Jones (Rice) Class of 2016 Calling all Admitted Students!

I just submitted the deposit last week so I am working on all that other stuff now.

Where are you from, and will you be at the march admitted students event?

I am local in Houston so I can try and help with any questions for the out of towners.

I´m from Monterrey Mexico,
I don´t think I´ll make it to the march event, but I´m hoping to visit in April.

Did anyone receive the welcome package mail in their post for R2 acceptance

Anyone on here planning on going to the admitted students day coming up in a few weeks?

I just got my acceptance call. Waiting for other details to arrive.

Hey Diego1985,

Can you let me know the process of background check? Who all do they contact? I have in the past worked in my family business.

Thanks!

Hey Diego1985,

Can you let me know the process of background check? Who all do they contact? I have in the past worked in my family business.

Thanks![/quote]

Sure, I do not know if they contact all applicants but I imagine they do.
The first send you an e-mail with your account and password. You´ll have to submit some basic information about education, work experience, etc. Pretty basic. They ask you to sign and send a disclosure letter along with some other specific documents (In my case, some academic documents and a copy of a work related license).
I contacted the company that does the background check for some doubts and they were very helpful.
Good luck.

Sure, I do not know if they contact all applicants but I imagine they do.
The first send you an e-mail with your account and password. You´ll have to submit some basic information about education, work experience, etc. Pretty basic. They ask you to sign and send a disclosure letter along with some other specific documents (In my case, some academic documents and a copy of a work related license).
I contacted the company that does the background check for some doubts and they were very helpful.
Good luck.[/quote]

Hi Diego,

Sorry for bothering you again with my questions but I am still waiting on getting the mail from HireRight. Do we have an option of not contacting our current employer. I haven't informed my company that I am leaving yet and not planning to do so until I get my visa. Only my supervisor and a teammate know about it since they filled my recos. Not sure of how the process is like but I suppose they will need contacts at every place I have worked so far, Right?

They do guve you an option so your employer does not get notified. I had the same case, dont worry. Good luck.

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Thanks a lot Diego!!

Hello guys!!
The thread has been pretty quiet. I hope all of you have joined the Facebook group. Has anybody started looking for housing options? I can see a lot postings on the off-campus portals in case anyone is interested. Being an international student I have no clue of the surrounding areas for stay. It would be great if people from Houston could comment on living options around Rice. The on-campus graduate apartments are allotted through lottery so its better to start early for searching apartments and room-mates.

I live in Houston and was accepted to Jones. I currently live in an area known as "Midtown". I really like it. It is one of 3-ish bar and restaurant neighbourhoods in Houston. There are quite a few Rice Student Parking Stickers in my apartment complex (Post Midtown Square). It is a great area and within walking distance to all the bars and restaurants. I can walk to the light rail that connects to Rice (15 minute walk). If I drive to campus, it would probably be 15-20 or so minutes, you can get to campus without having to get on the highway. The traffic is awful in Houston, so this is a plus,trust me. The only issue I see is the area around the light rail stop gets seedy quickly and I worry about having to walk late at night after studying etc. As a male I am pretty on guard as I walk by the stop and I don't let my girlfriend walk alone to the stop-I usually drive her. This should give you an idea I suppose. However, if you are fine driving 10-15 minutes THEN TOTALLY MOVE TO MIDTOWN!! Where the apartments are and where people walk and hang out isn't around the light rail stop. In terms of rent I pay about $1,000 and it is a pretty good size one-bedroom. I lived in a two bedroom and split $1300. In terms of rent that is probably the floor for the area. I plan to move closer to Rice where I can walk to campus. I suspect the rent is probably $50-150 less per month for a similar set up.