<p>I'm a junior and planning where and when I'm going to apply next year. Rice is my first choice and I want to indicate that by applying ID but was wondering if the chance is different to get one of the merit scholarships is different from ID to ED? Because realisticially my parents are probably not going to pay for Rice unless I get one of them so if there is a higher chance in one of the decisions I would definitly have to take that into consideration.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info</p>
<p>!) Admissions is kind of like roulette
@) Scholarships too</p>
<h1>) In general, applying ED might decrease your odds of receiving a scholarship because you are locked into a committment. Scholarships attract qualified students, and even though many ED students received scholarships, logic (but not facts (I have none)) suggests that ID is the best way to go.</h1>
<p>Besides, ED is so terribly binding. I couldn't commit to something so expensive and lifechanging without knowing what my options were.</p>
<p>I think it depends on what your parents can afford versus what they are willing to pay. If they make a ton of money than you are probably not going to get a very good financial aid package and it might be better to keep from locking yourself into such an expensive commitment. If they really don't have the money applying ED won't matter because the EFC will be the same and Rice will give you the same fin aid package regardless of when you are admitted.</p>
<p>weel, pilebay.. if u dont have money then another place may gibe you a better aid package.. My take is unless ur really rich and can pay full trution, dont do ED</p>
<p>Arg! I typed my question wrong initially I'm very sorry, I meant a difference between ID and regular decision, typed ED by mistake. And my parents, while not rich, probably wouldn't get any fin aid so I'm mainly worried about the merit scholarships because the've basically said unless I pay the difference I'm going to a state school (which I wouldn't mind that much, but I would prefer not to).</p>
<p>Thanks again</p>
<p>My uninformed opinion is that there isn't a merit scholarship difference between ID and RD. Might as well do ID, in that case.</p>