URochester Admissions

URochester Admissions features guest bloggers (both students and staff) who write about specialized programs, events, and opportunities at the University ofRochester.

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RECENT POSTS

Handler Scholarship

Meet Leen

Meet a Handler Scholar! Name: Leen Khankan What are you studying at Rochester? Biology and Philosophy From: Aleppo, Syria & Milan, Italy Extracurricular Activities: Student Alumni Ambassador, Medallion Leadership Society,…

Handler Scholarship

Meet Manuela

Meet a Handler Scholar! Name: Manuela Montes de Oca What are you studying at Rochester? Major: Biomedical Engineering Minor: Mechanical Engineering and Material Science From: Trinidad, Uruguay Extracurricular Activities: Biomedical…

Meet Tamuda

October 24, 2023

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…

Tales of a nontraditional Rochester transfer student

October 17, 2023

By: Stephanie Graham, Senior Admissions Counselor My name is Stephanie, and I was a non-traditional transfer student at the University of Rochester. I was non-traditional in a few ways. I…

Handler Scholarship

Meet Jesse

October 11, 2023

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…

Your path to college

August 15, 2023

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…

Meet Yousra!

Name: Yousra Awad Pronouns: She/her/hers Class of 2025, Take 5 Class of 2026 From: Alexandria, Egypt Studying: Majoring in Computer Science and Business, Cluster in Music Theory Current Activities: I’m…

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?…

Exploratory Studies at Rochester

February 25, 2023

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…

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…

Exploring Extended Reality in the Libraries with Studio X

By: Ayiana Crabtree ’22 What is Studio X? Located on the first floor of Carlson Library, as the hub for extended reality at the University of Rochester, Studio X fosters…

My Experience as a Handler Scholar at the University of Rochester

By: Lila Balistrieri ’22 My name is Lila Balistrieri and I’m a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania double-majoring in English on the Language, Media, and Communication track and Anthropology with a…