<p>^^^No, the email mentions a select group and priority consideration for the waitlist.</p>
<p>^ Yep... "we want you to know that you are among a small group who will receive priority consideration for spaces that become available"</p>
<p>odd...</p>
<p>Yea, this all just seems like a ploy to mantain all of our interest in the school so we keep trying to transfer in. It seems very dishonest of the university to try to make us all seem we have equal chances of getting in this year.</p>
<p>waitlisted on priority.
i hate being from houston</p>
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Yea, this all just seems like a ploy to mantain all of our interest in the school so we keep trying to transfer in. It seems very dishonest of the university to try to make us all seem we have equal chances of getting in this year.
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It's not like that. A school like RICE is too small to be able to accept a huge number of students - if they have too many students accept their offer of admission, then they will end up over-enrolled without enough beds etc. on campus. So they have to play it conservatively and admit a slightly smaller number. Once they know who has accepted the admissions offer they can look and see how many more spaces they have available. They take these off the waitlist; first from the priority waitlist, but not always. Let's say that a much smaller number of students who indicated that they were interested in the Humanities accepted the offer of enrollment - then they would go to the waitlist looking for some Humanities-inclined students. Rice needs a balanced class - and they will use the waitlist to manage that aspect as well as total numbers. It's NOT to string you along!!!! So, if you are interested in Rice, accept the spot on the waitlist. This year, with this economy, they may end up going deep into it, and that may mean picking 100 students off of both waitlists!</p>
<p>^ That would be awesome!</p>
<p>I already typed up a letter indicating my continued interest in Rice as well as my accomplishments for the Spring term. I like it too. Do you think I should send it in? Or is it still a bit too early?</p>
<p>Also, are there any other good ideas to increase chances from the waiting list, or is there really not much you can do aside from the letter?</p>
<p>It is not too early to send a letter of interest and intent. If you have anything new of meaning that could add to your file, by all means. And if you are in the area, stop by, take another tour, be present. That can be shown on paper as well as in person.</p>
<p>May any successful waitlisters in the past provide us with some insight?</p>
<p>I am waitlisted too. In the unlikely event that I get accepted, is it fair to assume my chances of getting any merit scholarship are zero ?</p>
<p>You can't receive merit scholarships if you're waitlisted...so that's a good assumption</p>
<p>If hypothetically I get rejected from the waiting list, would this help me if I plan to transfer soph year?</p>
<p>I don't know, alot of schools went deeper than ever to their waitlist last year (including Harvard) but not Rice! Of course I secretly hope but gotta move on. UVA decisions tomorrow and UCB on Friday! And to all who wait for April 1 - GOOD LUCK!!</p>
<p>Yeah. Duke comes out tomorrow (my birthday....)</p>
<p>Ya gotta have an edge with it being your birthday and all - 18? Extra good luck to you!</p>
<p>I definitely appreciate your input ‘anxiousmom’. I apologize for the tone of my previous post, I am just extremely disappointed in being wait listed. I still don’t feel that Rice is being completely forthright with the applicants on the wait list(s). They should mention the priority wait list, and their not doing that is in a way deceiving. I think that truly should change if they are not trying to trick anyone. It still remains to be a half truth until they directly mention it. Many other schools do, I see no reason for them not to.</p>