Tell me about U Rochester

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious about calling UofR's location as suburban. I grew up in ROC and would not call it suburban. That's Fairport, Webster and Penfield. :p

The campus is lovely. The weather isn't my favorite, but there are tunnels so you don't have to go outside. Fall and late spring are nice. It's a great school, but it has gotten very expensive.

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It's definitely in the city but maybe the comment was because it has sort of a suburban feel. Rochester isn't a really urban city anyways and the UR campus is not downtown.

You might say the campus is in a “residential” area, rather than suburban. It’s in the city limits, but there aren’t stores & businesses around it—mostly just houses. A bit like U of Richmond in that regard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious about calling UofR's location as suburban. I grew up in ROC and would not call it suburban. That's Fairport, Webster and Penfield. :p

The campus is lovely. The weather isn't my favorite, but there are tunnels so you don't have to go outside. Fall and late spring are nice. It's a great school, but it has gotten very expensive.

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It's definitely in the city but maybe the comment was because it has sort of a suburban feel. Rochester isn't a really urban city anyways and the UR campus is not downtown.

What I like is that it has a self-contained campus.

Yes, it’s in the city of Rochester rather than the neighboring suburb of Brighton.
But the campus itself does not have public streets or traffic running through it like many true city schools.

Sure, there’s thru traffic along side the school (URMC and Strong Hospital) and a whole city across the river. But if a kid wants to stay on the pretty campus and only see and mix with students and staff, that’s super easy to do.

Nearby Mount Hope Ave is an easy (and safe!) walk to grab Chipotle or something at CVS or eat at the Distillery. Mt. Hope gets a mix of students and “real people” (both suburban and city) and is completely safe.

If the city part is someone’s only concern, I really recommend visiting and walking around. The city has crime, of course. But look at it neighborhood by neighborhood if you’re interested in seeing the impact at/on U of R. Also, check out some of the fun neighborhoods in the city - South Wedge and Park Ave, among others. Easy Uber rides from campus.

[Anonymous]

It's like Case in a lot of ways, but Case gives better merit aid.

Cold, grey, excellent research opportunities. UR has more international students.

It's good for optics research and medical stuff (among many others!) those are just the ones I know about.

It's as rigorous (or whatever) as Emory or Vanderbilt but draws a different crowd. When we visited the absolutely beautiful main library was full up on a sunny, pleasant Saturday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious about calling UofR's location as suburban. I grew up in ROC and would not call it suburban. That's Fairport, Webster and Penfield. :p

The campus is lovely. The weather isn't my favorite, but there are tunnels so you don't have to go outside. Fall and late spring are nice. It's a great school, but it has gotten very expensive.

+ 1

It's definitely in the city but maybe the comment was because it has sort of a suburban feel. Rochester isn't a really urban city anyways and the UR campus is not downtown.

What I like is that it has a self-contained campus.

Yes, it’s in the city of Rochester rather than the neighboring suburb of Brighton.
But the campus itself does not have public streets or traffic running through it like many true city schools.

Sure, there’s thru traffic along side the school (URMC and Strong Hospital) and a whole city across the river. But if a kid wants to stay on the pretty campus and only see and mix with students and staff, that’s super easy to do.

Nearby Mount Hope Ave is an easy (and safe!) walk to grab Chipotle or something at CVS or eat at the Distillery. Mt. Hope gets a mix of students and “real people” (both suburban and city) and is completely safe.

If the city part is someone’s only concern, I really recommend visiting and walking around. The city has crime, of course. But look at it neighborhood by neighborhood if you’re interested in seeing the impact at/on U of R. Also, check out some of the fun neighborhoods in the city - South Wedge and Park Ave, among others. Easy Uber rides from campus.

Love the Distillery. Great wings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's like Case in a lot of ways, but Case gives better merit aid.

Cold, grey, excellent research opportunities. UR has more international students.

It's good for optics research and medical stuff (among . many others!) those are just the ones I know about.

It's as rigorous (or whatever) as Emory or Vanderbilt but draws a different crowd. When we visited the absolutely beautiful main library was full up on a sunny, pleasant Saturday.

I have a kid there. They received about 25K in merit aid. The draw for them was the size (bigger than high school but not too big), and the open curriculum. They were also not looking for a greek/party vibe. We only considered private schools that offered some merit aid. So far their experience has been great. There are 5 or 6 direct flights from the DC area each day, which is surprising and great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's like Case in a lot of ways, but Case gives better merit aid.

Cold, grey, excellent research opportunities. UR has more international students.

It's good for optics research and medical stuff (among . many others!) those are just the ones I know about.

It's as rigorous (or whatever) as Emory or Vanderbilt but draws a different crowd. When we visited the absolutely beautiful main library was full up on a sunny, pleasant Saturday.

I have a kid there. They received about 25K in merit aid. The draw for them was the size (bigger than high school but not too big), and the open curriculum. They were also not looking for a greek/party vibe. We only considered private schools that offered some merit aid. So far their experience has been great. There are 5 or 6 direct flights from the DC area each day, which is surprising and great.

And the ROC airport is small, uncrowded, and close to campus. It’s super convenient!