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,…
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
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
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…
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…
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…
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
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…