<p>^^^ I don’t know about the whole kids from Texas who are exceptionally qualified can still get into Rice part of your comment. I have a lot of friends, from Texas, who were rejected from Rice yet were accepted to Stanford, Yale, MIT.
For example, 1 of my friends was valedictorian of his school at one of the top high schools in Texas, had a 2370, managed to get into MIT but was rejected from Rice. He was quailfied engough to get into MIT but was rejected from Rice. I have seen other kids, with similar stats, from Texas, get rejected at Rice, but accepted to Stanford and Yale. How do you explain that?</p>