These links can provide you with some additional information not fully covered on this site or in your Oweek book. You can also visit riceoweek.com for links to academic advising, course registration, etc. The webmaster of this site is not officially involved in Oweek, so if you need clarification, or would like additional information, contact the Oweek coordinators.

English Composition Examination
Every incoming Freshman is required to take the English Composition Exam become for you come to campus for Oweek. You should plan to take the Composition Exam via the web in July 2005. You may choose either of two periods: July 13-15 or July 27-29.

Obviously the July 13-15 period is passed so if you haven't taken it yet YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM between JULY 27-29!

http://cohesion.rice.edu/humanities/compexam/
Language Placement Examinations
Language Placement Exams are required for all students who plan to take language courses in any language in which they have developed any competency. If you don't take a language exam, you will have to begin at the beginner level, regardless of your years of hard work!

For instructions regarding these online exams visit:
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lrc/placement.html
Owlnet Account Applications
Every freshman will be assigned an owlnet account ID automatically, a change from past years. It will consist of your intitials and some combination of 3 numbers. You will be able to create "vanity" aliases that are somewhat more attractive, however I warn you that "rockstar" is already taken. You will receive your ID number and password at some point in the near future. If you have signed up already... just to get on the facebook, well I don't know. If that needs sorting out your likely grumpy CCA will help you when you arrive as well.

http://apply.rice.edu
Online Course Registration
All course registration at Rice is done via on online system called Esther. However, you will have numerous academic advising meetings during Oweek to help you determine your schedule so you shouldn't be trying to register yet. That will come in due time.

For more information on academic advising and an online course catalog, visit the Rice Oweek site: riceoweek.com.

Virtual JD Web Community
This web forum has been constructed by your future classmate J.D. Leonard. Sign up and send some messages to your fellow classmates to get to know each other before you arrive!

http://www.virtualjd.com/rice/forum09/
The Facebook
If you go to Rice, or any other college, you have heard of the Facebook. An online photo student directory where you can set up a full personal profile, The Facebook was started by an ambitious Harvard student fed up with ongoing administrative promises to create an online directory. The Facebook now includes hundreds of schools across the country. You will need your Rice email address to set up you profile though so you'll just have to wait until Oweek.

http://www.thefacebook.com
Mugglenet
Obviously, this site has "borrowed" many graphics from various online sources. While the sources are too numerous to mention, we would like to clarify that a large portion of our graphics can be attributed to Mugglenet.com, including the header formatting used throughout the site. If you need to brush up on your Harry Potter, there is no better source out there.

http://www.mugglenet.com