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Admissions
October 24, 2023 | 11:43 am

Meet Tamuda

Meet a Handler Scholar! Name: Tamuda Chimhanda (he/him) What are you studying at Rochester? Computer Science From: Zimbabwe Extracurricular Activities: National Society for Black Engineers How has the Handler Scholarship impacted…

Handler Scholarship
October 11, 2023 | 02:22 pm

Meet Jesse

Meet a Handler Scholar! Name: Jesse Campanelli What are you studying at Rochester? International Relations and Chinese From: Beacon, NY Extracurricular Activities: DandyHacks organization team and participant Residential Life D’Lion CLS…

Admissions
August 15, 2023 | 03:49 pm

Your path to college

Thinking about college can be overwhelming and stressful. But once you get organized and give yourself a list of smaller tasks, it’s not so bad. And, it’s never too early…

International
June 13, 2023 | 01:09 pm

Meet Chi!

Name: Chi Tran Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Class: 2025 From: Hanoi, Vietnam Studying: Major: Business (Marketing + Business Analytics Tracks); Minor: Psychology; Cluster: Math & Statistics How did you hear about the…

International
June 13, 2023 | 11:19 am

Meet Abivanth!

Name: Abivanth Kanoi Pronouns: He/Him/His Class: 2025 From: Kolkata, India Studying: BS in Business: Finance How did you hear about the University of Rochester? What impacted your decision to apply?…

International
June 13, 2023 | 09:44 am

Meet Yousra!

Name: Yousra Awad Pronouns: She/her/hers Class: 2025 From: Alexandria, Egypt Studying: Majoring in Computer Science and Business, Cluster in Music Theory How did you hear about the University of Rochester?…

International
June 13, 2023 | 09:31 am

Meet Damian!

Name: Damian Rantshabeng Pronouns: He/Him/His Class: 2024 From: Mmadinare, Botswana Studying: Mechanical Engineering major, Actuarial Studies Certificate program, Cluster in Spanish How did you hear about the University of Rochester?…

Academics
February 25, 2023 | 04:26 pm

Exploratory Studies at Rochester

You got into Rochester! Congratulations! If you were admitted to multiple institutions, one thing you’re likely to spend a lot of time thinking about as you consider your options is…

First Year
May 11, 2022 | 01:15 pm

Making Friends at Rochester

  By: Ben Lapidus ’22 Let’s start off with a somewhat concerning caveat – I am not an expert in making friends. In fact, I would consider myself to be…