<p>I am a Bahamian student that is going to live in houston for the last two years of high schol. I have heard that Rice is extremely selective when it comes to houston students. Would Rice look at me as an international or a Houston student because I would be there for two years. I am loking at basketball scholarships to other top basketball schools but I really want to be an engineer so I would go to Rice over USC if Rice accepted me. Would this help also because Rice doesn’t top basketball players.</p>
<p>If you hold a green card, you are an international student.</p>
<p>Icer would be counted as a permanent resident if he holds green card. If he does not hold green card, then he is an international student.</p>
<p>Ooops — my boo boo. I based my answer on the experience of a classmate of my D. Born in Peru. My D said classmate had to apply as international on her applications.</p>
<p>it all depends if you are a citizen or not. it is not dependant if your born outside of the US.</p>
<p>what high school are you going to?</p>
<p>the kinkaid school and im not a US citizen</p>
<p>permanent residents do not count as International Students. If you are here on a student visa or if you are here with non-PR parents who are working in Houston, then you are an international student.</p>
<p>Lucky, your high school is going to be just as nice as whatever college you go to, if not nicer!</p>
<p>luxar… what hs are you from?</p>
<p>ive only heard good things about kinkaid so far. when school rolls back around it better be as good as people say</p>
<p>My kids go to Kinkaid – it’s been a great experience. Also, the admit rate to Rice for Kinkaid students is generally higher than the admit rate for Houston students as a whole. (It’s still not easy to get in, but a little easier.)</p>
<p>We just visited Vanderbilt, and if Kinkaid was a college it would be Vanderbilt. (A lot of similarities between the two.)</p>
<p>i dont think HS schools give you an advantage in college admissions. maybe the teachers are better and that reflects better in the students but its is not because u come from kinky high school.</p>
<p>so blackeyedsusan, what makes kinkaid different. i never been to school in the us and what makes kinkaid special or stand out to make you send your kids there</p>
<p>Kinkaid is very strong academically, but also places emphasis on athletics and the arts. The facilities are first rate, the classes are small, the teachers are excellent, and the students are friendly. My kids entered in 9th grade and have each found their niche at the school. But be forewarned – there is NO grade inflation at Kinkaid. If you want to do well, you will have to work hard for it. The opportunities, though, are ample.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you. I’m sure you will flourish there.</p>
<p>And serge … I’m not sure I completely agree with you. There are some high schools that are considered feeder schools to certain colleges. Also, the admissions officers at colleges are well aware of the high schools in their region, and that does factor into the evaluation of the student. Of course, some students will do well wherever they are.</p>
<p>When I said that the percentage admit rate of students from Kinkaid to Rice was higher than the general average of Houston high schools to Rice, that’s a fact. I wasn’t saying it was BECAUSE of the high school; it might be because of the students at the high school, but regardless of the reason, that’s the way it is.</p>
<p>And im sure i disagree with you ( i dont mean to sound insolent.) The performance of the student is influenced by many factors like intelligence, EC and many other things. The school provides students with teachers and the students reflect the quality of the teachers indirectly through their performace (although it can be that the the teacher is not good and the student has the ability to learn and excell without proper edification). The school is “good” as a resut of the students and that is how it is ranked. WHy would a college just assume that the school always has a semi-monopoly on intelligent students compared to other schools and give students from there a couple of unwarranted extra points? and even if the students from that school were better prepared, a college cannot give them an advantage because many students have to go to a lower class school based on their home location (which is related to their incomes because usually the cost of housing in good schools is higher, which leads to higher taxes and more money for infrastructure) so it gives students an equal advantage with no biased toward a school and looks at you as an individial.</p>
<p>how diverse is kinkaid from your knowledge. ANything else in particular that stands out about. I don’t know much about the school itself even though I’m going there. Is their academic reputation that good?</p>
<p>Icer – I’ve sent you a private message.</p>
<p>Their academic reputation is basically as the best in the Houston area.</p>