end of the evening and wtv; when im visiting for owl days (also oh now i get why it's called owl dayS) im prolly js gonna leave right after wtv the "fun in the quad" thing is

[gusty thistle]

how impossible is it to get off the rice waitlist

[oblique patrol]

Quite impossible

[gusty thistle]

when should i send a loci by...

[limpid vault]

who wants my rice spot

[willow lintel]

me

[oblique patrol]

bruhh

[unreal merlin]

Can I have your rice spot

[oblique patrol]

No

[unreal merlin]

wtf that many people got accepted

I’m a failure

[cobalt flint]

i'll trade you my rice acceptance for your mit acceptance

[unreal merlin]

u can have anything but mit tbh

[forest hill]

when does 25-26 megathread come out 🙏

[oblique patrol]

A good 5-6 months

lol

[dawn spade]

can yall beat the allegations
https://www.instagram.com/share/_arqEkhaM

[oblique patrol]

[echo ice]

i have literally just realized it’s owl days lol, but if anyone is on campus and wants to grab a coffee i’m down. bored x

[unreal merlin]

Rice rice rice

[gusty thistle]

is it bad if i send another waitlist update to rice i lowkey forgot to add stuff that was actually specfiic to rice apart from like one or two tiny things, mostly it was just an update loci i had used for my duke defferral
i joined like two of their info sessions too

[forest hill]

just visited rice and now im mega obsessed 🫶 🫶 🫶 🫶 🫶 🫶

[oblique patrol]

[meager halo]

ayee did you take a tour?

[forest hill]

yes I did!! (afternoon session)

[meager halo]

aye

[forest hill]

then I went around w a current rice student for a few hours

[meager halo]

nice

[forest hill]

I'm still on campus rn lol

[meager halo]

o damm wait

im assuming you're a houstonian

[forest hill]

nah maryland lol

[meager halo]

are you on spring break then?

[forest hill]

yep!!

a rly late spring break

[meager halo]

Ah icic

I'd check out chaus if you haven't already lol

and if you're still here in the late afternoon, I can get you into a servery

[forest hill]

I'll be here until about 4 so im not sure 😭

[meager halo]

hmm

[forest hill]

currently listening in on a class though

[meager halo]

I get out of class at 3:45 so the offer's open lol

and aye, which class?

[forest hill]

dms

[oblique patrol]

[oblique patrol]

Will u apply ed next cycle

[forest hill]

ofc

I think I'm in love

[meager halo]

have you visited other schools lol

Rice is great, and obviously we're biased, but you've got plenty of time to learn about other schools/figure out that as a rising senior

[oblique patrol]

valid

if you think youll be aboslutely happy going here for 4 years go for it!

[forest hill]

yesss

[forest hill]

ya ofc

but none have spoken to me like rice has

[tacit spindle]

U should totally pick Penn instead (I might be biased because Rice WL me 🫠)

[forest hill]

im sure rice will love me back but ill keep this in the back of my mind

i dont think penn likes me after i didnt visit when i was in philly 💀

[tacit spindle]

I will say tho that I've been really fascinated by the strong residential community at Rice (at least until I was waitlisted)

[forest hill]

yes it's like the unique factor

also one of the most important draws for me 😭

[oblique patrol]

Yesss

Same for me too

No frats >

[unreal merlin]

Do ed1

Don’t get cooked with ed2 or rd

[forest hill]

yea ed2 was basically the same as rd 😭

[oblique patrol]

ed2 was 1% lowe

lower

[forest hill]

oh wow 😭

how ... 💀

[oblique patrol]

It was their first year

That’s probably why

[forest hill]

do u think itll go up next year

i mean it doesnt rly matter for me tbh

[oblique patrol]

Hmmm maybe a little bit

Not much tho

Ed1 will give u ur biggest boost ofc

[forest hill]

yea that's what im planning on doing

[oblique patrol]

Sounds good

Make sure to sign up for an interview

Never hurts to do it

[forest hill]

🫡 🫡

[oblique patrol]

Focus on ur essays too

Really important for rice especially

Fit matters a lot to them

[forest hill]

yea im kinda stressing abt that a lot already 😭

dyk how much weight they put to the commonapp essay compared to the supps then

[oblique patrol]

I would assume more weight towards supps cuz it’s geared towards their school but ur commonapp essay should still be very good of course

[forest hill]

ahh yea thats true

asklfjd 😭😭

[oblique patrol]

itll be fine dw

if u really show that you want to go to rice you have a good chance

be as specific as possible in ur supps

[forest hill]

like how so?

spamming details about the specific residential colleges? 😭

[oblique patrol]

like in all 3 supps, you should mention something rice offers and how you would contribute to it

[oblique patrol]

yea lol thats what i did for my 500 word supp

for the why rice, obviously youll just be talking about what rice offers and how youw oudl contriubte

[forest hill]

ofcofc tysm

[pseudo nebula]

@forest hill just to add on (idk if you know this) but make sure you write about the residential college essay

[forest hill]

yea i have so much to say lol

[pseudo nebula]

rice's pride and joy is the residential college system so

tell them how you picture yourself contributing

at least that worked for me pretty well

[oblique patrol]

^

[forest hill]

im gonna contribute sm

[hot python]

did u get ur edu email yet

[oblique patrol]

Yea I got it like a week ago?

[hot python]

huh on the website it says may 9th?

did they just email it to u

[oblique patrol]

Yes

I think u have to set it up by May 9th

It was an email from [email protected]

[gusty thistle]

has anyone here gotten off the rice waitlist yet or in a year prior

[oblique patrol]

U should look at the common data set to see if that info is on there

[forest hill]

hi guys

when I write an email to my regional ao should I refer to him as Mr. [last name] or just use his first name? 😭

he signed off his previous emails with just his first name

and everyone else in the admissions office calls him by his first name

but im scared

[oblique patrol]

I referred to my AO as Ms. Last Name

[forest hill]

oki ill do that too

dont wanna take the risk 😭

[oblique patrol]

Yea don’t risk it Lol

[willow lintel]

r we supposed to write a letter?

[oblique patrol]

No

He’s just asking an AO questions

[hot python]

lol

love the name

[forest hill]

aww tyy

[oblique patrol]

[pseudo nebula]

🦉

[pseudo nebula]

deposit locked

see yall this fall