Rejected
4.0 for 27 College Credits
31 on ACT taken after TBI
13 year medically retired Marine (Purple Heart Recipient)
Advanced Human Intelligence Case Officer w/ recommendations from SF Field Grade and General Officers
Fellow for benevolent veterans org
There just isn’t room here for transfers, and I fully believe that. All of you will succeed, I believe that as well. I’m in at the U of H Business and Honors College. Keeps me home in Houston and maybe I can be a graduate student at Rice. Congratulations to all of you that got in, and keep driving onward to those that didn’t. Always find your motivations when things haven’t gone your way.
Thank you all for the words on encouragement 
@mike0928 It just blows me away that they could reject an applicant with such a wealth of experience like yourself. While I’m pretty much devastated, it seems you’re taking it valiantly. I’ll work on my stiff upper lip, and just know that something amazing is on your path. Whether you’d like to apply again next year or maybe aim even higher- all the best to you.
Maybe they take more juniors than sophomores or something? Idk this is too weird
@SeinfeldFan1 That’s what I’ve been thinking too. Each college has their own “preference”. UPenn for example, prefers sophmores than juniors. Other colleges, maybe Rice, prefer students with a well established time frame in college. It’s silly to discriminate like that but each college to their own. They’re private so it’s their rules.
No decision. Do I need to wait for three weeks?
@AGoodFloridian the UCs also only take jr. standing transfers haha
Now I’m debating if my situation hurt my application. I just graduated high school but I’m a year ahead so technically I’m a sophomore but I’m kinda over it now. I was telling people I was gonna go to UTD anyways </3
Are decisions done for the day?
Is anyone accepted in the first wave?
@lilychan16 it seems only one person was accepted, with the rest waitkist and rejections. Completely different compared to previous years.
This year was vaaaaastly different from the last. Hyperselective- it seems every type of norm was broken this year, huh? Lucky us, but since it seems we’ve all gotten into at least one other college, I’m sure we all will be well off.
I think they waitlist a lot of the freshman so they can see their updated transcripts.
Waitlisted. Here are my stats
State: NJ
College: top 75ish engineering school
Prospective Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.96
ECs: Baja Team, Cultural Clubs, Internship @F500 aerospace company, active in fraternity and boy scouts (eagle scout), E-board couple of clubs, etc
HS: gpa 3.95
SAT 2200 and like 4 subject tests around 750 ish
Admitted to Northwestern already so I’m hoping they make it possible for me to attend there.
What is the point of sending waitlist notifications and denials in the first wave? How does that make any logical sense?
Are there any rising junior having gotten their decisions today?
@luckybaby Me - waitlist.
@JSPHHAN You got waitlisted and you got into UPenn and Northwestern??? We literally have the same stats so if you get into Stanford I’m going to probably cry and contemplate why I didn’t apply to more schools.
…Jesus Christ, was it that bad this year? People getting into Ivy Leagues and getting rejected at Rice- seriously now?
I mean, I suppose that’s some solace but why this year… Unbelievably unlucky, damn. Hopefully next year won’t face the same crappy fate. fumes
@luckybaby jr no decision today
@bradthegrad2019 The “advantage” of them doing that is now you can move on with your other options or formulate new plans. Some people on this thread already accepted spots at other schools because those deadlines ran out before Rice communicated transfer decisions.
All of you will end up at great schools that other students would have loved to attend…make the most of whatever opportunities you have.