<p>“Does Rice favor OOS over IS”</p>
<p>No
They are trying to get more diverse so they are rejected more in state and accepting more out of state from what I have heard but that doesn’t mean that your chances will be better nor is it the way vice versa. Their acceptance pool still has pretty high stats.</p>
<p>In other words, like all the other private schools, being instate or out of state does not put you at a disadvantage or advantage, it is quite equal. Rice is only trying to increase their diversity.</p>