<p>My Houston private school had around 15 kids that I know of apply and 8 got in plus two wait lists (myself and a friend). Of course, we are the most competitive class in our high school’s history. I expect that most of the kids who got in won’t be attending Rice because they’ve also gotten into schools like Yale, Chicago, Northwestern, MIT, Caltech, etc. </p>
<p>So by all means go somewhere else and let the kids at your school who got waitlisted not accept that offer. More space for me!</p>