Eminem's lyrics to "Lose Yourself," particularly the beginning, are on my mind a great deal. "Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted, in…

My name is Joe Latimer, and I am the Assistant Dean of Diversity and Outreach here at the University. I currently have twenty-two years of college admissions experience, spanning a midsized public…

So, winter break has run its course, and now we are back at the University of Rochester for the second semester of the 2011-2012 school year. Personally, I am so…

  This past semester, my dance crew (Rice Crew) got second place in Delta Upsilon's 2nd Annual Dance 4 Charity! This friendly competition with 10 University of Rochester dance groups raised…

So I really feel like Rochester has gone through a climate change in the matter of one year. It is well into January, and every day has been sunny and…

"So, what are you studying in university, Natasha?" Yet another question about my major. Here goes, I say to myself. "Umm, microbiology?" I might sound unsure, but saying it aloud…

It happened. The New Year is here AND so are the grades. Yay. [notice the lack of exclamation] The Grade Point Averages of roughly 4,500 students hit Blackboard (the online…

Wishing you much joy this holiday season! Sincerely, The Admissions and Financial Aid staff

Finals week: The time of over-packed libraries, endless trips to Starbucks, and countless Facebook statuses about tests and studying. This is what I have discovered finals are like here at…

I do some pretty random things, but recently I did something I could have never predicted a few months ago: I put on a jingly hip-scarf and all the glittery…