Entrepreneurship: What Does It Actually Mean?
by Jesse Reichenstein, member of the Class of 2016 and president of Spark Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship (n) en·tre·pre·neur·ship: A word most of us have probably heard but are still kind of unclear on what…
Winners of the Simon Scholars Case Competition 2015
Written by Justine Rumbel, Assistant Director, Admissions Looking up from my coffee-scented office on a Friday afternoon, the snow piling up outside my window, I take a break from…
Chesapeake Bay: Navigating Social-Ecological Relationships in an American Watershed
By Mark Wiest, Pre-College instructor for Chesapeake Bay: Navigating Social-Ecological Relationships in an American Watershed Lady Helen is tucked away at her winter moorage where she is protected by the wind…
Bermuda: Digging Through the Social History of the Atlantic
By Dr. Michael Jarvis, Pre-College instructor for “Bermuda: Digging Through the Social History of the Atlantic“ Indiana Jones? Lara Croft? Amateurs! Come learn how historical archaeology is really done through…
What I Learned at the Simon Scholars Case Competition
By Nirupama Muralidharan, Class of 2018 We had twelve hours. Twelve hours to solve the world’s problems. Well, maybe it wasn't that serious, but it definitely felt that way. Let me…
A Pre-College Summer Fellow Experience
While the Office of Pre-College Programs at the University of Rochester is busy finalizing logistics and exciting new offering for next summer, we wanted to share the experience of one…
Around the World in Two Hours Flat
Written by Sophie Zhang, University of Rochester Class of 2017, Pre-College Counselor During this summer's Pre-College sessions, our very own counselors held the first of three "Around the World" programs.…
A Game of Pre-College Staff Bonding
Written by Joseph Orman, University of Rochester Class of 2017, Pre-College Counselor and Pre-College Programs alumnus As a Pre-College alumn, if there was one word I would use to describe…
Meet Our 2014 Pre-College Counseling Staff
Written by Ellie Law, Graduate Head Counselor, Pre-College Programs In just over a month, Pre-College Programs 2014 will be underway! As Graduate Head Counselor for this summer, I am looking forward…
Rochester’s Pre-College Programs were the Highlights of my Summer!
Today's guest blog post is by Jaclyn Capita, a member of the incoming Class of 2018. She attended Rochester's Pre-College Programs four years in a row, participating in the Rochester…