<p>anyone going to Owl days? Flying in on Weds and leaving Friday from Hobby? Share a supershuttle? Message me. Thanks.</p>
<p>I’m not flying in or in need of any cab rides, but I am going to owl days! I’m excited to meet you and all the other prospies who are going!</p>
<p>If you go on Rice U 2017 facebook page, there is a list of people looking for/sharing rides</p>
<p>I hope you all are having fun. Be sure to ask lots of questions and see lots of things!</p>
<p>If you are taking Supershuttle…there is no need to “share” a ride as they have that option when you make your reservation. It is $23 one way for the shared van service. It’s a great deal and a good service.</p>
<p>How’d you guys like Owl Days?</p>
<p>My S had a fantastic time. He thought the campus was stunning and liked Houston, too. His host was so kind and fun. Rice kept the kids busy and gave them a great overview of the school. He thought the dorms were big and very nice. Had a great time. So glad he made the visit.</p>
<p>I had fun and made some friends too. Liked what I saw and definitely was pulled more in the Rice direction. Probably going there.</p>
<p>My Owl Days experience turned me off about Rice a great deal. I am thankful that my decision will be easier now but at the same time I am a bit uneasy because I am forced to ask myself why I didn’t have such a great time and others did. Could it be because my host left me to my own devices for the three days I was there? Or was I supposed to find my own way? I really am not sure.</p>
<p>I’m surprised your host left you out on your own like that. My host made it pretty clear that I could be as independent/dependent as I wanted. During the day I mostly made my own way, but during the night he took me around to parties and such to introduce me to people. </p>
<p>Was s/he really busy with schoolwork? I felt it was kind of a bad time for some hosts because they were involved with the research symposium thing at Tudor. Anyway, I hope it didn’t totally ruin Rice for you… I think you could have had a great time there under different circumstances. I probably would have had an equally bad time if my host just left me to figure out everything on my own, tbh.</p>
<p>I was left to my own devices for much of the time and did so hanging out with a crew of prospies. That was out of choice though, and my host was really cool. Another school I visited my host was busy much of the time, which was annoying but I realized that’s the luck of the draw with those things.</p>
<p>That said, the other thread you posted makes me think that you’re really against Rice, which is your prerogative. (Though I don’t see how you could think Rice isn’t accepting… It’s socially different from most of TX)</p>
<p>Haletonford
You said in another post that you really want to get out of your home state Texas. I think maybe that is encouraging your negative view of Owl Days. The three days were completely mapped out and there were so many other hosts/prospies around; I am surprised that you felt left to your own devices and that you had to find your own way.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about UCLA, but I would question your comfort level at NYU if you felt that way at Rice which is a small school that places importance on the college system and making you feel like part of a family there.</p>
<p>Good Luck you have great choices!</p>