<p>Islandin,
As afollow up to the post I just made. Yhe most important thing is that your daughter is happy and feels comfortable at the school she chooses. Four years is a long time if you are not happy. Despite the fact that Rice has been a great fit for him - our 2nd (D very much into V sports) has been admited to and will be choosing between Duke, Emory and Washington Univ.. So whatever makes someone happy. I still feel that after she experiences Owl weekend - she will find it easy to choose Rice.</p>
<p>Isandiin- would you mind sharing your daughters stats?</p>
<p>I am a teacher in the H area, and last year our top 3 graduates applied to Rice, and were all rejected. This year, 4 of our students applied and were accepted. The joy in our LARGE school was palpable throughout the building. Rice and money is a TREMENDOUS honor! We, too lost our dream school - Yale EA. But now, it's U of Ch, but snailmail is driving us nuts! Kids get over things. My D did and yours will, too. The one thing I found was to let her choose her 2nd (now 1st) choice, and not say too much. It only made her feel worse. Once she started to turn around and check out other schools and their oportunities, she became excited about the next one. Amherst and American accepted her, as well, both with money, and her focus has now shifted to deciding the best fit for her from what she has been offered. As to Yale, well, she says someday they will realize that they made a tremendous mistake when she makes good. Remember, you can't make it take this away from her. She has to do it. Just be there for her when she wants to talk and continue to love her. You after all, are her first choice and she has already been accepted.</p>
<p>Hi, I replied to your post on another thread - but I'll chime in again about Rice. DD is a freshman humanities/linguistics/liberal type and LOVES Rice. She was accepted to all her LAC schools, but chose Rice for many different reasons, and I have been thrilled at the attention and opportunities she has had there. Lots of intermural and club sports, lots of diverse friends, great ethnic cuisine nearby, a lightrail right out the front door (Rice students get free public transport passes). She studied primates at the zoo just across from Rice in the huge park, had brunch at her profs house and meals with her college Master, had a Spanish class with 8 students in it, attended lots of lectures, plays, performances at the school of music, cool theme parties etc.etc It's been great, in spite of her living in the UGLIEST college on campus. She is planning to move off-campus next year (lots of available housing right by Rice, even for those without cars - like her). PM me if you want any more info from the parent of female freshman! Your daughter has had a lot of great acceptances, and there are many waitlisted students on the Rice board (with 1500+ SATs, who would love to take her place.)</p>
<p>Boy am I glad I posted this thread.. I had D read everything and she said to thank you all for your kind words and information about her now 1st choice.. RICE!! After reading all of your wonderful posts she said she is really looking forward to OWL days and can't wait to explore the school. I thank you all SO much for all of the great information (and for making my sweet D see the bright future she has!).</p>
<p>anxiousmom.. I will be PMing you in the next couple days for more info... really want to hear more about the residential colleges and off campus housing and of course what you (or your D) might know about the English program. I would also like to hear a little about dress for OWL weekend and school year wear.. we are from PA and it will be a bit of a climate change for her, LOL! </p>
<p>momnipotent: D's stats are as follows:
SAT: 1400/ ACT: 32
SATII's: 740/710/670
GPA: 4.7 weighted/4.0 unweighted
Rank: 1/215
4 year varsity letterman - soccer and track
Editor-in-Chief Newspaper
Treasurer: Interact
NHS, Book Club, Mock Trials - Best Witness Award, TOPS soccer coach, under 10 soccer coach, National Merit Commended, etc</p>
<p>She only took the SAT's once.. we debated this on several occasions but she just did not want to do anymore testing.. so we left it alone. Don't know (or care right now) if that was a bad decision.. she may or may not have improved her score.</p>
<p>Thanks SO much everyone.. your posts made what seemed to be a pretty bad week into a pretty darned good one!</p>
<p>Impressive---I don't know your D but boy am I proud of her! She looks like one heck of a kid on paper --- Rice will be privileged to get her!</p>
<p>Will also be glad to give you more info on Rice. S was counselor for Owl weekend last year & also for freshman orientation last 2 years. PM me if I can offer any insight into Rice. Your D sound similair to mine.</p>
<p>I predict that a visit to Rice will resolve this problem almost immediately.</p>
<p>reidm, and I predict that you are right. Rice with it's very reasonable tuition to begin and a big bucks scholarship-To the OP and her very fortunate but deserving D-I'd say mission accomplished. I too believe it will be love at first sight.</p>
<p>And to mini (I really liked your post on this thread ,too.)</p>
<p>Live in H area. Today, it's a bit cool. But I remember when we moved here from Chicago - the natives wore jackets, and I wore short sleeves. Nothing heavy - just a light jacket. She will be comfortable. It might rain. We have been to weekends at other colleges in TX, and dress was casual - everyone in jeans. A lot of kids were in t-shirts, but if she is worried about it (girls do), she can wear a blouse or shirt or top with them or a better t, and she will fit right in.</p>
<p>Lsandin, I just got back from a wedding-cum-family-reunion where one of my sisters in-law were talking about various colleges while doing our own private tour of U/Texas-Austin. Rice was on our lists as a "great value" and "under-rated." My s-i-l has worked in private high school administration at a very senior level for three decades.</p>
<p>TheDad: that seems to be the consensus! I have done much more extensive research on Rice since the "acceptance" and I am very pleased with everything so far. My D and I are going to watch our collegiate.com video again tonight. I am really getting excited about her trip to Owl Weekend on the 14th! And, thankfully, so is she. She still seems a little down about Duke but was really happy UNC won the championship last night.. she said now Duke is going to have to put up with hearing from the UNC fans for a year (punishment, I guess for rejecting her, LOL!). Interestingly although she was waitlisted at UNC- Chapel Hill she told me she didn't want to put her name on the list and take someone elses space.. although she liked the school when we visited she now says it is too big and she thinks she might get "lost" there.</p>
<p>lsandin -- what collegiate.com video are you referring to? I would like to get a video of Rice but that website didn't lead anywhere. Could you direct me? Thanks!</p>
<p>I believe this is the site isandin is talking about-
<a href="http://www.collegiatechoice.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegiatechoice.com/</a></p>
<p>that's it.. thanks pokey! My D and I ordered the videos from all of her top choices last year. She actually eliminated two from her list (before applying) based on the videos.. We feel that they were well worth the money.. others may disagree.</p>