Rice University (2025-2026)

[bitter gale]

"we cant wait to see how yout use of cs to help predict and address mental health crises will impact the rice community"

yea

[fallow solar]

BRUH

WHAT ABOUT ME RICE 😭

Rice you were like

3rd most thought about essays of my 12 schools

[bitter gale]

unrequited love ahh

[fallow solar]

Literally heartbroken

This is almost as bad as when I drove all the way up there to tour just for them to cancel said tour

[bitter gale]

HELP

rice dont like u

and so u choose ut

[fallow solar]

Literally the whole school is my opp 😞

[open violet]

lol you know why Rice doesn't have an honors program? bc a Rice education is already the honors program

you can always try to transfer if UT doesn't end up being the vibe for you. it's why that path exists

[fallow solar]

Yeah thats what made it a hard choice

To be honest its still like not in stone

[open violet]

still, hook 'em all the same if you're headed to the Forty Acres

[steady osprey]

crazy question 🥲

lmaoooo

yes!!!

Pretty sure you have to put down a deposit to get it maybe?

[fossil socket]

naur i got it a couple days ago!

it was very nice

[steady osprey]

which UT over rice?

rice.

[steady osprey]

Are you going to join us 😀

[fallow solar]

UT as in UT Austin

[fossil socket]

the personalized banner was very cool but also a little unsettling LMAO like someone actually read my app wtfff

[steady osprey]

hmmmm good for you

[bitter gale]

ut = ut austin

[steady osprey]

they told me when I visited at minimum 2 people read your application

[fossil socket]

well…..i have some friends going so they will represent me !!!!

[steady osprey]

it could also mean UT d

[fallow solar]

Usually UT is austin

[steady osprey]

yeah I can see you’re in the server, but congratulations on Yale!

[steady osprey]

ah

I didn’t want to assume yk

[fallow solar]

Other UTs have their like

[fossil socket]

everyone says UT for ut austin! ut dallas is utd

[fallow solar]

UTEP UTSA UTD

I think UTA would be Arlington(?)

[fossil socket]

yes correct

[steady osprey]

idk I applied UT but I never got to hear back because I got into rice beforehand

[fossil socket]

and never call ut uta or they’ll crash out

[fallow solar]

Not too sure where Arlington is..

[fossil socket]

between dallas and fort worth

[fallow solar]

Oh

[steady osprey]

Dfw best metro area fr fr

[steady osprey]

I used to live there

[steady osprey]

lol fr?

[fallow solar]

Im a little new to this whole Texas thing 👽

[steady osprey]

is it like the copious amount of jokes about rice we get?

[fallow solar]

UT jokes are usually UT vs A&M things

[steady osprey]

at a certain point it’s like I get it ahahaha. I did like one pun someone made that I’m going to rice and I’m nice I thought that was a nice rhyme

[steady osprey]

well obviously UT over A&M

just from a holistic standpoint

I do think it’s crazy that I had to put a deposit down for housing for UT though

[fallow solar]

I always thought it was odd to put the two against eachother

I feel like

They are so different

[fossil socket]

i would never ever go to tamu

nightmare fuel

[fallow solar]

I didnt even apply ngl

[fossil socket]

neither did i lol ut and rice were the only texas schools i applied to

[steady osprey]

fr

[fallow solar]

I did UT UTSA and rice

[steady osprey]

valid choices btw

I’m happy when I’m in tx and people ask me where I’m going and they acc know what rice is bc in Switzerland they don’t know 🥲

what’s rice? a culinary school? 💀

[fossil socket]

maybe a little stupid cuz i’m in state lol but i would not have gone anywhere else in state other than those two

[fallow solar]

Rice is kinda not as known and the name def doesn't help

[fossil socket]

noooo i think rice has a lot of prestige in the south

it’s just regional prestige

[fallow solar]

Yeah

[fossil socket]

but anyone who needs to know will know it

[steady osprey]

if u tell someone in the south u go to rice they think ur fucking cracked trust

[steady osprey]

Yes

[steady osprey]

Ok but not like ‘Yale’ prestige yk

but the atmosphere is wonderful

[fallow solar]

Idk rice was always like in my top 5 dream schools

UT was lowk like my eyerolling safety

[fossil socket]

too true it’s a very good school but it’s just so big

[fallow solar]

I think like

[steady osprey]

I love that

[fallow solar]

Knowing I would get auto admitted

[steady osprey]

Rice?

[fallow solar]

(But I didnt realize it was auto admit to cola)

[fossil socket]

no UT

[steady osprey]

but I think you made the choice that was best for you yk

[fallow solar]

Made me think the school wasn't allat

[steady osprey]

if ur committed to ut Austin

[fallow solar]

I probably am

[steady osprey]

did u get into rice?

If u already told me I forgot sorry

[fallow solar]

I did

I got all 3 Texas schools i applied to 🥳

[fossil socket]

you got turing??

[fallow solar]

Not Turing unfortunately 😞

Texas Robotics

[fossil socket]

oooohh

[fallow solar]

Oh my goodness tomorrow I have a meet and greet to find a roomate

I Need to go to BED

Goodnight owls 👽

[steady osprey]

yay

[steady osprey]

Goodnight!

[tawny heron]

Wild Jacob spotted on a2c Gelp 😭 ❤️

[fossil socket]

hehe

[tawny heron]

WE DID RHE EXACT SAME

[fossil socket]

twin

[tawny heron]

Literally 😭 🙏

Ok back to sticker grind

Farewell

[lucid grove]

When I hear this I think of the YouTuber stuff

Like you have a line of potential roommates and they meet you for 5 minutes max before you shoo them away

Maybe more like a competition show

[fallow solar]

It was fearfully exactly like that

[lucid grove]

How

What the hell did you set up

[fallow solar]

They just like pushed us into breakout rooms and told us to awnser some questions and find someone

[lucid grove]

Oh nah not the breakouts

[fallow solar]

And then after our far too quick breakout rooms we got contact info of the peoplr

[lucid grove]

Is this a school sanctioned event?

[fallow solar]

Yes

It was for honors program

[lucid grove]

I get the sentiment but how does this prevent “my mic and camera are broken sorry” bc a kid doesn’t immediately vibe with the other person

[fallow solar]

Uhmmm

It doesnt!

There were plenty mics/cameras off

[lucid grove]

Just use the rice discord atp

Hold VC events where cameras on is encouraged but not required

[fallow solar]

Yeah I think non school events def work better

[floral dune]

did you get into Rice ? I was waitlisted at uchicago and JH and Washu and denied at Rice...

[hardy dawn]

waitlist

i was a waitlist warrior

[hardy dawn]

Is it too late to send LOCI?

[rancid tree]

no

it's too late on may 1st

[hardy dawn]

Alr lemme lock in and get it in by tmrw

[formal perch]

dpes anyone know if i should turn in my loci in the portal or email the rice team of admission email (idk the personal email of my regional ao)

[open violet]

probably through the portal, if there's a spot to upload. and if you have any supporting documents to go along with your LOCI, def combine it all into one file

[grand shale]

Is today too late for LOCI

[olive ingot]

nah but ik ppl r already getting off the waitlist

[hardy dawn]

yeah many r getting off without loci lmao

[grand shale]

Fuck ok then I’m cooked

I feel like my major was filled in ED because it’s the #1 program for that niche

I know they don’t admit by major but I don’t see why they would ever pull me up if I couldn’t study my intended major

[spiral jackal]

already?!?!

[tawny heron]

yep

[unique loom]

what is your major? Also, again you don't declare till like sophomore year so they have no way of knowing who'd stick with their major vs switch

[grand shale]

Sports analytics

Well I didn’t get a call today unfortunately

[open violet]

never too late, but send that shit in ASAP

[grand shale]

Just sent!!

[fast axle]

Does the LOCI actually have to be sent to them? I just uploaded on waitlist update in the portal

[hardy dawn]

yeah I'm wondering this too is it also good to email them in addition or only rely on portal?

[fast axle]

Oh 😭

Is there anyone who knows what they’re doing

That we can ping

[hardy dawn]

Maybe ask in the application question channel

Pretty sure we just upload to portal tho

[fast axle]

Ppl on the app questions channel said just portal so

[hardy dawn]

ya i think just certain schools u gotta email

but most r portal

[gusty matrix]

people are already getting taken off???

😭

[hardy dawn]

yes

[gusty matrix]

so i’m cooked

[grand shale]

dang im ocoked

[steady osprey]

how's it looking y'all

[hardy dawn]

No second wave yet

[formal perch]

so none of yall emailed jsut submitted through portal?

[hardy dawn]

Yes

[spiral jackal]

i emailed it

[hardy dawn]

Did u get a response

[spiral jackal]

yeah they said they will add to my application

[hardy dawn]

I submitted through portal should I email just in case?

[grand shale]

Just committed to GaTech, lowk not expcting anything from WLs

[open violet]

they probably won't make new WL offers until after May 1st tbh. gotta wait and see how many spots actually open up. same thing goes for any other schools y'all are waiting on

[bitter gale]

nooo i had to decline rice 😔

gl waitlist warriors

[formal perch]

hoping 🤞

[steady osprey]

oh congrats man!

[spiral jackal]

anyone know if theres any updates with rice for COE

[steady osprey]

idk sorry but ik overall theres been waitlist movement

and admission isnt by school or major aside from music and architecture

[spiral jackal]

damn

[hearty arch]

turned down my offer :( gl to wl people

sad

[spiral jackal]

u COE?

[hearty arch]

?

[spiral jackal]

like what major

did u apply

for

wait nvm

major doesnt matter at rice wl

[hearty arch]

ohh math/cs

[spiral jackal]

ah i see

[hardy dawn]

has there been a second wave for rice

[gusty matrix]

i had a dream that i got off the waitlist

i woke up so happy

and then i realized it was a dream

and then i was sad

[spiral jackal]

😭

[hardy dawn]

i've had about 10 of those dreams already and nothings happened