<p>At Rice you are accepted into a studio. Last year the yield at DD’s studio was unexpectedly high. One person who had been accepted into another studio appealed to get into DD’s which had been the first choice. . It made for a very large studio but they just squeezed everyone in and this year not as many acceptances were sent out. I think that is definitely the norm. That is why, though, they ask about where else you applying and try to judge your real interest. They need to get the numbers right and I’m not sure others besides Curtis do the call one at a time until they get an acceptance routine.</p>