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2. Rice Stats Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,848 – Class of 2018: 949 students Small Classes: 88% have fewer than 40 students 49 states and 41 countries represented Demographics – 36% Caucasian – 26% Asian/Asian American – 12% Hispanic – 8% Black/African American – 5% Multiracial – <1% Native American 12% International

3. Rice’s Hallmarks Location – Close to home (but not too close) – Downtown Houston: Medical Center, etc. Reputation – “Southern Ivy” – Princeton Review “Happiest Students” and “Best Quality of Life” ranking Campus – Residential College system – Aesthetics – Community Diversity – Size

4. Academics Over 50 majors and 15 minors in 6 schools of study – Interdisciplinary collaboration – Distribution Courses Accessibility of faculty Study Abroad Program Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-Business tracks Rice/Baylor Medical Scholars Program

5. Residential Colleges 11 Colleges – Baker, Will Rice, Hanszen, Wiess, Jones, Brown, Lovett, Sid Richardson, Martel, McMurtry, Duncan – No Greek life Jacks; Intercollegiate Bonding Residential College Life – Meals – College Government

6. Student Life Extracurricular Activities – Division I Sports, Club and IM Sports, Political and Cultural Groups, Arts and Communications Activities, Major-Related Associations Work-Study – Student-Run Businesses, Rice Work Traditions – Rice Program Council (RPC) Programs Esperanza, Screw Yer Roommate – Willy Week and Beer Bike

7. Research Opportunities Research Facilities – BioScience Research Collaborative – Baker Institute for Public Policy – Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology – Humanities Research Center – Center for Civic Engagement Rice’s Focus on Undergraduate Research

8. Houston Number 1 Coolest City to Live Diversity, Job Opportunities, Large Cultural Base Home to NASA, Texas Medical Center Rice Program Council’s Passport to Houston Program – Unlimited transportation on the MetroRail and buses – Unlimited entry to Houston Zoo, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Natural Science – Free or discounted tickets to sporting events, concerts, art shows, etc.

9. Application Rice uses both the Common Application and the Universal College Application. – Rice Supplement Early Decision vs. Regular Decision – ED deadline: November 1 st – Shepherd School of Music deadline: Dec. 1 st – RD deadline: January 1 st Financial Aid CSS Profile/IDOC, FAFSA – Need-blind admission – Meets 100% of demonstrated need – https://rice.studentaidcalculator.com https://rice.studentaidcalculator.com – Merit Scholarships

10. Recent GPISD Alumni at Rice Cynthia Alejandre ‘10 Lovett College, 2014 Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Education Certification Fernando Barajas ‘12 Wiess College, 2016 Mechanical Engineering Emmanuel Herrera ’11 Baker College, 2015 Electrical Engineering David Rivera ‘11 Martel College, 2015 Physics, Mathematics Dominique Schaefer Pipps ‘13 Lovett College, 2017 Mechanical Engineering Christine Mai ‘13 Lovett College, 2017 Biochemistry and Cell Biology Lisa Sampson ‘12 Martel College, 2016 Bioengineering Ricky Salinas ‘14 Jones College, 2018 Undecided Not pictured: Ivan Perez ’09; Will Rice College, 2014

11. Prospective Student Resources Visit Rice! – www.admission.rice.edu/visit www.admission.rice.edu/visit – http://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/What_You_ Can_Do.asp http://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/What_You_ Can_Do.asp Campus tours Information sessions Lunch visit Sit in on a class Seniors: Overnight visit, On-campus interview Q & A, Personal Experiences

12. Contact Information Email: lns2@rice.edu // cm46@rice.edulns2@rice.educm46@rice.edu Student Admission Council : ricesac@rice.eduricesac@rice.edu Office of Admission: 713-348-RICE (7423) – Email: admi@rice.eduadmi@rice.edu – Webpage: www.rice.edu/admissionwww.rice.edu/admission Owl Admission Blog – www.admission.blogs.rice.edu www.admission.blogs.rice.edu Undergraduate Admission – www.futureowls.rice.edu www.futureowls.rice.edu