• Who can attend the College Leadership Workshop (CLW)?
    While some of the information presented may be more applicable to your junior and/or senior years, any high school students are welcome!

  • How do I register for CLW?
    To register online, click here.

  • When is the deadline to register?
    The last day you can register is Friday, September 14, 2007.

  • What is the fee for attending CLW?
    The fee is $5 for each high school student who attends. Cash or checks are accepted. This fee covers breakfast, lunch, speaker, t-shirts, supplies, etc.
    NOTE: This fee is nonrefundable and will only be refunded if no space is available for student.

  • When do I pay the fee?
    You pay the fee when you check in on the morning of CLW, Saturday September 29.

  • Should I bring anything to CLW?
    Just bring $5—either cash or check. When you check in, you will be given a folder containing the CLW schedule, the list of workshops and descriptions, contact information of workshop leaders, and scratch paper along with writing utensils and a t-shirt for you to wear that day.

  • How do I get to Rice University?
    For more information, click here. Since parts of the Rice campus are undergoing construction, check back to our website at least the day before CLW for updates in case there are any changes.

  • Can I park at a Rice parking lot?
    Yes, but keep in mind that the Greenbriar parking lot is the ONLY free visitor parking lot at Rice University. The directions on our website will point you to the Greenbriar parking lot. Should you choose to park in another Rice parking lot, you will be charged a rate based on an allotted number of minutes (the rate depends on the particular parking lot).

  • Why are there multiple workshops offered at the same time?
    This gives students the opportunity to select to attend the workshops that they feel best fits their needs. We have posted the CLW schedule in advance to allow you to plan ahead which workshops you would like to attend.

  • I’ve heard that I can bring a copy of my college application essay for a workshop leader to proofread. Is this true?
    If you have already written your college essay, by all means bring a copy of it with you to CLW. However, due to the busy schedule, the workshop leaders may or may not have time to proofread your entire essay and give constructive comments. Instead of requesting an entire proofread, we recommend that you ask specific questions pertaining to certain problem areas in your essay. That way, the workshop leader(s) can focus on these problems in the limited time they have.

  • Why does the tour last approximately 75 minutes instead of 30 minutes like the workshops?
    Based from feedback from last year’s participants and our tour guide, we learned that 30 minutes was not sufficient to get a good overview of Rice campus. Since we believe that getting a feel of college life is important in choosing the right college, we decided to extend the tour this year to give students a more in-depth look at college life.

  • So does this mean that I “miss out” on a workshop by attending the tour?
    No, you are not “missing out.” Rather, by going on the tour, you are experiencing college life on a personal level that no informational packet or no other person can give you.