Getting to Know Your Financial Aid Blogger
Who am I? For starters, my name is Hali Skaggs. I am one of the financial aid counselors at the University of Rochester. I have been working in the financial…
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Class Council: Call Me Maybe. Elect Me Definitely.
As I mentioned in my introduction post, I really wanted to get involved when I got to UR. I went to an informational meeting about Class Council, Hall Council, and…
The Interview: An Opportunity to Speak Face-to-Face
The college admissions interview has become an essential part of the application and review process at Rochester. The interview offers us the opportunity to sit down and have a face-to-face…
Behind the Scenes: College Fair Planning
Written by Suzanne Dianetti, Administrative Assistant for Recruitment and Outreach, Office of Admissions Since classes are well underway on the University of Rochester River Campus, I bet you can’t help but wonder…
A 4th in a Series of Blogs about Rochester, Reading, and Testing
Jon Burdick writes the fourth part of a four-part series (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) on Rochester’s new “test flexible” stance for undergraduate admissions. Rochester readers review testing as something…
Getting Involved with Residential Life
The University of Rochester has such a unique way of integrating new students into the Yellowjacket Family. You’d be surprised to know that as a mid-sized university, students know tons…
Application Review at the University of Rochester
Jon Burdick writes the third part of a four-part series (part 1) (part 2) (part 4) on Rochester’s new “test flexible” stance for undergraduate admissions. The factors application readers look for…
UAA Conference Preview
Here at UR, our Men's Soccer team plays in the University Athletic Association (UAA). Not to brag, but this is debatably one of the hardest conferences in all of DIII…
I’m Pedro, Nice to Meet You!
Hey, everybody! My name is Pedro Pablo Vallejo Ramirez, I am an international freshman here at the University of Rochester. I was born in Bogota, Colombia, but when I was…
Hillside Community Shield: U of R vs. RIT
The first annual Hillside Community Shield soccer game between the #14 University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology is scheduled to take place Tuesday, September 11. The game will…