College selection help for my daughter

MrSamford2014
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:01:45 +0000

Unless Rice has changed policy as part of its just announced financial aid upgrade, the school does offer merit scholarships. My daughter’s freshman roommate turned down one of H/Y/P/S for a big merit award at Rice.

As for chances, your daughter should be in at Tulane (probably with merit) and UT-Honors. Vandy loves high-stats kids (congrats on her 36 ACT!), but it also takes a huge percentage of its incoming class ED, so that is something to consider if she finds her heart set on Nashville. Northwestern and Duke both fall into the reach/crap-shoot category, but–again–your daughter’s record gives her a better chance than most.

Rice can be a tough admit for Texans, but there are plenty of Houstonians there, and your daughter sounds like a very competitive candidate. Rice offers a popular six-course Business minor that integrates easily with most students’ schedules and that would be a perfect complement to her prospective Bio major . . . and, with the huge Texas Medical center just across Main Street from campus, Rice is a top destination for pre-med studies. Good luck!