Applying ED Rice University school of architecture

Rice is my daughter’s dream school and she is applying ED to the School of Architecture.
She has to write a few supplemental essays for the school of architecture. Is her application be seen by the school of Architecture in parallel or after a pre-selection from the general pool?
I also would love to hear from anyone that has gone to Rice and their so selective entry criteria!

Applicants for the School of Architecture and the Shepherd School of Music have to submit grades and test scores (optional) to demonstrate they are capable of succeeding at Rice in general. Then those schools conduct auditions or review portfolios, etc. and pick who they want. It is very competitive to get into the School of Architecture and the Shepherd School.