<p>@cb21990</p>
<p>Thanks for that, I really appreciate it! I’m pretty sure my essays were the reason I didn’t get into Rice to begin with. I’m bad at making myself stand out through writing (I’m more of an analytical writer), but I think I am a lot more prepared on what to expect this time around. I really am a very unique person, and I’m going to spend a lot of time on my “fluff” essays until they show it. On the “What will you add to Rice” essay, I talked about being Muslim and having a diverse background and how I would add open-mindedness, but now that I look back on it I feel like I talked too much about ethnic diversity and not enough about myself as a unique individual, regardless of religion/race. I hope I make good friends at UH to help me perfect my essays when the time comes.</p>