Also, this isn't related to facilities, but when I was at Owl Days during the welcome presentation they said that beginning with my class, c/o 2012, Rice is incrementally increasing the number of students it accepts, ultimately looking to expand its student body... so I believe that's good news for '09ers, despite equal or more competition than this year in college admissions
Yeah, but in regard to facilities and construction, I believe most of the construction Rice is doing is slated for completion in fall of 2009.