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

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Knowing Your Biology (Even When It’s Not Your Major)

By Melika Imagine this: You enter the doors of your high school, (La Guardia Arts aka the “FAME” school), greeted by the members of the Lucky Chops Brass Band, a…

Postgrad: Carlin Gettliffe ’09 Pt. 4

Born and raised in Boulder, CO., Carlin moved to Rochester, NY after high school to attend school at the University of Rochester. Since graduating in May 2009, Carlin has continued…

What Do You Do When You Get Rejected From Your Dream School?

By Christine When I was considering what to write about for this blog post, I thought about what time of year this is from a high school senior’s perspective. And…

Extracurriculars

Postgrad: Carlin Gettliffe ’09 Pt. 3

Born and raised in Boulder, CO., Carlin moved to Rochester, NY after high school to attend school at the University of Rochester. Since graduating in May 2009, Carlin has continued…

Who Said it Was a Bad Idea to Play with Your Food?

An ingenious team of undergraduates didn’t think it was a bad idea. Chris Babcock ’07, David Borrelli ’09, Dan Fink ’09, and Eric Weissmann ’10 submitted UR Biodiesel as an…

Postgrad: Carlin Gettliffe ’09 Pt. 2

Born and raised in Boulder, CO, Carlin moved to Rochester, NY, after high school to attend school at the University of Rochester. Since graduating in May 2009, Carlin has continued…

Unique Perspectives

February 24, 2010

There are some really unique opportunities at Rochester that allow our students to get the most out of their education. The open curriculum and the courses available are not the…

Postgrad: Carlin Gettliffe ’09 Pt. 1

February 22, 2010

Born and raised in Boulder, CO, Carlin moved to Rochester, NY, after high school to attend school at the University of Rochester. Since graduating in May 2009, Carlin has continued…

Lessons Learned

February 15, 2010

By Stephania Romaniuk Someone called me a diva this past summer. It was really the last thing I expected to come out of this person’s mouth, and it felt like…

Faculty and Staff

Monica Miranda Smalls Named President-Elect of the AFA

February 11, 2010

Monica Miranda Smalls, director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs in the Office of the Dean of Students at the University of Rochester, has been elected president-elect for the Association of…

What Does Freedom Mean to You?

February 2, 2010

If you came to the University of Rochester, one of the things you would hear a lot about from our students, faculty and staff is that we have an open…

In Memory of Martin Luther King

January 22, 2010

Every year we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his work toward nonviolence and social justice. On Monday, January 18th, as part of the nationwide MLK…