Class of 2015 EDer extravaganza!

Colleges & Universities Rice University
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<p>Don’t ask your admissions counselor how to “up your chances”. If you have new stuff, send it. If you are super interested, show it. Don’t waste their time with pointless questions.</p>

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<p>imma try my best to get in</p>

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<p>Yes, and also make sure the stuff you send is relevant. If your SAT score goes up by 10 points, that probably isn’t going to change a thing.</p>

<p>If you have a great semester, with straight A+'s, another excellent reco, something of yours was published etc. these are the things that can help you get in. Just don’t spam them with stuff to “show interest”</p>

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<p>Approx how many percent were deferred/rejected/accepted in the ED round?</p>

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<p>aaahh! antarius!
i already did “spam”
but i didn’t know it was spamming!!!</p>

<p>here’s what i said:
“While I was disappointed to hear of my deferral, I still am very interested in Rice and would like to know in what ways I could make myself stand out more from the applicant pool and increase my chances of receiving an acceptance.
Thank you and most sincerely,”</p>

<p>mom said it was a great idea to send an email like that!
i sent that at 5:49 PM</p>

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<p>That should be fine. I have heard cases of people sending anything and everything they can. </p>

<p>The email was polite and showed continued interest. That should be good. Now focus on your final semester. If anything major changes, like grades, test scores, a new reco etc. then let them know.</p>

<p>I didn’t mean to imply that contacting them is a bad thing. Just use discretion! You will be fine.</p>

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<p>They will release numbers at some point. Don’t go by what you see here. Most people who get accepted post back while others don’t. Hence the skewed numbers on CC</p>

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<p>Warning: the email and rice website explicitly says to not send them another letter of rec. I don’t really know why but be careful.</p>

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<p>Did not know that. Thank you for letting us know. Does it say anything else?</p>

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<p>Although Rice is ‘no go’ for my son, I definitely wish those who are deferred an acceptance. We can now move on, but you are left hanging until April? </p>

<p>I remain hopeful for you all. Hang in there, but also work hard at your 2nd string choices. You might ultimately find a better fit.</p>

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<p>here’s a copy of the deference letter. RD’ers better watch out b/c i’m gonna rock their boat.</p>

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<p>Here ya go-- Rice’s stats on the ED acceptances:

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<p>big build up… :D</p>

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<p>big build up… :D</p>