First Year

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…

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…

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…

Last year, as soon as I was accepted, I became THAT GUY in the Facebook group. I answered everyone’s questions because I was: 1. Excited, 2. Bored, 3. Knowledgeable about the…

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…

Here at the University of Rochester, there are a million things to do, and I imagine that in my time here I won't even participate in an eighth of the…

The flexible curriculum at the University of Rochester is one of the main reasons that I and other students decided to attend this school. Rochester firmly believes that you should…

As I mentioned earlier, I am the President of the 2016 Class Council and I thought that I would tell you more about what Class Council does. People often think…

Another couple of weeks at the University passed in the blink of an eye, leaving trees mostly leafless and pavements mostly wet. However, the weather was extraordinarily warm and sunny…

Having now successfully navigated my way through almost two months of college and sunk into the rhythm of daily life, I feel qualified to make a few statements about that…

It's that time of the year again when the semester seems to moving forward at breakneck speed and classes start getting harder. Reading is piling up and activities are overwhelming.…

Classes have been going for a while now, and I’ve found them to be incredibly interesting, and the workload has been manageable. My professors have been quite inspiring as they…