The Photon Camp: 2013 Edition
Earlier this month, The Institute of Optics organized the first edition of the Photon Camp, a one-week program designed for rising high school seniors to get an overview of the…
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My Pre-College Experience And Undying Love For Rochester
It has been rumored that if I were to get a cut, I would in fact bleed blue and yellow. People often ask me when my love for University of…
Imagining and Managing Your Future
This July will be my third year teaching "Imagining and Managing Your Future." I am very excited to be once again in the classroom for two weeks with high school students…
A Trip on the “Bee” Train
Dateline: Saturday, May 4, 10:40 p.m. at JFK Airport, New York City: “Now boarding rows 15 and higher…” Thus began the beginning of the end of another spring travel season.…
Campus Play: “Bang Bang You’re Dead”
Recently at the University of Rochester, a group of students (including some of my close friends) got together and organized the production of "Bang Bang You're Dead," a one-act play…
6 Reasons to Attend a Pre-College Summer Program
Written by Emily Cihon Fehnel, Director of Campus Programs, Admissions Have you ever considered participating in a summer program at a college or university? Here are some reasons why you…
A Day in the Class: What’s Your Name?
The room was unusually quiet given that we had a couple of minutes before the end of class. My blue-black backpack, the one I used on my travels around Europe,…
From Nuba Mountains to America
Today's guest post is written by Samir Hummad, Banaa Scholar, University of Rochester, Class of 2015 I could hardly believe it when I got my admission letter to come to the University…
Join Us for an Experience You Will Never Forget!
Malawi Summer Immersion Seminar Written by Joe Lanning, Instructor I recently completed a program review for the college version of the Malawi Immersion Seminar. I had a pretty good idea…
Rochester’s Communal Principles: Honesty
At the University of Rochester, we have these six ideals called our communal principles: Fairness, Freedom, Inclusion, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview the Dean…
Winners of the Simon Scholars Case Competition 2013
Written by Justine Rumbel, Assistant Director, Admissions And the winners are . . . Congratulations to all of our Simon Scholars Case Competition participants! On Sunday, February 17, we welcomed…
Priorities: Reading All Over the Lines
After ten weeks of bribing a spectacular army of readers (like Patrick O’Neill here) with snacks, I’ve signed almost 4,000 decision letters addressed to students who had applied Early Decision…