<p>murphymom, did your son get off the waitlist at Rice? If he did, let him go to Rice instead of BU. And don't worry about the weather, he will get used to the heat and humidity. Besides, it's air conditioned inside.</p>
<p>Goldtx, Yes, Rice gave us one week to respond, is it too late to change mind if we already said no?</p>
<p>Call them and ask! They may not be open today, but it's worth a try. Houston is a quick and cheap hub to fly in and out of, and it will not seem so far away with a direct flight.</p>
<p>It may not be too late. As anxiousmom has suggested, just call them as early as possible and explain the situation. I am sure they are very reasonable people.</p>
<p>BTW, BU is actually not that bad and I have read about their biomedical engineering program. But Rice belongs in a different league in terms of undergraduate education.</p>
<p>wait wait wait! go back go back! </p>
<p>"Interestingly, most married couples vary in IQ by about 10 points (for the first standard deviation of variation between couples)."</p>
<p>What about the huge business owners who get the dumb blondes? Haha, I guess they get thrown out as outliers though.</p>
<p>statistics are bullcrap^^</p>
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What about the huge business owners who get the dumb blondes? Haha, I guess they get thrown out as outliers though.
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<p>Being a business owner does not require a high IQ.</p>
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140 Top Civil Servants; Professors and Research Scientists.
130 Physicians and Surgeons; Lawyers; Engineers (Civil and Mechanical)
120 School Teachers; Pharmacists; Accountants; Nurses; Stenographers; Managers.
110 Foremen; Clerks; Telephone Operators; Salesmen; Policemen; Electricians.
100+ Machine Operators; Shopkeepers; Butchers; Welders; Sheet Metal Workers.
100- Warehousemen; Carpenters; Cooks and Bakers; Small Farmers; Truck and Van Drivers.
90 Laborers; Gardeners; Upholsterers; Farmhands; Miners; Factory Packers and Sorters.
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<p>Debates centered around IQs are...dumb.</p>
<p>reading debates about IQ's lowers mine.</p>