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What Everybody Ought to Know About Rushing

February 13, 2013

Hey everyone, Sorry for this blog being so delayed. I’ve been incredibly busy this semester, but it’s definitely looking to be even more fun and active for me than last…

Final Exams: Poland vs. America

January 30, 2013

I haven’t written in a while, but I have a number of reasons, or maybe excuses, for that. December was pretty dense. I survived my first period of final exams…

O Canada: Traveling to Niagara Falls

January 28, 2013

Fun Fact #1: The University of Rochester is about an hour and a half away from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Fun Fact #2: The University of Rochester had no school…

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…

Warm Clothes and Snowy Fun

January 15, 2013

I managed to catch a video of the first real snowfall at UR for you all: Protip: When you don’t know what you want next Christmas, for your birthday, etc.,…

My Finals Experience!

January 15, 2013

Hey guys, Sorry that it’s been so long since I’ve posted a blog, but I had NO idea the toll that finals would take on me. At Rochester, we have…

December Vlog: Finals Week

January 9, 2013

Just a quick glimpse at finals week at the University of Rochester. Some students choose to utilize different parts on our beautiful university campus.

My First Finals

January 3, 2013

This is what attending a top-tier university will make you think—that lengthy research papers are fun to write. And I will tell you that compared to sitting for three hours…

Behold, the FINALS Cometh!

December 12, 2012

How do you know its finals season at the University of Rochester? It's when the Hoeing 2 lounge is full yet quiet at the same time, and on a closer…

Dining on Campus: The Eco-Clamshell Life

December 7, 2012

The Eco-Clamshell sitting peacefully in Danforth Dining Hall Back-to-back classes during lunchtime? Meetings during dinnertime? Is your schedule so hectic that sometimes you can't find the time to grab…

Some Cultural Surprises

November 28, 2012

Before coming to study at Rochester, I used to think that I had a pretty accurate idea of what life in the U.S. is like. The vast majority of people…

Tree Time at Rochester

November 26, 2012

When I was looking at schools, I looked at normal criteria: flexible curriculum, research opportunities for undergraduates, combined degree programs. Now, of course, the University of Rochester has all of…