<p>i live in Long Island, New York</p>
<p>my friends told me Rice university dont admit students from other states as much as people from Texas. is that true?</p>
<p>From what I hear, False!</p>
<p>They actually look down on the Texas apps, because they get so many of them. Being OOS helps. Its like trying to apply to Princeton from NJ. Its the only really (I stress really not to offend UT austin ppl) good school in the state, so all the vals and sals from the schools in that state apply there.</p>
<p>There are a lot of people who apply to Rice from Texas because it's the best private school in the area. (The closest comparable schools are Wash U in St Louis and Duke in NC.) As a result, over 50% of the students admitted are from Texas. However, it is significantly easier to get in from other states because Rice is trying to achieve geographic diversity.</p>
<p>hmm but not many New yorkers (that i know of) are applying anywhere near south .. so dat means i have more chances? NICE<br>
i want to get away from New York</p>
<p>It's actually a lot easier to get into Rice OOS because they want geographical diversity. Don't be fooled by the high instate percentage - that's just because Texas is a big state with a lot of people.</p>
<p>yea ^^ i agree</p>
<p>50% of Rice students hail from Texas
33% come from elsewhere in the United States
15% are from outside the United States</p>
<p>(don't ask me why this adds up to only 98%)
<a href="http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Students2.asp?SnID=392128476%5B/url%5D">http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Students2.asp?SnID=392128476</a></p>
<p>80 of the 4,143 USA students are from NY...
USA</a> Students by State
International</a> Students by Country</p>
<p>Rice in-state is tough. OOS is easier.</p>
<p>Statistically, OOS is easier. But it has always been my belief that it is statistically easier OOS because the applicants are more qualified out of state. The in-state applicants on the other hand apply because it is the most prestigious school in Texas and tend to apply on a whim unlike the out-of-staters who only apply if they have really done their research.</p>
<p>Damn that was a run-on sentence, huh</p>
<p>i usually dont care much by grammar and take alot of literary liscence. i like neologisms.</p>
<p>Hooray for Long Islanders at Rice!!! We certainly need more.</p>
<p>PM me - where do you go to school?</p>
<p>My son is a rising sophomore and is from LI. He loves Rice!</p>
<p>just remember...it is hot as crud down here and houston is quite ugly...i am considering rice but am unsure b/c of its location (18 years in Texas may be just long enough).</p>
<p>My son, who gets to go back up north during the summer says the early fall and late spring might be very hot and humid, but during most of the year the weather was super! Funny thing.. for next year's spring break they all want to go skiing, not to the tropics. There's the difference between going to school in the north vs the south.</p>
<p>my friend went to Texas christian thingy for 3-4 days... he told me that although the temperature is above 100,,, u dont feel hot b/c itz not humid (unlike NY).</p>
<p>i will worry about weather, location, etc AFTER i get in to Rice University.lol just too soon to worry about that kind of stuff right now.</p>
<p>Would I be considered OOS becuase Im moving to houston to do my last two years of HS. I'm a bahamian citizen and would only be there on a student visa.</p>
<p>Don't worry...there are many more important things than weather. Besides, the students are gone for the summer anyways. The rest of the year is pretty nice.</p>
<p>I don't know about Icer's question though. Anyone?</p>
<p>you guys should be happy. its around 90 all the time and plus its humid so its extra bad here</p>
<p>Misterme is correct. OOS appears to be easier because the percentage of OOS applicants accepted is slightly higher. That impression is misleading, however, because the OOS applicant pool consists increasingly of Ivy qualified students from middle class families who are looking for a more affordable alternative. The competitiveness of the OOS pool also is affected by Rice's interim decision program, which encourages HYP applicants to give Rice a good look as well.</p>
<p>"my friend went to Texas christian thingy for 3-4 days... he told me that although the temperature is above 100,,, u dont feel hot b/c itz not humid (unlike NY)."</p>
<p>Not humid? Houston is in a very humid area of Texas. The weather should not be a huge factor when choosing a school, but I don't want to to confuse Houston weather with that of Santa Fe.</p>