<p>Hey guys and gals. Well, i had it narrowed down to two, but Rice came out on top. I really did not think they could beat the other school's financial aid award, but they not only beat it, they trashed it. I can graduate with 6700 in loans, and my single mom who is only making 32K a year will only be out 2000/yr. I have been wanting to go to Rice since my freshman year, and it's been a loooooooong road (started college stuff last August and just now finished) but i know that my journey at Rice will be even greater. Thank's to anybody from Rice on the admissions team or financial aid office, u're awesome! lol. anyone else recently decided on Rice?</p>
<p>Congratulations!!!</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>congratulations! I think the Rice regulars are busy hosting prospies tonight, so you may have to wait a little for congratulations from them. ;)</p>
<p>yeah, i really wanted to attend the Owl weekend, but it just wasnt really feasible with all the stuff and work that I have going on. It looked like it was going to be a LOT of fun though.</p>
<p>As you can see from my screen name, I will be headed to Rice. I will be headed there as a PhD student though.</p>
<p>I'm quite excited.</p>
<p>DS just made his final choice, after returning from Owl weekend this afternoon. He'll be a Rice freshman in the Fall! Yeah! Decisions all made! :)</p>
<p>Yay, Anxiousmom! That's great to have the final decisions made, isn't it?</p>
<p>DD came back from Owl weekend and has decided on Rice. She lost a friend at VA Tech and the caring that wrapped around her last night sealed the deal.</p>
<p>Anyone with ANY questions, feel free to PM me. D will be staying in Houston in her off-campus apartment for the next year (following her graduation from Rice in May) and I am volunteering her to help anyone who needs something. She knows all the ropes. Great choice, all. You and your kids will be thrilled with the Rice experience. I am so sad that our 4 years are over, but proud of my wonderful daughter and her success at Rice.</p>
<p>P.S. Don't worry- she is NOT my WildChild.</p>
<p>No offense to you ramsfan, but you just may be the most indecisive person I have ever met. I know this is going to sound stupid and mean, but I would advise AGAINST going to college unless you have a clearcut goal.</p>
<p>If you don't set a goal and focus for yourself, then you may end up graduating college with a lot of debt and still thinking about your future.</p>
<p>There are of course people who are exceptions to this, but they are very few.</p>
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but I would advise AGAINST going to college unless you have a clearcut goal.If you don't set a goal and focus for yourself, then you may end up graduating college with a lot of debt and still thinking about your future.
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The OP will graduate with only $6700 in loans - lucky person! And Rice is the PERFECT place to go if you don't have a clearcut goal, as are many other liberal artsy type colleges. Most 17-year-olds will change their minds many times before they decide on a career, and then, they will probably change their careers many times through their lives. It is a mistake that many young people make; they think that they should be focused on a single path at that age. Heck no! Explore your options in undergrad school, and find out what you enjoy doing. Congrats, OP, and enjoy yourself at Rice. (DD has changed majors many times. She'll be a senior next year, and she may add/change a major before she graduates. That's one of the glories of flexible curriculum requirements.) ;)</p>
<p>I forgot to mention the waste of time it would be with no goals in sight.</p>
<p>There are plenty of people who change their minds, but they usually have it narrowed down to 3 (maybe 4) majors.</p>
<p>Take a look at ramsfan's posts. He asked about just about every single major (except underwater basket weaving) and how well he would do in each.</p>
<p>Are you serious?!</p>
<p>"I would advise AGAINST going to college unless you have a clearcut goal"</p>
<p>Really?! I thought college was the ideal time in your life to explore options and decide what you want to do. That's why people go to schools like Rice with such diverse offerings.
WOW.</p>
<p>So, 17 year olds who haven't found their life's calling should just give up and apply at McDonald's?
No offense to YOU afruff, but you are as ignorant as you claim the OP is indecisive.</p>
<p>May I add, I personally know a lot of people who went to college with nothing (and everything!) in mind.
The son of one of my teachers was dead-set on being a doctor from the time he was 3. He majored in biochem at a top 20 school, but in his senior year decided he'd rather be a lawyer.
Having a plan doesn't really MEAN anything at this age! No matter what you think you want (or if you have no idea), college is a place of exploration and growth.
Shame on you for suggesting otherwise.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.michaelrobertson.com/archive.php?minute_id=226%5B/url%5D">http://www.michaelrobertson.com/archive.php?minute_id=226</a>
<a href="http://www.goal-setting-college.com/goal-setting/goal-setting/%5B/url%5D">http://www.goal-setting-college.com/goal-setting/goal-setting/</a></p>
<p>You are the ignorant one, who has the college goal ingrained into your senses of success.</p>
<p>There are plenty of other articles you can find off Google detailing why going to college without a goal is a bad idea.</p>
<p>If you or anybody else wants to go to college and waste $$$ and time, then go ahead.</p>
<p>I am simply giving advice. Take it or leave it.</p>
<p>Believe me, I have seen people go to college and come out unsuccessful because of no specific goals always in their mind. I know somebody with a full ride to UVA undecided major. After a year, they dropped out.</p>
<p>Would you want to waste 4 years of your life, $8000 of your single mom's low income, and incur $6700 debt + interest just so you can decide what to do?</p>
<p>Believe it or not: GOALS SHAPE YOUR LIVES.</p>
<p>Religion: Go to heaven
School: Good grades and acceptance into college
College: Get a degree in something you love and make a good career out of it
Afterwards: wife, kids, nice home, get kids into college, and the cycle begins again</p>
<p>Try to narrow down your major to 2-4. See if you can get it down to one. If not, then do a double major or have a minor.</p>
<p>@mollypockets</p>
<p>"The son of one of my teachers was dead-set on being a doctor from the time he was 3. He majored in biochem at a top 20 school, but in his senior year decided he'd rather be a lawyer."</p>
<p>You just proved my point there. By having a goal, he was able to become successful.</p>
<p>How does that prove your point at ALL?! He HAD a goal...and ended up doing something COMPLETELY different! We spent 4 years taking advanced chemistry that he never used.
His original "goal" didn't help him at all.</p>
<p>On the contrary, his goal kept him motivated and focused.</p>
<p>If you go to college with absolutely no idea what you want to do, you'll keep thinking "Oh, I still have time". By the time you graduate you will have an average/below average college resume because you didn't focus.</p>