We’re looking for voracious lovers of life, diverse thinkers with an unquenchable curiosity about the world— students who will bring different life experiences and unique perspectives to our campus.
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We take a holistic, team-based approach to reviewing applications with the goal of enrolling a diverse class of the most talented students from across the country and around the world.
OUR APPLICATION PHILOSOPHY
We consider a variety of factors including the rigor of a student’s coursework, academic performance, extracurricular activities and achievements, essays and knowledge about Rice. We are careful not to emphasize any single academic metric, such as class rank, grade point average or test scores.
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Any information submitted in the application, such as essays, that give the application reviewer reasonable cause to believe that abuse or neglect of a person under the age of 18, including the applicant, may have occurred must be reported in accordance with the Texas Family Code, Chapter 261. Rice University takes all incidents of known or suspected abuse of minors seriously.
Please see Policy 811, University of Activities or Programs Involving Minors, for more information on reporting any incidents.
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