<p>Man, I dont like this at all: </p>
<p>I get waitlisted, and try to keep my hopes up…</p>
<p>but then I find that there is a priority waitlist?</p>
<p>Should I just scratch Rice off my list now… I was considering a trip down to Rice, telling them if admitted I will attend, sending in additional reccomendations and updates achievements, and an essay explaining how important Rice is to me…</p>
<p>but now is it even worth the effort if I’m at the bottom a long list of people of hundreds… if not thousands of waitlistees (NOBODY can confirm the # of waitlisters, only the number of waitlisters who eventually get in), only to have 40-50 “priority” waitlisters get in.</p>
<p>This is disheartening</p>