Welcome Admitted Students!

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SAY HELLO TO YOUR FUTURE

CONGRATULATIONS! Based on your outstanding academic preparation and the strength of your character, we selected you to be part of our exceptional community at the University of Rochester. We celebrate your drive and commitment to improving yourself, those around you, and the world. Here, you’ll live and study amongst the most tenacious and unconventional students from around the world. Together with our world-class faculty and staff, you’ll thrive from the push, and the support, of intellectuals interested in learning from other people and impacting the world around them.

We want you to join us in making the world ever better!

Dr. Robert J. Alexander

Vice Provost & University Dean, Enrollment Management

COMING TOGETHER TO LEARN. DISCOVER. HEAL. CREATE. ORIENTATION:

Learn more about your transition to Rochester, including ways to connect with fellow incoming students and families at

rochester.edu/college/orientation

The University of Rochester has the widest range of students I have ever seen on a college campus. Almost everyone I have met here has a passion for learning and being involved, has a broad variety of interests, and genuinely wants to help others.”

Melissa

Cohen Westchester, NY Biological Sciences

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

CONNECT ONLINE The Admitted Students page is the best resource for everything you need to know about your admission to the University of Rochester. Here you can connect with future classmates, get to know Rochester, submit your enrollment deposit, discover our unique curriculum, learn more about housing and financial aid, and stay in touch.

admissions.rochester.edu/visit/admittedstudents

One of my favorite traditions is the Library Scare Fair and visiting all of the different library spaces around campus with a group of friends. It’s a great, fun opportunity to head to the tip top of Rush Rhees and overlook all of Rochester.”

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Neveu Lakeland, FL Creative Writing & Psychology

My favorite University of Rochester memory is seeing snow for the first time! I had never seen snow before, so I was completely mesmerized by it.

I also got the chance to sled for the first time.”

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Correa-Quinones Coamo, Puerto Rico Business & Dance Studies

STUDY WHAT YOU LOVE

THE YELLOWJACKET EXPERIENCE

ROCHESTER CURRICULUM

The Yellowjacket Experience is for all admitted students, whether you’re enrolling as a first-year or transfer student.

• Have lunch in a dining center

From your very first day, your education is yours to customize. You won’t spend time or money on classes chosen for you. Instead, select courses from among thousands of possibilities, including a “cluster” of three related courses in two areas outside of your major. Maybe you’ll complete a double major, study abroad, intern at a local or international company, conduct individualized research, or all of the above.

• Tour the city of Rochester

Education your way.

• Tour the River Campus • Attend a session on your academic interest • Attend classes

• Review financing, aid, and scholarship options

WHAT’S A CLUSTER? A cluster is a set of related courses that falls within one of the three academic divisions. Each cluster contains a minimum of 12 credits of coursework. They’re just one more way you can customize your education.

I chose the University of Rochester because it would allow me to study in a very different environment - both geographically and academically. I could see myself walking down Eastman Quad on my way to class, because the flexible curriculum would allow me to chose courses that fit my interests. I was so impressed with the variety of classes, majors, minors, clusters, clubs, and so much more that I knew I would fit in.”

Mel

Harrell San Antonio, TX Language, Media and Communications

START YOUR JOURNEY

AP/IB/COLLEGE CREDIT

FIRST-YEAR HOUSING

We award AP, IB, and/or college credit to students who qualify by the College Center for Advising Services. If you have not already sent your official scores or college transcript, please send them before you register for classes.

First-years and sophomores must live on campus unless they have an exception to live with their family in the Rochester area. Most undergraduates choose to live on campus. In fact, 84 percent of students live on campus all four years. First-years live in five residence halls: Susan B. Anthony Halls, Genesee Hall, and Gilbert, Hoeing, and Tiernan on the Residence Quad. In addition to residential advisors, there are D’Lions and First-Year Fellows living in first-year housing. D’Lions promote community spirit and organize events that help students acclimate to their new environment, and First-Year Fellows offer academic mentorship and guidance.

rochester.edu/college/ccas

GET STARTED WITH RESEARCH Rochester is a Tier-1 research university where students and faculty team up across disciplines to challenge current conventions and theories and discover new ones. From day one, you’ll work with other creative thinkers and find solutions to the world’s problems.

rochester.edu/research

MEET ROCKY Rocky is Rochester’s Yellowjacket mascot, based on the yellow jacket wasp common in North America.

My participation at the University of Rochester Medical Center has been such a meaningful activity for me. From shadowing at the hospital and my research with the Halterman Lab, I have been exposed to patients from all different walks of life.

Working to improve patient outcomes in the lab has strengthened and solidified my passion for medicine.”

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Eck Ovid, NY Neuroscience

BEGIN THE NEXT CHAPTER IN YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER

ORIENTATION & WELCOME WEEK At Rochester, orientation for first-year and transfer students begins ahead of your arrival to campus with Rochester Ready, an online program designed to introduce you to University academics and student life through videos and tutorials. Then, right before classes begin, you’ll travel to campus for Welcome Week, an in-person program of events to help you connect with fellow incoming students, learn how to navigate campus, and explore opportunities to get involved with student activities. You’ll get more information about Rochester Ready and Welcome Week once you enroll at Rochester.

TRANSFER HOUSING Rochester welcomes transfer students to join the residential community as much as possible. In recent years, the popularity of campus facilities has exceeded the number of available spaces.

Thus, we can’t always accommodate every transfer student who wants to live on campus.

On-campus housing availability is often determined shortly before the start of each semester. To be considered, you must submit your

reply form and deposit to secure your enrollment at Rochester. At that point, you will get access to the Housing and Dining Services Contract in your MyROC account, where you can indicate preferences to live on campus. The Office for Residential Life & Housing Services will add you to the list of students who want housing and do their best to accommodate. If you plan to seek off-campus housing, Residential Life has resources to assist you.

rochester.edu/reslife

TRANSFER ADVISING New transfer students are assigned a College advisor to help with course selection and guide you throughout your entire academic experience at the University of Rochester. You can expect to receive an email from your College advisor prior to the start of your first semester to discuss your course selections, transfer credits, course placements, and registration information. Advisors will begin emailing new transfer students about a month prior to when you register for your courses. Please contact the College Center for Advising Services at cascas@ur.rochester.edu with any questions.

Rochester students have a unique blend of intelligence, creativity, and heart. This shines through in so many ways, from the students who major in engineering and minor or double major in the humanities, to the students who spend their breaks building a water filtration system in the Dominican Republic, to the students who start a company to help minimize traumatic brain injuries, to the students who encourage young kids to pursue STEM careers. Our students truly do make the world ‘ever better.”

Dr. Wendi Heinzelman

Dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

MELIORA: EVER BETTER

THE VALUE OF ROCHESTER The University of Rochester will prepare you for the rest of your life. In fact, Rochester routinely receives top rankings for value. As a student at a premier research institution in a global residential community of the highest order, you’ll develop connections, skills, and perspectives from all corners of the world. When employers of Rochester graduates describe our students, their responses reinforce the immediate value of a Rochester education. Our students are ambitious, curious, responsible, and team-oriented problem solvers. They’re professionally nimble, effective communicators, and diversely skilled.

MEET STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE The University of Rochester is proud to be home to more than 3,000 international students from over 140 countries. We understand that the student visa process can be stressful and time consuming. The Office of Admissions will coordinate the issuing of your student visa documents several months prior to the start of your program. For the University of Rochester to issue your I-20 or DS-2019, you must first enroll at Rochester. Then, we will send you stepby-step instructions to help you complete your I-20 or DS-2019 and apply for your student visa.

After I graduate from the University of Rochester, I plan to attend graduate school to study orthotics and Prosthetics. I specifically want to work with pediatric patients and help provide them with supportive devices that can restore their ability to participate in any activity they want to.”

Audrey

Yu Vienna, VA Biomedical Engineering

LIVE IN A BIG CITY ON A SMALLER SCALE

THE CITY OF ROCHESTER With more than a million people living in the metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs, the city of Rochester has the entertainment and culture of a big city, but the friendliness (and lack of traffic) of a small town.

You’ll get where you’re going fast, whether it’s to WI our worldMI DETROIT renowned jazz and film festivals, CHICAGO

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Rochester fostered the motion picture film industry, abolition, and the women’s rights movement.

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I enjoy meeting with students one-on-one or within groups to talk about the current campus climate. By facilitating these conversations, I get to watch students explore how they self-identify and learn new ways to express themselves authentically. I believe that in order to cultivate global citizens, we need to have open and honest dialogue with each other and with folks that differ from us. I hope you will join us at our University Presidential Diversity Award Winning One Community program or our LGBTQ Meet & Greet Event during Welcome Week to start your journey here at the University of Rochester. Meliora!”

Dr. Jessica Guzmán-Rea ‘10W (EdD) Director, Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center Chair, College Diversity Roundtable

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS admit@admissions.rochester.edu 585-275-3221 admissions.rochester.edu

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ADMITTED STUDENTS

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE finaid@rochester.edu rochester.edu/financial-aid

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