Student Life

When I was originally posting on the Class of 2016 Facebook group, I wasn’t planning on looking for a roommate. I wanted to let fate decide where and with whom…

As I’ve mentioned in my other posts, I decided to rush this past January and I'm pledging Sigma Phi Epsilon. In my rushing post and now, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND if…

If you couldn’t tell from my article, "Accepted? Time to crush it," I believe that the time to take action is always NOW. Why wait until tomorrow when you can start…

The room was unusually quiet given that we had a couple of minutes before the end of class. My blue-black backpack, the one I used on my travels around Europe,…

What is the Interfaith Chapel? Located near the Genesee River, the Interfaith Chapel offers a number of services and events. It represents diversity on our campus, in that students may…

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I was involved in numerous extracurricular activities last semester. Part of the reason why I had time for all that was the approach to…

This past weekend, I was able to go on a weekend retreat with my fraternity and it was amazing! Although the U of R has a beautiful university campus, it…

At the University of Rochester, we have these six ideals called our communal principles: Fairness, Freedom, Inclusion, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview the Dean…

Yesterday was Monday, and while my little brother is on vacation, I’m headed into another week of classes. (He’s being very nice and not gloating about it at all.) It’s also around the time for…

Whether you're from Rochester or Los Angeles, Anchorage or Miami, it's important to know that the winter weather in Rochester is not to be feared. There are so many opportunities…

By far my favorite place on campus is the Periodical Reading Room (PRR), one of the quiet study halls at the University of Rochester. Yes, it is a library, but…

Written by Justine Rumbel, Assistant Director, Admissions And the winners are . . . Congratulations to all of our Simon Scholars Case Competition participants! On Sunday, February 17, we welcomed…