<p>Hahaha that's what you think. Imagine all the things you could buy instead of wasting away that $60 on an application fee.</p>
<p>I worked kinda hard on APs, though.. so it wasn't like I didn't do anything special</p>
<p>Yeah for real... since when is two 5s and a 4 "nothing"?</p>
<p>my point was that you didn't do anything special to get the free $ that i didn't do
i got 3 5's
that's all right
i'm at peace</p>
<p>I got a million fives. That's right, you've been one-upped.</p>
<p>Would it be horribly obnoxious if I emailed the admissions office and asked for a fee waiver? I mean, I don't really have the economic necessity for one, but if they are providing them for people with good ap scores, I feel kind of entitled to one.</p>
<p>Yes, it would.</p>
<p>Tell them you are someone else, just to see how they would react.</p>
<p>ahh I read what I just wrote and it sounds pretty bratty.</p>
<p>but I just had a thought - a question to all who received the fee waiver: do you live outside of Texas?</p>
<p>Yes I do....</p>
<p>Yep, I do .</p>
<p>hm well it looks like Rice may be trying to up its geographic diversity. so I guess an email would be pointless since none of my (Texan!) friends have gotten anything about a waiver either.</p>
<p>No, it doesn't have anything to do with geographical diversity. The fee waivers are just for people who listed Rice as a top choice on national merit and made the semifinalist cutoff.</p>
<p>^^
Are you certain of that? I'm three points behind my states cut off from last year and I haven't heard anything from my school yet (been in for a week). No one else in my school has heard either but still... three points is significant.</p>
<p>Yes, lol, I'm sure. Sorry man.</p>
<p>Here's some of the text from the e-mail I got last year (yeah, I went back and found it just for you guys...):
"Congratulations on your designation as a high scorer on the PSAT and thank you for listing Rice as one of your top two college choices with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. In recognition of your status as a high scorer, Rice will waive the $60 admission application fee. This fee waiver has automatically been added to your computer record at Rice. No additional action is required on your part. Just apply for admission!"</p>
<p>That doesn't say anything about making SF... Either way why are you saying sorry lol? I got my fee waived so if what you are saying is true then I also made SF.</p>
<p>D was a NMSF (and then a NMS) who listed Rice as her 1st choice and her app fee was not waived. This was in 2006 so maybe things have changed.</p>
<p>I got my fee waived back in 2006. I think they've been doing so for a while. Individual circumstances probably account for most of the anomalies.</p>
<p>I am in Texas, and I was waived for my National Merit status. Im commended, not a semi-finalist.</p>
<p>i got it waived and i live in california and i took 7 ap exams. i have 5 5's and 2 4's. i did not list rice as my top 2 schools. does this help?</p>
<p>im a national merit semifinalist, but the reason rice gave me it was not because of that: </p>
<p>Congratulations on your outstanding performance on the Advanced Placement exams. We learned of your scores through the College Board and we hope you will give serious consideration to applying to Rice. Our Advanced Placement policy awards credit to fours and fives on AP exams without limit to the number of credits you can apply toward your degree. This generous policy has enabled many of our students to easily incorporate study abroad, or double major, or simply increase their elective courses and graduate within four years.</p>
<p>As an additional reward for your hard work and success in AP courses, Rice will waive the $60 application fee normally required of all applicants to Rice. We are an exclusive user of the Common Application and we encourage you take advantage of this fully electronic application process.</p>