Seven Things to Do Before You Graduate
The University of Rochester has its own list of “101 Things to Do Before You Graduate,” but I’m going to give you my special seven that you won’t find on…
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Keeping Busy Until You Arrive at Rochester
So it's July and the Class of 2018 is starting their Rochester experience in just a couple months. I'm assuming the next two months will be an incredibly anxious time…
Become Boulder
I’m in Boulder, Colorado, over the summer for an internship in optical engineering. I am working on developing optical design software with a company called FiveFocal, LLC. It’s been four…
Summer Jobs
Happy summer, all! Classes have been over for about a month now… finals are over and you've finally got some free time on your hands! Now here’s the million dollar…
Six Things I Didn’t Know I Couldn’t Live Without
So maybe “couldn’t live without” is a bit of an exaggeration. However, having theses things certainly made my first year of college much more comfortable and easy than it would…
Advice on Getting an Internship
Reading the news lately could cause one to think that a plain old bachelor’s degree just doesn’t cut it anymore. Unfortunately, that thought wouldn’t be too far from the truth.…
My Summer Plans, Summer 2014
In August, I’ll be traveling to Leh, Ladakh, India, where I’ll be working with Professor Nancy Chin on her smoking cessation research project. I’m so excited to have the chance…
It’s the Journey that Counts: Commencement 2014
The Class of 2014 just graduated from the University of Rochester, and I can’t seem to get the words of Senior Class President, James Wu, out of my mind. The…
Rochester Withdrawals: Making the Transition Back Home
Summer has barely begun and I’m already missing Rochester. I miss my friends, I miss my campus, I miss my classes, and I miss my independence. Don’t get me wrong,…
The Men’s Soccer Team Goes to Germany!
So the men's soccer team's long-awaited international trip to Germany is finally upon us. As we travel through the country, I will be blogging on a pretty regular basis. To…
RocHack’s Spring 2014 Hackathon: 24 Hours of Making Things
Last month, students from both Rochester and RIT got together for RocHack’s first 24-hour Hackathon. The start of the 24-hour event on Saturday, April 12, in Rettner Hall on the…
Hijabi for a Day
Here at the University of Rochester, we have great campus diversity, and part of that diversity includes females who wear the hijab, which is a head covering traditionally worn by…