Today's guest post is written by Samir Hummad, Banaa Scholar, University of Rochester, Class of 2015 I could hardly believe it when I got my admission letter to come to the University…

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…

Malawi Summer Immersion Seminar Written by Joe Lanning, Instructor I recently completed a program review for the college version of the Malawi Immersion Seminar. I had a pretty good idea…

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…

After ten weeks of bribing a spectacular army of readers (like Patrick O’Neill here) with snacks, I’ve signed almost 4,000 decision letters addressed to students who had applied Early Decision…

Last weekend was one of my favorites so far this semester, because I spent three days with my squash team competing in our end-of-season tournament—nationals! Every year, teams come from…