Spring has sprung at the University of Rochester! After a surprising cold turn late in the fall semester which followed us into the new year, the sky is blue, the…

“Hold on a second here,” you say. “I’m not even in college yet! This is the Admissions blog! I have to state a prospective major on my application before I…

It’s February, and according to modern interpretations of the legend of St. Valentine, love is in the air! Whether you – the prospective student – envision focusing on yourself and…

  The pen is mightier than the sword. Wait, what do you do with the pen anyway? Write. If you’ve perused any of the University of Rochester’s web pages, you…

How can you fit your whole life into the backseat of a car? Too easy for you? Alright. What about a single checked suitcase? Every August, hundreds of first-year students…

From your required class materials to trusty AirPods to a late-afternoon snack, backpacks are a treasure trove of both utility and personality. If you’re wondering about someone’s mind, what better…

Networking. The thing my dad really wants me to do. Well, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that networking today has a lot more components than…

Famously the worst part of the semester, Finals Week crept up on me faster than you’d expect. While it technically starts tomorrow, the Sunday after the end of classes, I…

Among my friends, the most common reason for choosing Rochester that I hear is our open curriculum. And I love it! The open curriculum has allowed me to do so…

“So, what are you going to do after college?” This question haunts me. Okay, I know I have it better than others, since I do have some semi-developed ideas about…