<p>A relative's dau was just accepted as a transfer student. There are, I believe, several websites for student housing near Rice. It will work out. Congrats!</p>
<p>I paid my D's enrollment and housing deposits, and she's hoping for on campus housing too, outofhere. Having said that, we lived in Houston for 20 years in Rice's back yard, and I know there are many apts in close proximity to campus.</p>
<p>However, living off campus as a new student would seem to temper the residential college experience somewhat, it seems to me. It'll all work out, I'm sure.</p>
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<p>OK, I thought I paid for the enrollment deposit last night, but now when I go back to the site, it's telling me of payment methods, so has it not gone through? Does anyone else have this same problem?</p>
<p>Rice is nice for notifying so early, but they're also demanding by asking for a decision within two weeks...I haven't even heard back from any other transfer schools I applied to yet. Has anyone gotten a statement on costs and tuition or knows when it's coming?</p>
<p>Myrmidon73---same issue here. I'm guessing that the financial transaction will occur today, and that we should see a different screen other than payment methods either today or tomorrow.</p>
<p>Okay I went to Rice and checked today.</p>
<p>About the status page problem: I had the same problem, but they said that my name was on their computer (as one of the applicants who paid their deposit). </p>
<p>Residential Colleges: We need to wait until we are assigned to a college, and then we can request to be wait-listed at that specific college. But the lady there told me that we will be notified in June/July of our college assignments...</p>
<p>I also asked about this in an e-mail, and I was told that if we really wanted to, we could switch colleges, if our college was full, and another college had an empty bed. So, if you really want on-campus, there are a few more outs.</p>
<p>Admission Status changed from "Admit" to "Deposit Received".</p>
<p>Thanks for the housing info, outofhere and Myrmidon73.</p>
<p>Like I said, the O-Week coordinators work really hard over the summer to get as many transfers as possible housing. You may not wind up in the college to which you were originally assigned (by putting yourself on the waitlist, you are opening yourself to trading colleges), but the odds are fairly good that you will wind up with a bed on campus.</p>
<p>Thanks NYSkins1. I appreciate your insight.</p>
<p>Any international transfers?<br>
Have you guys filled out the transfer release form?</p>
<p>Okay.. I just talked to one of my friends who is at Rice right now and is an O-week advisor and peer academic advisor... he said "...we actually have a SEVERE housing shortage this year... but good luck on getting on. I know there's plenty of apartments in the area that actually cost less than we get charged". </p>
<p>I'm so confused! so.....I'll likely be off campus? :( sad..</p>
<p>Or not. DD really likes being "off campus". She's about 3 blocks away, and she saves money and has her own bedroom and a nice roommate and she can get away from the noise and have her own space if she wants it; if she doesn't, she bikes or walks 3 blocks to campus and hangs out with everyone. She eats in the serveries sometimes, but saves money by eating breakfast at home, and sometimes packs a lunch. She is still fully integrated into the college community. Best of both worlds!</p>
<p>Anxiousmom, is it an apartment? I heard living off campus is cheaper than living on campus. </p>
<p>Is there a calender online that tells us what happens when in the summer? I called Rice today and was told that our housing assignments will be mailed on July 7th. And on the packet it says that the health forms are due on July 1st... and the O-week starts on the 17th of August.. It's so hard to keep up with all these dates!</p>
<p>Rice</a> University O-Week: Undergraduates</p>
<p>The forms aren't current, but I think most of the dates are (Owl Days was something like August 19th last year).</p>
<p>Being an O-Week advisor and peer academic advisor doesn't put your friend in any sort of position of authority. There are more than 200 O-Week advisors any given year at Rice, which is roughly 10 percent of the upperclass student body.</p>
<p>There is not a severe housing shortage (although, I admit, I'm not much more of a credible source than anyone else). A certain number of beds are reserved for freshmen, and extra beds are given to transfers. As I said, the O-Week coordinators (of which there are 2 or 3 at each college) work very hard over the summer to get as many transfer students as possible on-campus housing.</p>
<p>That calendar is indeed up-to-date. O-Week starts on August 17.</p>
<p>Thanks, NYSkins1.</p>
<p>It's my understanding that freshmen are guaranteed housing, and that at least some of the remaining beds, if any, might go to transfer students. Is that correct?</p>
<p>So, if one is already on the housing wait list, do you recommend taking any additional steps now or just waiting to see where this all shakes out by July?</p>
<p>I was told that we would not be able to switch colleges just because the one we are asssigned is full..</p>
<p>Oh, one more question-- do we have to take the English exam?</p>