Ten Questions To Ask B4 Accepting A College Offer

hopkinslax
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:37:02 +0000

Some of your notes below your questions make no sense, but I will attempt to answer all them.

1. It is very accessible. Very friendly and professional staff. You are able to switch if you get a roommate, I wouldn’t say that it is simple, but it can be done if necessary.


If you need an escort, you can just call security and they will escort you with no problem.
Average increase is about 5-6% which is consequently on par with other colleges of this caliber.
The hours are usually from 9AM-9PM and there is an on call physician. Also, don’t forget that there is a hospital right next door. I think in all cases it is cheaper for your parents to leave you on their insurance. Remember you are still a dependent.
If you need a leave of absence, just take one. Only problem is that you will graduate later. If you are gone for a week, there is a lot of work that will need to be made up. If you are gone for a month, then you will be missing a ton. However this is the same for any college.
You don’t pick your academic advisor for your freshman year (those are assigned by hall). However when you declare your major, you can usually pick yours (depending on the dep’t). However if you are an engineer, you have your advisor all 4 years. I think the system is pretty decent. Most of the advisors are very knowledgeable.
The school itself does not offer any, but there are many many facilities open to students. There are the normal Public Storage facilities and then the kind that deliver big boxes to your dorm. The costs are $40+ a month
Crime rate is relatively low. http://security.rochester.edu/stats06.html
If you damage something, you are responsible for paying for it. Also, if there is community damage, the whole dorm pays for it (works out to be like 50cents per student at times). However you have a $5 “account” where the school will not charge you until your money runs out. As for the sub-explanation- these pieces of furniture are built to last and will only break if you abuse them. Again, this is the same for any college.
Cafeteria offers all kinds of food. There are multiple on campus. There are “coffee shops” when the main cafeterias close including a new one by the University Information Technology Center, one in Goergen, one by the Pit in Wilson Commons, one in Susan B. Anthony.