How Disability-Friendly is the U of R?
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…
No Pasa Nada, Granada: A Journey Abroad (Pt IV)
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…
Postgrad: Jamie Sokol ’05
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…
Arts Recruitment Poster Contest: We Have a Winner!
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.…
“What kind of scholarship can I get?”
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…
No Pasa Nada, Granada: A Journey Abroad (Pt III)
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…
The Great Housing Debate
Members of the Class of 2015: Your next major milestone will be getting your housing details squared away. Here, Christopher Bierasinski and Leah Squires, both members of the Admissions staff…
On Making Mistakes
People say that challenges inspire us. They make us grow. We learn about others and ourselves by overcoming obstacles—they are beautiful, in a way. But in the moment, it’s hard…
No Pasa Nada, Granada: A Journey Abroad (Pt II)
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…