Posts categorized Student Life

What is a Yellowjacket? It’s a question that has been asked many a time, especially by people who don’t know a lot about bees (including that a yellowjacket isn’t one).…

Moving to a new city with hundreds of students can be scary and overwhelming. It can be hard to come to the University of Rochester surrounded by strangers. Luckily, before…

Networking. The thing my dad really wants me to do. Well, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that networking today has a lot more components than…

A new semester means another activity fair and signing up to be part of a million new clubs but never actually showing up to the GIM. This is a universal…

Despite what you may think, there are a lot of ways to make money as a college student. Here at the University of Rochester there are plenty of restaurants near…

Famously the worst part of the semester, Finals Week crept up on me faster than you’d expect. While it technically starts tomorrow, the Sunday after the end of classes, I…

I want to emphasize that it’s completely normal to face challenges and to not feel okay at times. There are various stressors that you may encounter during your college years,…

Hello, fellow campus foodies! Before coming to the University of Rochester, I was extremely curious about the dining options available, and given the fact that I am someone with minimal…

Are you a high school senior finalizing your supplemental essays for college? Or are you an admitted student deciding on which college to attend? Whatever your case may be, I…

As someone who has little to no interest in fashion and typically chooses outfits by whatever’s at the top of my clothes drawer, I am endlessly fascinated by the concept…