<p>Is it worth going to the two-day Owl Days Program rather than either of the one-day Admit Day Programs? Also, if anyone could speak about the Owl Days Program, I would very much appreciate it, i.e., is it a really fun time for the students, do a lot of the admitted students come to participate in it and do most of them participate in the overnight hosting option? Thank you so very much for any info!!</p>
<p>I think on the Admit Days, there is no overnight hosting option. </p>
<p>I would highly recommend doing an overnight… it is very telling about the overall atmosphere/student body.</p>
<p>Did you look at the agenda for the Owl Days and Admit Days? It’s on the admitted website.</p>
<p>Yes, I saw the schedule–looks like they’ll be very busy! I was just wondering, from someone who had experienced it, what it was like and if a lot of the admitted students come. We would be coming from out of state. Thanks!</p>
<p>We have not been to Owl Days, but S did spend 3 days at Rice for the Research Rice program, which had a similar schedule.</p>
<p>Owl Days is THE reason I’m at Rice right now. All the planned events are incredibly helpful, but what really made the trip for me was getting to hang out and meet other prospective students and current students. I hung out with about 3-4 other prospies and 5 or so current students that night and I learned so much about life as a Rice student and how amazing of a school it would be for me; I’m still really good friends with several of those people even a year later (one lives on my floor actually). If you can afford to go to Owl Days in terms of time/money, I highly highly recommend it. Such a great experience.</p>
<p>I agree with FallenAngel9. Rice was not my first choice coming into Owl Days (it’s a long way from home compared to my other options) but it very quickly became my first choice and I left knowing that I was going to come here. I can’t say that Admit Days might not be equally as good, but it definitely seems like many more prospective students come for Owl Days, and the nighttime activities are really worth it.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! That’s what I needed to know. We live in California; and it looks like the flights are pretty expensive that week, but we will make it happen. My daughter is very excited about getting accepted to Rice! I think it will be good for her to see what it would be like to go there, so it looks like we’ll be there for Owl Days!! So they have a pretty good attendance at Owl Days? Thanks so much!</p>
<p>I also highly recommend it too! Owl Days really shows the newly accepted students what Rice is all about. Sadly I wasn’t able to go since I was out of country, but based on what my friends have had to say, it was indispensable for them to make their decisions. The attendance is good (especially for those living in Texas) and if you can afford it, you should definitely come out!</p>
<p>If I had to estimate I would say maybe 200-300 prospective students visit during Owl Days, though I might be off.</p>
<p>My S just signed up 
What is the best way to get from the airport to the school? BTW, for those who are flying in, I found relatively good airfares on priceline.com! Question for current Rice students - it looks like the flights might be considerably less if he stays an extra night. Do you think that host students would mind putting him up the extra night?</p>
<p>juniormom100- We live in Northern California and Rice was not my son’t first choice either…before we visited. It was expensive to fly there for Owl Days but we did and he did an overnight and after spending time on campus and meeting the students and going to some classes he said that Rice was where he was meant to be! I also felt really good about having him being so far from home as well after experiencing Rice. He is just finishing his freshman year and absolutely LOVES Rice! It is well worth the financial sacrifice to make the trip!</p>
<p>Good to hear you signed him up! I know we have super shuttles going from the airport to Rice. That is how many people here get to the airports actually. Try this: <a href=“http://www.supershuttle.com/[/url]”>http://www.supershuttle.com/</a></p>
<p>Regarding your second question, I am pretty sure most wouldn’t mind and might be happy to put him up. It is really at the discretion of the host although I can’t imagine they would say “no”. We are very happy to have guests :). If possible, try to contact the organizers and possibly ask to find a host who would for sure want to keep your son an extra night. I am not sure if you can request that, but it is always good to try!</p>
<p>Also on the transportation thing…my son just takes a taxi from HOBY airport and it costs about $30.</p>
<p>I definitely wouldn’t recommend taking a cab from IAH, though. When I was trying to price that last week, the rate looked like it would be around $70.</p>
<p>We are from the East Coast and due to the flight schedules, my D had to get there the night before it officially started. We called admissions and they were able to accomodate her on campus for that night as well. She absolutely loved it!!! I would also recommend Super Shuttle from/to the airport. It is so easy!</p>
<p>Are there any students who travel without a parent to Owl Days?</p>
<p>My S is going himself. Independence is what he wants, and I think it is good for him.</p>
<p>Yes, my son will be traveling on his own.</p>
<p>My D went on her own last year…she had been on campus for an audition (with a parent), so it wasn’t her first time traveling there, but even so, with taxis or Super Shuttle, getting to campus is pretty easy.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input! If D is going to go all the way to Houston for college, she needs to be able to do it without her mommy. This will be a good test :)</p>