Patrick Hennessey

Financial Aid and Scholarships

How to IDOC

March 8, 2016

A lot of you in the Class of 2020 have recently been notified of the Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) requirement for your financial aid, and we’ve heard a lot of…

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Fall in Love with Your Finances

February 12, 2016

Valentine’s Day is here, so there’s no better time to fall in love with your finances! Sometimes we open our banking app or our credit card statement and we absolutely…

Financial Literacy

How to Become a Superstar Saver in 2016

January 15, 2016

How are you going to make 2016 meaningful and awesome—the best year yet? Perhaps you set a goal for yourself to get better at saving. I don’t just mean saving money…

Financial Aid and Scholarships

2015 in Review

January 4, 2016

Wow—2015 has been a big year for financial literacy at Rochester! Thank you all for being a part of it, whether you’ve read our blog, attended an event, or followed…

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Forecasting the Future in Financial Aid

December 28, 2015

When it comes to need-based financial aid, things can change. Every year when you apply for financial aid, your financial need is reevaluated, and there can be changes to how…

Financial Literacy

A Thrifty, Meliora Thanksgiving

November 24, 2015

Are you throwing your own Thanksgiving this year? Maybe you’re staying in Rochester for the break or perhaps you’re hosting a Friendsgiving. Whatever your plans are, we have tips for putting…

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Spring Study Abroad

November 20, 2015

Study abroad is one of the best and most rewarding experiences you can undertake in college. But for a lot of students, the financial aspect of a semester abroad can…

Financial Literacy

Avoiding Scary Student Loan Scams

October 30, 2015

Some people think that student loans are scary. But let’s be real: if you are borrowing responsibly and staying aware of how much you’ve taken out, there’s no need to…

Financial Aid and Scholarships

How to FAOnline

October 26, 2015

Financial aid can be confusing, and we get it—sometimes you just get overwhelmed. But the Financial Aid Office has a lot of resources to help students with their financial aid,…

Financial Literacy

5 Fantastic Tips for Saving Money as a Rochester Student

September 30, 2015

Happy fall, everyone! We’re so delighted to have students back on campus. We hope your fall semester is off to a great start. We want to help you start your…

Careers and Outcomes

Navigating Student Employment

September 18, 2015

  Welcome back to campus, everyone! With the start of the school year, the nice paychecks from your awesome summer job aren’t coming in anymore. What now, you ask? Look…

Financial Literacy

Inexpensive, Easy Ways to Make Your Dorm Room Awesome

August 10, 2015

By Gala Tubera Gala is a recent grad of the University of Rochester. She worked in the Financial Aid Office for four years as a student and, as such, she…