I agree with what @Houston1021 wrote, especially for ED. For RD, only students who get their applications in by a date in early December are given the opportunity to interview. I think opportunity is the key word - it is a plus. Also, there is a possibility that ED apps may be up a lot this year given the Rice Investment that was announced in September. Interview reports are typically due December 1, so there is still time.
Thanks @Faulkner1897 - apparently my son’s request went into his interviewer’s spam folder, so he reached back out again and now they’re trying to find a time that works, and quickly! Good to know the Dec 1 deadline for their reports thank you.
Three weeks! Yikes!
For ED- will Rice send an email out notifying you of an update to your application, or should I just keep checking my portal incessantly on December 13th and 14th? I was a Questbridge finalist who didn’t match to any schools, so I am moving my application into Rice’s ED pool. It’s my top choice, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that even though I might not have matched, I may have a second shot through ED. 
@bookworm13579 Yes there is an email sent, but it came after it was posted last year. Typically it is a 4:00 Central Time release.
I thought it was 5:00!
I don’t know how I’m as calm as I am, tbh.
@dogwood18 I remember when my son signed up for the interview he was nervous when they said well if it doesn’t go well it could hurt you. They said it in the informational session. but after he did it it was very low key and relaxing! They did ask him about his interests! I remember his interviewer was someone who worked there. They also asked if i had any questions that was surprising. I was more nervous as the parent I remember. My son got in ED! He definately felt it was a good experience.
@malibugirl ah, thanks! Just about one more week…
@fun1234 thank you! He had a very nice experience with his interviewer. Congratulations to your son on his ED. We anxiously await results next week - good luck to everyone!
Rice has admitted some Questbridge applicants to the Class of 2023, but I have yet to see the number. There are some viral videos of Questbridge matches finding out they were accepted to Rice, but I cannot post them here due to CC Rules. If you follow Rice President David Leebron, Rice University, or QuestBridge you can see one of the best videos. I hope all of you applying ED will also be jumping for joy next week.
I called and asked if they knew when decisions are coming out. The lady didn’t say when they’re coming out and just said “Mid-December” 
Last year, even on the day that the decisions were released, they said mid-December. They like to keep it quiet until they announce!
Rice recently posted to Twitter that the announcement will be released on December 14th. Not sure what time but most likely 4 pm. 
Best of luck to everyone!! The nerves are really starting to settle in.
You can’t post a link here due to CC site rules, but what is the name of the Rice group if others want to follow for updates? Good Luck to all waiting for ED results! We hope to see a lot of new owls posting happy results soon.
Good luck, everyone! I remember the ED announcement for DS#1 like it was yesterday… (and it was 15 years ago!!)
Which twitter account? I could not find any announcement on the Rice twitter account, or the Rice News account, and I don’t think admissions has a twitter account (I could not find one).
The twitter account username is RiceUniversity
I tried to link the specific tweet in which they responded to a student asking about early decision notifcation, but it isn’t letting me attach a link to my post.
The student asked
“Have Early Decisions been released?”
And Rice seconded,
“No, not until Dec. 14. Chanel is part of the @QuestBridge program, and their decisions were released this week.”
If you check the RiceUniversity profile, go to the ‘Tweets and Replies’ tab, scroll down a little bit until about 2 days ago, you will see the conversation I’m referring to.
Whoops I meant they responded not seconded
That looks pretty official to me! Although I would check the portal on the 13th too…
4 Eastern, right? I’m on central time. I have a shift at 6…