Pro_traveller

Undergrad Institution: Top100 school outside US
Major(s): Geological Engineering
Minor(s): na
GPA in Major: 3.92 by the time of application
Overall GPA: 3.63
Position in Class: Top
Type of Student: international male

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 161 80%
V: 145 25%
W: 3.5 38%


TOEFL Total:  IELTS banch score 7

Research Experience: unpublished, fields: sedimentology, stratigraphy

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: deans honor list and several scholarship awards 

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 2 industry internships
 
I have applied to Rice University Earth Science PhD program, but still haven't received any offer and got rejections from other applications.
my question is about the contacting POI, when I was applying I think I did the most stupid thing I could have. I didn't contact any professor in the grad school and just listed them in the application. Considering horrible gre scores as well, can I get any offer late this season? or do universities accept students without contacting POI's as the final decision is up to them

Just got off the waitlist! Words cannot describe how excited I am! I called to make sure it was real, and it was!