<p>I was rejected from Rice (freshman app), but the only thing that was negative on my application were my grades from freshman and sophomore year (I ended up earning a 4.0 2nd semester junior year and 1st semester senior year at a competitive high school in Illinois). I applied for engineering.</p>
<p>I believe Rice would be a great environment--both culturally and academically--for me to thrive in. With that being said, I would still like to try and get there my sophomore or junior year of college. I plan on studying physics and/or engineering in college, am an accomplished musician, athlete and do a lot of service. What would be the best path in order to get into Rice next year, and do activities/stats from high school carry over into the transfer admission process?</p>
<p>I can choose between attending Boston College, George Washington, University of Michigan, Tulane, or NYU, but am leaning toward GWU, Michigan or Tulane. I really plan on "hitting the books" and earning a 4.0, so given this information, what would be the best option for attempting to transfer to Rice next year? All advice is welcome.</p>
<p>milpballer12,</p>
<p>Speaking as a prospective transfer student for this coming fall, I personally think that it would be wrong of you to base your college decision this year on what your future transfer plans may be.</p>
<p>I never applied to Rice as a freshman because I didn’t know about the university, but I was certainly rejected by a few of my top choices. I was in your same position, but I decided to make the most of what I had rather than thinking of what could have been. I had absolutely no intention of transferring when I selected my current university. The reason I have decided to explore other options is because I have exhausted many of the academic and social opportunities at my current university, and still feel that I would truly fit better somewhere else. That doesn’t mean that I had a bad experience, and the only way I could have discovered this is by walking the walk.</p>
<p>For now, forget about Rice. Focus on your options at hand. Visit these schools, email the admissions office for a student contact; do whatever is necessary to ensure that the choice you make is truly the best option for you. Then, when you arrive next fall, don’t even think about transferringmake the most of what you have by working hard and getting involved. Surprises happen, and you may just like wherever you end up and not want to leave.</p>
<p>Best of luck when making this decision. :)</p>