Housing/Residential Life

Residential students are housed in one of the first-year residence halls on campus. The residence hall has lounges on each floor, kitchenettes with several micro fridges for students to share, study rooms, and a laundry facility.

Please note that the residence hall does not have air conditioning. The summer weather in Rochester is typically in the 80s during the day and in 60s at night, so please plan accordingly.

There is a curfew in place as our Pre-College Programs students are minors. Residential students must check in to the residence hall by 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and by 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Students must remain in the residence hall until 7 a.m. University ID cards are collected each night as part of the check in process and are returned to students the next morning.

Students must provide their own linens (sheets, blankets, pillows, towels, etc.). You are allowed to bring a small micro fridge. We highly encourage students to bring a fan with you to keep your room cool.

Our Pre-College Program staff are current University of Rochester students who act as a college resident assistant (RA). Same as you would find in a residence hall as an undergraduate student. These students serve as advisors and mentors.

The staff have been through an extensive training process to ensure that they can handle a variety of situations. They live in the residence halls with the Pre-college students over the summer and are available all day, every day.

Pre-college staff have knowledge not only of the campus and the Rochester area, but can also provide some insight to various academic programs. They help supervise activities and events that take place in the evenings and on the weekends and ensure that each student has a positive experience and a memorable summer!

We try to make the summer experience as much like a first-year college experience as possible, and part of that experience is learning to live with new people. Therefore, all our pre-college students share a room with another student. In rare circumstances, there may be three students to a room.

Students are matched with their roommate based on gender. We try to put students together who are in different programs and who are from different states or countries to give students a diverse experience.

Students are able to participate in hall activities planned by their Pre-College Program staff.

Students will receive their room and roommate assignments when they arrive on campus to check in for the program. We are unable to release roommate information, as this would be inconsistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) guidelines. Furthermore, housing assignments are being made and changed right up until the time students arrive on campus.

Tuition, room, and board are included in the residential program fee. Residential students have access to the University of Rochester’s facilities, including campus computer labs, libraries, and Wilson Commons. Students also have supervised access to Goergen Athletic Center—which has a 200-meter track, basketball, volleyball, tennis, squash, and racquetball courts. There are laundry facilities in the dorm free of charge.

Pre-college staff will provide transportation for students on move-in and out days to the airport, train, and bus station.

The residential program fee does not include:

• Transportation to/from your home city
• Linens
• Blankets and pillows
• Personal spending money
• Meals eaten off campus
• Medical expenses

Additional fees may apply for special events and off-campus excursions.

Students may bring additional spending money for items that are not included in program fees, such as snacks and drinks from the vending machines, restaurants in College Town, and souvenirs.

JPMorgan Chase Bank and Advantage Federal Credit Union ATMs are available on River Campus and the Medical Center.

Family and friends may send letters and packages to pre-college students during their stay on campus. The mailing address is as follows:

Student’s Name
c/o University of Rochester Pre-College Programs
BOX 270034
Rochester, New York 14627-0251