URochester Admissions

by Stacy Wells Shea Hi there. My name is Stacy Wells Shea, though people in the office refer to me as swells (my reader name). I’m originally from New Hartford,…

by Jason Buitrago My name is Jason Buitrago, and I’m one of the assistant directors in the Financial Aid Office at the University of Rochester. I’m also a UR alumnus,…

By Christopher Bierasinski, Admissions Counselor I’ve been at Rochester now for over five years. Five full years have gone by. 1,826 days. It seems crazy to me to think about…

By Alan Rosales And so, the Class of 2015 slowly, but surely, started adjusting to the U of R…

The University of Rochester is one of the country’s top-tier research universities. Our 158 buildings house more than 200 academic majors, more than 2,000 faculty and instructional staff, and some…

Deb Youn, Class of 2012, has been moving back and forth between Korea and the U.S. since she was born, retaining both cultures. This constant traveling led her to major…

By Alan Rosales Rochester is always on my mind.

By Ashley Foster, Mailing and Data Coordinator FACT: The number of students with disabilities attending degree-granting institutions saw a 69% increase from 1999 to 2003, and there is little evidence…

Sara Shimmel is a junior from Lewiston, New York, working on a double major in political science and Spanish. She is a member of the Women’s Chorus and takes voice…

Jamie graduated in 2005 with a BA in Health and Society and a minor in Psychology. While at Rochester, she was an editor of the Campus Times and served as…

By Justine Rumbel, Senior Admissions Counselor Every fall, my fellow admissions counselors and I visit high schools and meet with prospective students around the world to share information about college.…

Soon, a new online Net Price Calculator will help families assemble an individual projection about financial assistance at UR. Meanwhile, mining this year’s data reveals some rules of thumb about…