Hey yall, I have a couple of questions. My niece, which is first or second in her class, is looking at Rice. She has toured Northwestern, Notre Dame, and some smaller schools here in Michigan. She is also looking at Miami in Florida. We know she can probably get in anywhere, but it all depends on the cost of tuition. I saw that Rice has the Rice Investment, and I was wondering how that works. Is it only for in-state students, or can out of state students qualify as well? Thank yall!

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All Rice domestic undergraduate students are eligible for the Rice Investment; it's not limited to Texas residents. Info about it can be found at https://financialaid.rice.edu/rice-investment.

(09-30-2023 11:35 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  Hey yall, I have a couple of questions. My niece, which is first or second in her class, is looking at Rice. She has toured Northwestern, Notre Dame, and some smaller schools here in Michigan. She is also looking at Miami in Florida. We know she can probably get in anywhere, but it all depends on the cost of tuition. I saw that Rice has the Rice Investment, and I was wondering how that works. Is it only for in-state students, or can out of state students qualify as well? Thank yall!

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As a private school, there were is no tuition difference for in-state vs out-of-state students, or out-of-country students for that matter. Rice is expensive, but in-line with other private schools in Texas. If I was looking at schools today vs 50+ years ago, not sure I would have had a chance at Rice financially or academically.

Good luck to your niece!

Rice is also extremely selective: 7.7 percent of applications were accepted this year: https://www.ricethresher.org/article/202...ate-for-27

Many, many excellent students don't get in, no fault of their own. Each entering class is designed according to many balancing factors, including prospective major field of study, geographic distribution, etc.

When I did alumni interviews, I'd say that 3/4 of the kids I interviewed were fabulous ... I would have loved my kids to be so great. But only 1 in 4 (at most) were accepted. (Silicon Valley has a ton of highly qualified seniors each year.)

I hope your niece is accepted ... and chooses to attend. Rice is a fabulous school ... and the residential college system is far more enjoyable and valuable than freshmen dorms and fraternities/sororities.

(09-30-2023 05:51 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Rice is also extremely selective: 7.7 percent of applications were accepted this year: https://www.ricethresher.org/article/202...ate-for-27

Many, many excellent students don't get in, no fault of their own. Each entering class is designed according to many balancing factors, including prospective major field of study, geographic distribution, etc.

When I did alumni interviews, I'd say that 3/4 of the kids I interviewed were fabulous ... I would have loved my kids to be so great. But only 1 in 4 (at most) were accepted. (Silicon Valley has a ton of highly qualified seniors each year.)

I hope your niece is accepted ... and chooses to attend. Rice is a fabulous school ... and the residential college system is far more enjoyable and valuable than freshmen dorms and fraternities/sororities.

Alumni interviews?

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(09-30-2023 07:37 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(09-30-2023 05:51 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Rice is also extremely selective: 7.7 percent of applications were accepted this year: https://www.ricethresher.org/article/202...ate-for-27

Many, many excellent students don't get in, no fault of their own. Each entering class is designed according to many balancing factors, including prospective major field of study, geographic distribution, etc.

When I did alumni interviews, I'd say that 3/4 of the kids I interviewed were fabulous ... I would have loved my kids to be so great. But only 1 in 4 (at most) were accepted. (Silicon Valley has a ton of highly qualified seniors each year.)

I hope your niece is accepted ... and chooses to attend. Rice is a fabulous school ... and the residential college system is far more enjoyable and valuable than freshmen dorms and fraternities/sororities.

Alumni interviews?

Rice encourages applicants to have an interview ... a) at Rice during a visit, or b) with an admissions rep during one of their visits to the major applicant areas (most major cities). In addition, c) alumni volunteers will do interviews for applicants who want one and it's not possible to have one of the a) or b) type. I volunteered for 20-plus years, talking with, typically, 4-8 applicants.

The interview is not a requirement, but it can be helpful, especially if the applicant has unique qualities/motivation that may not come through on the traditional application.

(09-30-2023 10:33 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  The interview is not a requirement, but it can be helpful, especially if the applicant has unique qualities/motivation that may not come through on the traditional application.

I found my alumni interview to be an excellent way to learn more about Rice.

I think my interview was the deciding factor in Rice accepting me. Hints- be honest, be candid.

(10-01-2023 09:05 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I think my interview was the deciding factor in Rice accepting me. Hints- be honest, be candid.

OO, Numbers - do you recall who interviewed you?

I wonder when Rice started the remote interviews?

(10-01-2023 06:00 PM)Grungy Wrote:  

(10-01-2023 09:05 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I think my interview was the deciding factor in Rice accepting me. Hints- be honest, be candid.

OO, Numbers - do you recall who interviewed you?
I wonder when Rice started the remote interviews?

Mine was an English prof at the University of Alabama, whose name I do not recall.

(10-01-2023 06:00 PM)Grungy Wrote:  

(10-01-2023 09:05 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I think my interview was the deciding factor in Rice accepting me. Hints- be honest, be candid.

OO, Numbers - do you recall who interviewed you?

I wonder when Rice started the remote interviews?

I was interviewed by Dean McEnany (Dean of Undergraduate Affairs) and a senior student. Traveled to Houston for the interview.

(10-01-2023 06:00 PM)Grungy Wrote:  I wonder when Rice started the remote interviews?

Interesting question.

My quick search didn't find a good answer, but I note that a Class of 1932 classnote in the June 1983 Sallyport (page 20)(https://repository.rice.edu/server/api/c...e6/content) that George Dunk (alas, not a basketball player) said he had "(s)ince 1955 ... served as a Rice admissions alumni interviewer in Southern California."

Once Zoom became a thing during the pandemic, it became an excellent way to broaden the ability to have "face to face" (virtually, anyway) interviews. Last year I interviewed kids from Romania, Georgia (the country!), India, Taiwan and Singapore (in addition to several US states).

Also, Rice does consider what is referred to as "demonstrated interest," meaning that for things like interviews, which are now very easy to do virtually, they notice whether you took to time to do everything you could to learn about Rice and show your interest in the school.

Interesting information. I am trying to get her to take a visit as well, so she can see the campus. Maybe I can try and for the Rice vs UTSA game, make a whole weekend out of it. Fly in on Friday, tour Rice, head to SA for the UTSA game. I was shocked when she said that she had Rice on her list of potential schools.

(09-30-2023 05:51 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Rice is also extremely selective: 7.7 percent of applications were accepted this year: https://www.ricethresher.org/article/202...ate-for-27

Many, many excellent students don't get in, no fault of their own. Each entering class is designed according to many balancing factors, including prospective major field of study, geographic distribution, etc.

When I did alumni interviews, I'd say that 3/4 of the kids I interviewed were fabulous ... I would have loved my kids to be so great. But only 1 in 4 (at most) were accepted. (Silicon Valley has a ton of highly qualified seniors each year.)

I hope your niece is accepted ... and chooses to attend. Rice is a fabulous school ... and the residential college system is far more enjoyable and valuable than freshmen dorms and fraternities/sororities.

Unless you're assigned to LOVETT!!!

(10-02-2023 12:15 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  Interesting information. I am trying to get her to take a visit as well, so she can see the campus. Maybe I can try and for the Rice vs UTSA game, make a whole weekend out of it. Fly in on Friday, tour Rice, head to SA for the UTSA game. I was shocked when she said that she had Rice on her list of potential schools.

For the Parliament... UTSA is a great guy and I am confident that he and his daughter would be an excellent addition to the Rice family

UTSA, please reach out if I can be of any help

(10-02-2023 02:36 PM)Musicowl1965 Wrote:  

(09-30-2023 05:51 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Rice is also extremely selective: 7.7 percent of applications were accepted this year: https://www.ricethresher.org/article/202...ate-for-27

Many, many excellent students don't get in, no fault of their own. Each entering class is designed according to many balancing factors, including prospective major field of study, geographic distribution, etc.

When I did alumni interviews, I'd say that 3/4 of the kids I interviewed were fabulous ... I would have loved my kids to be so great. But only 1 in 4 (at most) were accepted. (Silicon Valley has a ton of highly qualified seniors each year.)

I hope your niece is accepted ... and chooses to attend. Rice is a fabulous school ... and the residential college system is far more enjoyable and valuable than freshmen dorms and fraternities/sororities.

Unless you're assigned to LOVETT!!!

Hey, now…as a card carrying member of the first freshman class to set foot into that Soviet/Stalin style College I can attest to some of its virtues. Like being the only College on campus that lends itself to cleaning by firehose, both inside and out. Like having (back in the day) a labyrinth of basement rooms full of discarded flotsam and jetsam, including cases of wine so foul that not even the Loveteers would drink it…along with a10 foot grand piano! And it has the added bonus of being so clumsily designed and built of so much concrete that if the university ever wants to replace it, it will require the detonation of a nearby nuclear device.

(10-02-2023 02:36 PM)Musicowl1965 Wrote:  

(09-30-2023 05:51 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Rice is also extremely selective: 7.7 percent of applications were accepted this year: https://www.ricethresher.org/article/202...ate-for-27

Many, many excellent students don't get in, no fault of their own. Each entering class is designed according to many balancing factors, including prospective major field of study, geographic distribution, etc.

When I did alumni interviews, I'd say that 3/4 of the kids I interviewed were fabulous ... I would have loved my kids to be so great. But only 1 in 4 (at most) were accepted. (Silicon Valley has a ton of highly qualified seniors each year.)

I hope your niece is accepted ... and chooses to attend. Rice is a fabulous school ... and the residential college system is far more enjoyable and valuable than freshmen dorms and fraternities/sororities.

Unless you're assigned to LOVETT!!!

EOL, RRF!

(10-02-2023 04:30 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  

(10-02-2023 02:36 PM)Musicowl1965 Wrote:  

(09-30-2023 05:51 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  Rice is also extremely selective: 7.7 percent of applications were accepted this year: https://www.ricethresher.org/article/202...ate-for-27

Many, many excellent students don't get in, no fault of their own. Each entering class is designed according to many balancing factors, including prospective major field of study, geographic distribution, etc.

When I did alumni interviews, I'd say that 3/4 of the kids I interviewed were fabulous ... I would have loved my kids to be so great. But only 1 in 4 (at most) were accepted. (Silicon Valley has a ton of highly qualified seniors each year.)


I hope your niece is accepted ... and chooses to attend. Rice is a fabulous school ... and the residential college system is far more enjoyable and valuable than freshmen dorms and fraternities/sororities.

Unless you're assigned to LOVETT!!!

Hey, now…as a card carrying member of the first freshman class to set foot into that Soviet/Stalin style College I can attest to some of its virtues. Like being the only College on campus that lends itself to cleaning by firehose, both inside and out. Like having (back in the day) a labyrinth of basement rooms full of discarded flotsam and jetsam, including cases of wine so foul that not even the Loveteers would drink it…along with a10 foot grand piano! And it has the added bonus of being so clumsily designed and built of so much concrete that if the university ever wants to replace it, it will require the detonation of a nearby nuclear device.

Another advantage of the giant toaster is the architecture - while Lovett's design has never been in style and will not be in style in the foreseeable future, the fact that it will still be standing a million years LAP (Life After People) means, statistically speaking, it will almost definitely be in style at some point (probably by extra-terrestrials).
(And by all means, EOL RRF!)

(10-02-2023 03:45 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(10-02-2023 12:15 PM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  Interesting information. I am trying to get her to take a visit as well, so she can see the campus. Maybe I can try and for the Rice vs UTSA game, make a whole weekend out of it. Fly in on Friday, tour Rice, head to SA for the UTSA game. I was shocked when she said that she had Rice on her list of potential schools.

For the Parliament... UTSA is a great guy and I am confident that he and his daughter would be an excellent addition to the Rice family

UTSA, please reach out if I can be of any help

I think it was his niece that was looking at Rice, but I agree they would be great additions!