<p>Has anyone else gotten a notification of priority on the waitlist?</p>
<p>My son received priority waitlist two years ago. He was eventually offered admission and is now a sophomore and loving Rice. If you are serious about Rice and want to continue on the waitlist, be sure to write a letter to them telling them about what you have accomplished since you first submitted your application. Also state that you would accept admission if offered. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Does priority waitlist mean that I have a good shot? I mean, it would seem that not many get the "priority" waitlist decision... do you know how many get off the waitlist each year?</p>
<p>I found this link from a prior thread dealing with stats. I'm not sure if there are more up-do-date stats available.</p>
<p>ok, thanks a bunch... hey, since you are listening... right now my options are Colgte, William and Mary, Davidson and Boston College... any suggestions? O right, I am a california resident.</p>
<p>According to a brochure sent my DS (junior in HS), Rice admitted 47 off the waitlist for 2005. Of those, 36 enrolled. I don't know how many are on the priority waitlist, but if you are still interested in Rice, let them know you will attend if taken off the list. (DD is a soph at Rice and loves it.)</p>
<p>Man, I dont like this at all: </p>
<p>I get waitlisted, and try to keep my hopes up...</p>
<p>but then I find that there is a priority waitlist?</p>
<p>Should I just scratch Rice off my list now... I was considering a trip down to Rice, telling them if admitted I will attend, sending in additional reccomendations and updates achievements, and an essay explaining how important Rice is to me...</p>
<p>but now is it even worth the effort if I'm at the bottom a long list of people of hundreds... if not thousands of waitlistees (NOBODY can confirm the # of waitlisters, only the number of waitlisters who eventually get in), only to have 40-50 "priority" waitlisters get in.</p>
<p>This is disheartening</p>
<p>well, they relook at ur app u know
Just cause ur priority WL number 1 and u do nothing, u most definitely will NOT get in versus the last man who shoews improvement and interest</p>
<p>So what's the difference? On the brochure I got from Rice it said:</p>
<p>"Is the waiting list rank-ordered?</p>
<p>No All wait-listed students will be reviewed for all available spaces."</p>
<p>Does that mean that there's no priority list? idk, but just curious. </p>
<p>And, how would you find out the fact whether you are on the priority list or not (is there is any?)</p>
<p>does it say specially on the letter?</p>
<p>yes... it said you have recieved a "priority spot" so there are definitely two groups</p>
<p>It said a "small group" of applicants were placed on the priority list, but yes, its confusing</p>
<p>yet another example of a college screwing around with students.</p>
<p>"yet another example of a college screwing around with students."</p>
<p>That wasn't the worst part, the worst was when a Rice rep told our group at a seminar that "Early Decision/Interim Decision doesn't improve your odds of getting into Rice."</p>
<p>Either the ED/ID kids are EXTREMELY self-selective or Rice was messing with me again... because their statistics would beg to differ. (over a 10% higher admit rate for ED/ID applicants over RD).</p>
<p>Meh... I really regret doing RD</p>
<p>ED obviously improves your chances due to yeild factors. ID also improves your chances because you are showing more interest in the school, and thus help out yield. At RD, you do not seem as interested, and you present a yield risk.</p>
<p>wait...so If my friend got waitlisted, he doesnt have a very good chance does he?</p>
<p>Damn it I was looking forward to going to school with him.</p>
<p>if its not priority waitlist, the odds of acceptance are pretty low</p>
<p>Rice has to use a waitlist.. they are too small a school to be able to absorb a large bunch of freshman if more students than expected decide to matriculate - so they have to guess a little low, then adjust with the waitlist. They are not trying to mess with your head! Really! In the next ten years they hope to grow UG enrollment to 3000. (They have to build a new college or two first.) Stay on the waitlist if you are still interested. If you are accepted and have financial need (as determined by FAFSA), you will be provided with financial assistance, unlike some schools.</p>
<p>Called yesterday, they told me that rice's applicant pool increased over 12%. Also, the officer told me that about 15-20 percent of all wait-listers are received priority list. So, do the math, it's about 30-60 ppl who received priority list. However, the officer also told me that its good to "send deposit to another school" for this year b/c they have such a large applicant pool, which might represent the fact that more students might turn out this year.</p>
<p>Kids applied to LOTS of schools if they were applying to very selective schools. They can only attend one school. I'm not convinced that a larger applicant pool means a higher yield. It might just mean kids applied to LOT and LOTs of schools hoping to get into at least one.</p>
<p>There is no question about the increasing amount of people who applying to more selective schools to hope for better luck. However, the officer repeated the phrase "To be honest, I think you should at least send deposit to another school... we had such a large applicant pool this year" more than once. I know that a larger applicant pool doesn't equal to a higher yield, but there's always the possibility.</p>
<p>By the way, I don't believe the fact that not getting onto priority list means no chance. The officer I talked to told me that each past years they had ppl on the regular waitlist reversed to admission eventually... So, hope this helps!</p>