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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.…

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…

Protips for Choosing the “Perfect” Roommate!

When I was originally posting on the Class of 2016 Facebook group, I wasn’t planning on looking for a roommate. I wanted to let fate decide where and with whom…

Extracurriculars

The Time Is Now: How You Can Shape Your UR Experience, Today!

If you couldn’t tell from my article, "Accepted? Time to crush it," I believe that the time to take action is always NOW. Why wait until tomorrow when you can start…

Priorities: Reading All Over the Lines

February 21, 2013

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…

Accepted? Time to Crush It.

January 16, 2013

To all of my readers who have recently received their acceptance letter, CONGRATULATIONS! I applied Early Decision last year and was accepted on December 15th, 2011. The problem with getting…

Are You Ready for Next Summer?

November 21, 2012

We are! The University of Rochester Pre-College Programs has launched its listing of classes for the summer of 2013. Following is a brief overview of our exciting offerings: • Rochester Scholars are…

Choosing Your School: 4 Factors to Consider and How Rochester Excels

November 20, 2012

When I was applying to schools, I primarily looked for a couple major factors, and looking back, I didn't even fully understand their significance. In this blog post I'm going…

I Believe an Introduction is in Order!

September 19, 2012

Hello! My name is Grant Dever and I’m a sophomore at the University of Rochester. I’m from Honeoye Falls, NY, which is a small rural-suburb approximately 25 minutes from the…

Get to Know Alap Patel!

September 19, 2012

Hey, everyone! My name's Alap Patel and I'm currently a sophomore at the University of Rochester, one of the best universities in New York! I hope this blog will give…

University of Rochester Adopts Test Flexible Policy

September 5, 2012

Jon Burdick writes the first part of a four-part series (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) on Rochester’s new “test flexible” stance for undergraduate admissions. I’m addressing a four-part blog to…

NHI-LDZ Youth Legislative Session

Hello world! Today I post about the National Hispanic Institute's Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative program which I had the pleasure to run sound for. During this program, current high…