<p>Does Rice favor Houstonian applicants?</p>
<p>no…</p>
<p>It is probably harder to get into Rice as a Houstonian than as a non-Houstonian. Keep in mind that Rice is a top 20 university trying to increase its name recognition throughout the U.S., which means admitting students from all 50 states and “limiting” the number of students from the Houston area (however, this is not a quota system). Since students from Houston are more likely to apply to Rice since Rice is well-known in Houston, Houstonian applicants must undergo a greater degree of competition for a spot than a student from Ohio or New York, for example. However, being from Houston will not break you as long as you present a strong and compelling application. You should never rely on race, gender, ethnicity, or geographic origin as a shortcut to get into a university. Just do your best on your application.</p>
<p>Most of my friends from Houston and I were waitlisted and rejected later.
Sucks doesn’t it :D</p>
<p>No. If two applicants had the same stat and one was from Houston while the other is from out of state, the out of state will most likely be the winner.</p>
<p>hm… But isn’t 40% of the students at Rice from Texas?</p>
<p>That’s because of the sheer number of people applying from Texas, coupled with the increased likelihood of attending if admitted (because of proximity).</p>
<p>Yeah Texas has a ton of people in it + more of them have heard of / heard good things about Rice. The fact that it’s not more than 40% means Houstonians/Texans have a lower chance.</p>
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Undergrad enrollment:</p>
<p>51.5% Texas
42% Other US
6.5% International</p>
<p>Part of Rice’s plans for the next decade include increasing the student body by 30% and getting the OOS percentage up to at least 60% in order to be on par with other AAU universities (the current percentage is fairly low compared to peers, even in NY and CA). As others have said, being from Texas will “hurt” rather than help.</p>
<p>The percentage of students from TX, average SAT scores, and admit rate at Rice have remained virtually the same over the last 15 years, however. If you’re applying in the near future, it’s not going to be noticeably more difficult than it has been since the mid-90s.</p>
<p>In terms of understanding the draw of Rice from Texans, think about all of the top high school students throughout Texas. If they want to attend a smaller, private school, Rice is far and away the best one in a big state. If a kid from Austin is looking at Rice or peer schools, it would be a 13 or 14-hour drive to get to anything close to Rice’s level – such as Vanderbilt, Wash U or Emory.</p>
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I agree, yet applicants from Texas make up 33% of applicants and 52% of the student body.</p>
<p>This is even more puzzling when one expects many of the TX applicants to be less qualified than their OOS counterparts – as you mentioned, Rice is the best private in Texas, and it’s to be expected that many Texans would throw in an application as a reach (particularly with the 10% rule ensuring a safety).</p>
<p>A comparatively low OOS yield seems to explain the high percentage of TX students better than the number of Texan applicants, I think. If that’s the case, Rice’s decision to step up its marketing seems very prudent.</p>
<p>Guys, I am an immigrant 17 years lived in country which sent 4-5 students to Rice last 10 years. But Now I am a Houston resident(8 months) What about me?</p>
<p>IB, do you have stats for the avg SAT score for an admitted Texan is?</p>
<p>This is the breakdown of of the SAT scores in 2007: [Rice</a> University | Prospective Students](<a href=“http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Admission_Statistics.asp?SnID=198323795]Rice”>http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Admission_Statistics.asp?SnID=198323795)</p>
<p>This is the profile of the class of 2011: [Rice</a> University | Prospective Students](<a href=“http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Class_of_2011.asp?SnID=198323795]Rice”>http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Class_of_2011.asp?SnID=198323795)</p>
<p>As for Texans, they won’t have that, it’s to difficult to go in and sort out the applications of Texans and non-Texans (and there is really no point for Rice to do so)</p>
<p>no its hard. im from a top hs in houston, eveyone here is smart and driven. 64 people applied in 2009 and 6 got in. around 9% acceptance rate, noticably lower that the overal 20%.</p>
<p>GrandK -you are a In state Houston applicant. so you go against other Houston people</p>
<p>@cocoalun: Are you from Bellaire?</p>
<p>Rice probably won’t admit it, but I’m almost certain it’s more difficult for a Houstonian. It goes along the line of Rice desiring to diversify its student body, yet still get top applicants admitted and enrolled.</p>
<p>dang i’m from houston and I’m in the 25%ile. The website says only 27 people were admitted who were in the 21-30%ile wow im not gonna apply</p>
<p>@Antarius.</p>
<p>One of the first question on their application was how long I lived abroad. After writing 17 years,out of 18, probably it takes me out of Houstonians. But anyway, I don`t want to focus on this specific question.
Anyways, The question is They don`t want Houstonians because it will show bad on their stats (which does not work for me) </p>
<p>OR </p>
<p>they really want their students to be from diverse background(Which works for me)</p>
<p>Is is just for paper or they truly want diverse students?</p>