Student Life – Page 34 – Admissions Blog

The Importance of Mentorship

February 10, 2015

I’ve been a huge proponent of mentorship for as long as I can remember. It is important to give and receive mentorship because it is what allows us to learn…

The Perks of Being a D’Lion

February 6, 2015

What is a D’Lion? Most people will ask me this question whenever I proudly announce that I am part of the D’Lion Society at Rochester this year. Briefly speaking,…

Freshman Housing Looks Hard, But It Isn’t

February 2, 2015

As an incoming freshman, one of my biggest worries about college was having to share a room with a complete stranger. I was accustomed to having a space of my…

First Impressions of Goa, India

January 27, 2015

Over the summer, while browsing through the list of events that celebrate the International Year of Light 2015, I stumbled upon the description of a festival called “The Story of…

Delta Upsilon’s Dance 4 Charity

January 23, 2015

The fraternity I am a part of, Delta Upsilon, hosts an annual campus dance competition called Dance 4 Charity (D4C). This past December was the fourth annual show, hosted inside…

5 Reasons Why I Love My On-Campus Housing

January 22, 2015

Now halfway through my second year at Rochester, I’m pleased to report that it has thus far been even better than my first. I’ve learned how to better balance my…

New Year’s Resolutions For a Successful Academic Year

January 12, 2015

2015 is here and I can say with confidence that I have experienced more changes in the last four months than in the past eighteen years of my life. I…

Extracurriculars

A Spirit of Activism at Rochester

December 8, 2014

As mentioned in my first post, one of the major factors in my decision to come to Rochester was my admissions interview. I remember hearing that "a spirit of activism…

Meet Lauren Bradley, Advisor to the Student Alumni Ambassadors!

December 5, 2014

Today, I want to highlight one of my favorite advisors, Lauren Bradley, advisor to the Student Alumni Ambassadors, otherwise known as the SAAs. Lauren works for the Office of Advancement…

Careers and Outcomes

Scientific Conferences Aren’t Nearly as Boring as They Sound!

November 25, 2014

Charles Gaugh, Optics Expert, and myself at the “Frontiers in Optics” Industry Exhibit Hall Last month, I traveled to Tucson, AZ, for an annual scientific conference in optics as a…

Extracurriculars

Congrats to the New Order of Omega Initiates!

November 21, 2014

As president of Order of Omega, the campus Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Honors Society, I had the distinct privilege of facilitating and organizing this year’s application process, one of the…

Halloween at Rochester

November 5, 2014

Hello my dear students! Welcome to the class I call "UR 201: Happy Halloween!" Fall is always one of my favorite seasons in Rochester and celebrating Halloween at Rochester is…