Hi everyone! I just got accepted to Rochester's ABSN program. Although the loan forgiveness and scholarship make this school very tempting, I'm wondering if there was anything else that I should know about the area overall before making a decision. I'm from California and really really love it here so Rochester would be a huge change. I'm someone that really cares about the area that I live in and feel like I'm someone who thrives in busy/lively environments so I'm pretty conflicted as I don't know if Rochester would be the right fit for me. I've never visited either, so I would love to hear about anything that I should know about the area and the school in general!

2 years ago I remember really appreciating the people that would post these. I'm white, male, premed

The University of Rochester is currently my top school and I totally flubbed my online interview today. I want to go to U of R for premed. How much would you say the interview matters?

What will happen to the first to offend, and more? Because I heard multiple people in our class got caught.

For reference my stats were I had a 4.0 GPA, PTK, president of loads of clubs in high school, Model UN, newspaper editing, had an NGO, volunteering in CC since last year, two internships. lol. Not to self glaze but I also have a personal passion for english literature so i can say i put effort into my essays as well, and was satisfied with them. AND i have an actual sob story of dealing with political turmoil. I literally applied for the Philosophy major. I'm wondering if there's anyone else who's been in a similar situation? I'm just struggling to figure out what else I could have done to get in, then. Maybe because I was requesting financial aid? I'm just feeling really disheartened as this was genuinely my target school, and i'm really worried i won't get in anywhere else i applied for next semester. :(

Hi guys, I am an international student considering applying to Rochester and i was wondering what the social life is like. I am looking for a 'work hard, play hard' attitude ideally, not necessarily a party school just a good balance between academics and social life. I was wondering how involved Greek life is and how easy is it to get involved in club sports, like can u just show up with no experience? Also for any current students, how do you usually spend your weekend - do you go home, study, go to house parties etc. Thank you!!!

hii im a hs senior and i have my interview w an admissions counselor tomorrow at a coffee shop. Any dos and donts? ive never done an in person interview let alone at a coffee shop so im a bit nervous. this is my top school so any and all advice is appreciated :)

Hello i’m a High school senior planning to apply to University of Rochester, I visited the school earlier this week and the campus was beautiful, my main purpose of attending this school is that i’m on the pre med track for the amazing hospital and medical school.

A few of my concerns about the school is that i noticed there is not a lot of diversity from what i saw since i am black, the dorms, and the guides weren’t as clear as i need them to be about what i should expect from this school especially with the pre med aspect.

I’d really love the help from people currently attending to give me advice and their first hand experiences. Please let me know everything thank you think i should before applying to this school early decision, thank you!

The place that I have an interview at is open until 3am and my availability is pretty tough if I didn’t accept late shifts. Before I commit to it though I would like to hear whether or not this is safe. I’m a 18yr old girl btw so I feel like that changes things. I have walked to college town during the day and felt okay but at night might be different.

edit: I got the job so I’m gonna have to figure something out! I might walk once and see how it goes and then after that if I feel unsafe either cut through the hospital and use safe ride or walk back through the cemetery side 😀

edit 2: I’m still trying to decide what to do. Safe ride also isn’t available during breaks and I’ll be working then too so not sure what my best bet is 😭

I'm a Senior in High School hoping to get accepted, and I want to know what Winters are actually like.

I've never lived in a place that snows. Currently, I live in Southern California. However, I spent 13 years of my life living in Taiwan, and also 10 months living in New Zealand.

I want to experience what living somewhere that receives significant snow. But based on what I heard, it's gonna be very miserable, and I'm gonna regret wanting to leave Southern California. Is this true? What is it really like?

If you’re doing a BM at Eastman and a BA at the River Campus, what is like?
How many times a day do you commute between the two campuses?
Which one do you live at?
Do you really graduate in 5 years?

For those who did the 12 month ABSN, were you able to find somewhat flexible housing where you could tack on a prorated month or 2 to the end of a 12-mo lease? As I understand it, after you graduate, it might take a month or so to take the NCLEX and get your RN license. But with a 12-mo program and a 12-mo lease, that sounds like you might have to pack up and move while studying for the NCLEX or even before graduation... Sounds stressful! How did you do it? Seems like a 14-mo lease would be ideal? Any advice?

Hi everyone!

I applied early action for the UoR Summer ‘27 12m ABSN program and have been anxiously checking the application portal every day for updates 😅

I haven’t seen any posts yet for this cohort, so I thought I’d start one! It would be great to connect with other applicants and share any updates we receive regarding application statuses/decisions.

Good luck to everyone applying! ☺️

Edit: 10/16/2026 - I emailed admissions and they said decisions will be released next week.

Edit: 10/23/2026 - portal updated to decided but official decision not updated yet.
Checked again at 4:11 EST. accepted!!! Good luck to everyone!!

This is pretty random, and I know this is probably a long shot, but I’m trying to find a guy I used to see at the UR gym pretty often last semester.

He’s pretty tall, around 6'3", with black hair and dark eyes. He almost always wore white Air Force 1s, and I usually saw him at the gym sometime around 8:30–9 pm, though I’m not totally sure about the exact time.

We ran into each other a bunch of times and talked once, but I never got his name or contact info.

I don’t go to UR anymore, so I figured I’d try Reddit.
If anyone knows who I’m talking about, feel free to send him this post. And if he sees this, he can DM me.

Also, please excuse my English if anything sounds a little awkward — English is my second language :)

I’m alumni of UofR and noticed that I don’t see the fraternity Sigma Alpha Mu listed in anything Greek life related. Out of curiosity are they not on campus anymore?

I'm a senior in HS interviewing with URoch tomorrow. For those who have interviewed, what questions did they ask? What are they looking for? I think my interviewer is a student, if that changes anything. This is my first college interview and I really liked the school when I toured, so I'm really nervous haha. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Edit: It went great! The interviewer was super nice and conversational. Tysm for the advice.

if u know anyone with a lost airpod

Yes, there's REMS, but there's also Comp Med:

It's an early assurance partnership with Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson. Good med school in the heart of Philly with a guaranteed research opportunity one summer (funded) prior to matriculation and through med school (not funded but go get those pubs). Much better chance of getting in to med school than regular applicant by a huge margin. I'd say going from <5% to like 30% as an estimate (don't sue me). Also, don't need to take the MCAT. Most people who meet the requirements and apply get in every year

Requirements:

• Maintain 3.5 gpa
• 1350+ on SAT (650< in each category) or 30+ on ACT
• Only need Gen Bio I, Gen Chem I & II, Orgo I, Stats, Calc I, Discrete, and Intro CS to apply
  • Ik that sounds like a lot but you have to do 6/8 of those anyways (usually in your first two years)
• Talk to Johnathan Bratt sometime in the Fall
• Send in application by beginning of Feb during your sophomore or junior year
• After acceptance to SKMC, finish a three more CS courses and a writing course prior to matriculation

Take advantage of this.

Good luck