That’s why you also need to reach out to you gc tomorrow first thing. They may have back channels to figure out what happened, will be able to review your application in case there was an error or a red flag…
I will definitely talk to my counselor tomorrow.
Appeal…regardless. Let them reject you again but its ridiculous. You have new information - are you getting all A’s in 6 AP’s - send your mid year report. Any new accomplishments? Send them.
explain why you didn’t think recs were necessary and include them. Make sure the recs are great. Sounds like you did not get great advice and counsel but its worth a shot. If you get into Rice and get some $$$ its a great school and has some really great engineering opportunities. TAMU as well. Stanford…go if you get in.
I realize this is an old post, but my daughter is in a similar position now as you were when this post was initially started. Auto admit, rejected by UT Biomedical and Chemical Engineering. She has been accepted to TAMU Eng and she is waiting on Rice and CA schools. I’m interested in what you eventually decided and your experience if you don’t mind sharing. Thank you for this post as we were wondering why she was rejected. Your resume is even better than hers, so it gave us a reality check.
My DS was admitted to UT Austin as ChemE major (OOS), I think his stats and ECs are stronger than yours!