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What To Do After You’re Admitted

If you are reading this and you have just been accepted to the University of Rochester, major CONGRATULATIONS! I genuinely wish everyone the best of luck as they accept their…

How to Make Your College Application Stand Out

Millions of applications are submitted to colleges every year. If you are a high school senior and have just gone through the admissions process, you know what it’s like. For…

Deaf-ine Meliora: A First Year’s Account on Disability

Hello. My name is Phelan Conheady. I am a native of Rochester. I am a first year and currently a triple major in French, international relations and American Sign Language…

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!

February 22, 2018

College application season is coming to an end, and high school seniors all over the world are sighing in relief as they click that send button for the last time.…

Four Tips for High School Juniors Regarding the College Process

February 6, 2018

Now that it is 2018, high school seniors are mostly finished with their journey through the college process. It’s time for current juniors to begin thinking about their future and…

To Major or Minor? Or Just Double Major!

February 2, 2018

One of the reasons I chose the University of Rochester is because of its flexible curriculum that allows students to choose their own set of academics without the limitation of…

How to Prepare for the Spring Semester

January 24, 2018

The new year is already upon us, and with it, the second semester will start soon. Although you might not want to give school any more thoughts until you absolutely…

Four Things You Should Ask Yourself While Making Your College List

January 23, 2018

It’s never too early or too late to start making or refining that college list. You can start as early as freshman year of high school and refine it all…

Four Tips for Finishing Senior Year Strong

January 18, 2018

It’s finally senior year; you’ve been waiting for this moment since freshman year. The years of hard work have finally paid off but it’s not time to slow down yet…

31 Things I Learned About the University of Rochester During My First Semester

January 8, 2018

The first semester of my college career is finally over. Looking back, I never realized how fast the time was going by. It seems like yesterday when I moved to the…

Five Tips for Writing College Supplements

December 18, 2017

We all know the college admissions essay is one of the biggest hurdles of the admissions process. But what about the writing supplements? Just when you thought it couldn’t get…

Inside Dorm Life

December 13, 2017

The idea of living with a bunch of new people and even a strange roommate or two can be pretty intimidating. And while it may be a drastic change from…