whats great about UofR

Robotab
Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:31:51 +0000

Ok-- do not question the awesomeness of Rochester.

Basically, I made this huge college list and one of the 50 schools listed was rochester. I didn’t think much of it at first-- I thought it was cold and not prestigious at all and that there was no point in going to it when I had some great schools much closer to home that were warm.

Then I actually visited the school. Upon doing this, all of my preconceptions vanished, and I fell in love (if it were possible to fall in love with a school, that is ). I loved the atmosphere-- close enough to the city to provide a cultural outlet, but secluded enough that there would be plently of people just wanting to chill on the weekends. The academics were awesome-- and pre-med is especially strong, as is engineering. The people are amazing-- my female tour guide was wearing sneakers and cut-offs with the required rochester polo. Almost every other person I saw was also dressed in a laid back fashion. The people for the most part seemed incredibly friendly, and I remember seeing the guides laughing amongst themselves, although you could tell they weren’t in the same social groups, somehow they were. I felt like anyone could fit in there. And then the people in my info session seemed kind of nerdy, yet laid back-- a lot like the tour guides who were leading us around. Overall, I felt that I had found my place.

When I went back to visit for an overnight and class visit, I fell in love all over again. It felt like I had returned home, and my host was very similar to myself, showing my that I would fit in well there. We baked cookies-- without a whisk-- and watched patch adams and played mariokart. Not stressful or overwhelming at all, like I had imagined an overnight would be. the class I sat in on was actually very interesting-- organic chem-- and I found that I could understand a lot of what was being said.

I just felt right there, and since I applied ED and was accepted, I know I be going to the school of my dreams :)

I advise visiting-- it’s not nearly as publicized or sought-after as it should be. If you can live without the pretige of the ivys, definitely consider it.