<p>for socal, I'm hoping for tomorrow... HOPING, that is.</p>
<p>hang on, has the op opened it and if so, what does the package look like and is it any different for letters that were sent ot people who were rejected or deferred... just looking to see what I should be looking for in the mail tomorrow</p>
<p>response ?????????????????????????</p>
<p>athlon, I'm from the NW side :). </p>
<p>icymoon, I like your prediction...a lot. I can't stand the suspense....</p>
<p>semp - I'm guessing the whole "thick envelope/thin envelope" thing is how you'll be able to differentiate before even opening the mail whether you were a) accepted or b) rejected or deferred. Someone posted pictures of their "thick" envelope in a different thread...it's probably about the length/width size of a notebook. I'm guessing that the people who get deferred or rejected (hopefully none of us) will receive a regular thin envelope with just a letter saying, "We are sorry to inform you blah blah blah blah blah, etc."</p>
<p>So thick, large envelopes = good news!</p>
<p>well... if i get a large envelope in the mail tomorrow I'm just going to not do hw for a week... oh and I'll start dancing at the mailbox which will make me look extremely weird. but then again, my neighbors already think im quirky</p>
<p>Quirky is definitely a good thing :D.</p>
<p>Unfortunately in my case, I have a ton of homework, deadlines, and projects due in the next few days. If I get accepted, I won't be able to celebrate for long, and if I get rejected, and I'm not going to have any time to be depressed and unmotivated.</p>
<p>Life will go on....</p>
<p>Hahaha.. yeah my neighbors probably think I'm weird too, considering how I act in front of the mailbox. :p I'll still do my homework and all, but I'll definitely feel less stressed out about school.</p>
<p>Lol agreed, emilia.. besides, anyone who applies to Rice is already not the average person.. so we're all really quirky in that sense.</p>
<p>agreed... just think the path that our admissions letters are taking right now.... I think that they are traveling on a train somewhere in new mexico by now (at least those headed towards socal)....</p>
<p><em>imagines admissions letters floating in space, accidently emptied from the cargo bay of a miscellaneous space shuttle</em></p>
<p><em>goes back to listening to cheesy pop music</em></p>
<p>* can't live without you
Can't breathe without you
I'm dreamin' bout you
Honestly, tell me that it's over
Cause if the world is spinning and I'm still living
It won't be right if we're not in it together
Tell me that it's over
And I'll be the first to go
Don't want to be the last to know.....*</p>
<p>that fits so well... if I were more daring, I would call the director of admissions and start singing that song.. who knows... that might be your hook</p>
<p>haha YES, a decision reversal if you were rejected/deferred!</p>
<p>lol!</p>
<p>(that was Lindsay "lipsynch" Lohan's new single, "Over," in case any of you have the CD/want to risk d/ling it off of a nice music sharing program. I've been listening to it nonstop for....)</p>
<p>Please stop the pop music!</p>
<p>:Plays some moby:</p>
<p>By the way, reserve your room at <a href="http://www.mobyhotel.com%5B/url%5D">www.mobyhotel.com</a></p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>even if i were to get accepted, though, i don't think i'd be able to afford it, ya know? anybody else in my situation?</p>
<p>rice has awesome financial aid... that is its trademark</p>
<p>Even if it didn't have great financial aid, it's tuition is already significantly lower than most universities.</p>
<p>yeah around 30000 as compared to 43000 for top privates</p>
<p>and that 30000 covers everything from tution to room/board + books + meal plans + living expenses...</p>