Contacting the Admissions Office

mixer
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:13:20 +0000

Take it easy. I’m assuming that you’ve applied to some other colleges? If you’re applying for next fall admission then you got lots of time. Here’s what I’d do.

If Rice is the school you want to go to for sure, then arrange for a tour/visit. We just showed up and they were very helpful. But we did call and let them know we were coming down in advance. Forget about the “pre arranged” tours, just tell them you want to do your own thing (walk around, meet briefly with an admissions person, see some dorms, the library…etc. Ask what time of day or week would be best for them. They hooked us up with a junior that took us all over and showed us the “real” Rice. It was great.

Here’s our method:

Apply to around 10 schools MAX. 2 of those should be easy gets. 3 should be hard gets.

When you get accepted by some (no waitlist) then visit only those schools. That may seem rushed (and it is) but it will save you. You may even be able to narrow it down to a couple which would be easy to visit.


Apply for normal admission (or early if you know that Rice is the only one)
If accepted, plan to visit during the tiny amount of time between acceptance and decision.
Tell them you’ve been accepted and really want to come see the school.


Good luck.