<p>@ Ottoline, and anyone else who can answer:</p>
<p>When do they assign a student to a residential college? Is it when the student is admitted to Rice? After s/he enrolls? From your post it sounds as though your son was able to check out his future college. Is that because he already paid the deposit? Because he went to Owl Days? Or because all students are told when they get accepted? I’m asking because I’m a transfer applicant to Rice, and curious about how residential college assignments work.</p>