<p>Good luck guys, can’t wait for all the RD admits to come join us ED admits. The Facebook page is getting a little lonely 
I was such a wreck at this point for ED. My advice is to find a TV show or something that’s really good, and just invest yourself in that so you don’t have to think about the decision. I was on Netflix so much in the days leaving up to my decision.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, how much does it help to not need financial aid?</p>
<p>Rice is need-blind, I think, so they don’t factor in financial need into their decisions.</p>
<p>@crazymonster: yeah, but I still don’t want to find out until then.</p>
<p>On the application, why did Rice ask for our parent’s hometowns?</p>
<p>Any ideas on the likelihood of getting into Rice given that I was deferred in ED? Or does that not change anything…?</p>
<p>Would being from Wisconsin be an advantage or a disadvantage?</p>
<p>@wishuponthemoon
I was wondering the same thing, because i was deferred too. I hope it raises our chance at least a little bit.</p>
<p>@FutureDocSuave Advantage. Rice likes people a little farther from home.</p>
<p>@Aerobug: where did you hear about the march 22 decision date?</p>
<p>^ I’m wondering that, too. Last year, decisions were released on the 23rd (a Friday). I’m guessing that’s why people are saying it’ll be the 22nd.</p>
<p>But unless someone called the admissions office and an official explicitly told him/her that decisions will be released on the 22nd, I wouldn’t trust that date. I’d just be getting my hopes up for what could potentially be a big disappointment.</p>
<p>How much of a disadvantage is being in-state?</p>
<p>@Juvenis
I’m not sure there is a way to exactly quantify it, but approximately 50% of the student’s that matriculate are from Texas. You could compare that with the percentage of applicants from texas. For example, if 75% of the applicant pool is comprised of Texans then it would be a disadvantage to be in-state. I think it really isn’t a disadvantage to you, but it is an advantage for someone else that is out-of-state.</p>
<p>I believe that someone on this thread did call admissions and did confirm the 22nd.</p>
<p>Do we know how many applicants are from Texas? I’m from California and hardly anyone here has heard of Rice.</p>
<p>The 22nd is on their website I believe, they didn’t mention a time however.</p>
<p>I have two things on my mind… university decisions, and my Gf haha… unfortunately they don’t go too well together as I am an international student… </p>
<p>Been rejected at 3 places already and only an acceptance from my safety… so I have no idea if the others expect me to not enroll with them and get accepted somewhere else… or if I am just not qualified enough for them (1st world problems hey?)</p>
<p>Good luck with the wait everyone…</p>
<p>^Just did a quick check of their site and couldn’t find any indication of the notification date. I could’ve missed it, though.</p>
<p>Has anybody been checking Esther recently? Mine now has a section for Financial Aid, though it didn’t before I’m pretty sure. Also, it says that my info is correct as of March 14th, which was last Thursday. My last log-in date was before then, so now I’m curious about that as well. (Hello, I am your average freaking out college applicant looking way too much into everything.)</p>
<p>@jkmmmm
I remember someone posting the link somewhere on the site as I don’t just accept rumours… but I can’t find it on their site either…</p>
<p>Guys, this one user toured the campus and an adcom confirmed that decisions will be released on March 22:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/15598420-post333.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/15598420-post333.html</a></p>
<p>;) Let’s hope for the best. I stupidly forgot to request for an interview and now I’m worried that this will count against me… Will they regard my lack of interview request as a lack of interest? I sure hope not… :(</p>
<p>I think interviews are kinda like finding a dollar on the floor. If you find one, you’re like “ooh, a dollar! It’s my lucky day!” And then you move on. And if you don’t find one, you don’t think about it because there are plenty of other things that happen in a day and finding a dollar is not high on your priority list.</p>
<p>Basically I’m saying don’t worry about it. Interviews are probably just another feather in your cap, not a penalty mark against you.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ! Just a few more days :)</p>
<p>what sets rice apart from other universities like wustl and emory?</p>