Student Life – Page 42 – Admissions Blog

Get Ready for Mel Weekend!

October 7, 2013

October is a very special month here at Rochester, with some of the most exciting events of the year happening on the weekends. As a follow up on my previous…

Midterm Exams Like a Boss!

October 1, 2013

Picture: My desk before midterms in the Fall of 2012. “Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have…

A New Soccer Season at Rochester

September 23, 2013

A look at the new team! As the semester has come to a start, the soccer season has also begun. It's a hectic time of going to new classes (and…

Ain’t No Time Limit on Learning

September 19, 2013

Summer 2013 has come to an end. Wow, I needed to actually write that out to reinforce it to myself because I've been in denial. Yup, breaks my heart to…

Upperclassman Housing

September 12, 2013

Housing is incredible at the University of Rochester, with great campus diversity. When you are a freshman, you get a double (two beds) or triple (three beds) typically, referring to…

Campus Lore: Myths and Superstitions

September 11, 2013

Since its founding in 1850, the University of Rochester has had a long and proud history. And during our journey to become a top private university, we’ve collected our own…

Getting Involved

September 9, 2013

When picking a University, it is important to find one at which you will be able to easily get involved. I have never been a student at a state school,…

More About My Summer Internship!

August 13, 2013

I love what I study at the University of Rochester (which is public health by the way). I thought I would write about how my summer internship relates to my school…

How to Have a Successful Orientation Week!

It’s not even my Orientation, and I’m already excited for Orientation Week! As an upperclassman, I am extremely excited to welcome all the new first years and transfer students to…

City of Rochester

Rochester Gay Pride Weekend

Today's guest post is written by Serra Sevenler, Class of 2015. The annual City of Rochester’s Gay Pride Weekend was held July 19–21 this year. Organized by the Genesee Valley…

‘Learn, Discover, Heal, Create’ at Strong Memorial Hospital

There is a lot I could say to update you on my nursing school experience thus far. However, what I have enjoyed most has been my clinical experiences at the…

New and unique majors that mix arts with engineering

Of the dozens of new majors launched at the University of Rochester in the last few years, one highlight is the popular new option in Audio and Music Engineering (AME)…