Posts categorized First Year

With Early Decision II and Regular Decision applications due January 5, application season is officially behind us! It’s time to close the Common Application tab on your laptop (which has…

Greetings, those of you approaching graduation! Has your existential dread set in yet? Do you number among those afflicted with senioritis? When I submitted the last of my college apps,…

Going to college immediately after graduating high school is tough– time flies by, and before you know it, it’s time to leave your family & friends behind. As a first-year,…

A first-generation student is identified as someone whose parent(s) did not complete a 4-year college/university degree. Applying to college as a first-gen college student can be extremely stressful because your…

Deciding which college is right for you can be tough. There are several different factors to consider; what size of school, what the focus of that school is, what programs…

Busy schedules, deadlines one after another, social commitments… These are just some of the things that I have to train myself to stay on top of as a college student.…

Pictured above: UR Habitat members in October 2022 at the build site for the home they cosponsored. Credit: Flower City Habitat Do you enjoy volunteering in your community? And do…

College is hard, especially in a new environment and possibly a new city. Even though the University of Rochester is not that big, it’s a significant transition from high school.…

If you have taken any time looking at the University of Rochester’s humanities departments you’ll see that there are several different areas of study. Full of programs, professors, libraries, even…

It’s September so you know what that means: college application season has arrived! As you are narrowing down your list of schools and sending out your applications, those letters of…