<p>Post 'em if you got 'em please,
Just trying to get a feel for how many/how competitive
Thanks!</p>
<p>about a third of all accepted students got one last year.</p>
<p>supposedly more got one this year.</p>
<p>I got one, but I will be surprised if you get a headcount of more than 50 people :P</p>
<p>mm, you’re probably right. either way, just curious.
What kind did you get, if you don’t mind me asking?
And do you know if that third is diluted with National Merit?</p>
<p>Just wondering but does Rice hand out any merit scholarships to students already enrolled at rice?
If so, how common is it to receive one?</p>
<p>No, Rice does not offer any merit scholarships to students already enrolled but didn’t receive one with their admission letter. Some of the departments might offer some small merit scholarships, but nothing to the scale offered during admission. However, they’re are definitely other ways to obtain scholarships… for example, BP put flyers all over campus encouraging engineering/science and economics/math students to apply for one of their $15,000 four year scholarships (I think they were offering 15 or so).</p>
<p>BP? What does that stand for? Excuse my lack of abbreviation-knowledge 
And although I didn’t receive any scholarships, I’m definitely interested in enrolling into Rice and seeing if there’s any possibilities of reducing the financial burden. :]</p>
<p>BP is one of the world’s largest oil companies (used to stand for British Petroleum… now it stands for nothing).</p>
<p>If your need-based financial situation changes, I think you can apply for need-based aid while you are at Rice. You may want to send an email to the financial aid office to double check if I’m right.</p>
<p>Sounds great!</p>
<p>I was originally planning on applying for financial aid while applying to Rice but tax complications did not allow me to send in the FAFSA (since I am a US citizen living abroad).</p>
<p>Are there any complications for a freshman to apply for financial aid for the first time for his sophomore year?</p>
<p>And excuse me for the constant questions @_@ I should use Google more often hehe :P</p>
<p>Just googled the BP Scholarship and it matches me perfectly 
I’m also interested in pursuing a major related to alternative energy methods hahaha x]</p>
<p>Last question…s xD How competitive are students for scholarships like these? And are these scholarships mainly directed to juniors and seniors or are freshmen and sophomores also given a chance? Your help is greatly appreciated, slik nik :]</p>
<p>The scholarships appeared very competitive. I’m not quite sure what the stats are; you may want to contact the person in charge of the scholarships directly. I think the scholarships were open to all undergraduates, but I am not 100% sure.</p>
<p>By the way, Rice doesn’t have an “alternative energy” major. I’m very into alternative energy and environmental science myself. However, you can major in Chemical Engineering with an Environmental Engineering focus. There is also a Energy and Water Sustainability minor offered at Rice, but this is not a major. Keep in mind, Rice is a small school, so they do not offer the breadth of courses in environmental science/energy as larger universities. However, there is a world-renowned oil expert (Amy Jaffe) who teaches a public policy course on oil and energy policy. Plus, Houston is probably the best place to find internships in the oil/energy sector.</p>
<p>Thank you, slik nik!</p>
<p>I’m possibly looking into a Mechanical Engineering major with a minor in Energy and Water Sustainability but I’ve still got to look into Rice’s majors before I make up my mind. </p>
<p>Thank you once again slik nik! 
You’ve been great help and I’ll hopefully be seeing you very soon on Rice’s campus :D</p>
<p>There is also Environmental Engineering focus as part of the Civil Engineering major.</p>
<p>Got $20,800 for the Distinguished Trustee Scholarship! Waah, excited to be an owl, but we’ll see about Harvard/Yale/Columbia. Woo Woo!</p>
<p>subfubber,
why do you think you got it? if you don’t mind me asking</p>