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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would suggest visiting the school first.

Snow aside, the location (Rochester) is less than desireable to put it kindly.  It is a dirty, depressed, former industrial town that had its heyday in the post WW2 era and has been declining ever since.  The crime is not good.  The city was once pretty but is empty and a shell of itself.

My kid was accepted there and was offered a ton of merit, almost full pay.  But they couldn't get past the dinginess of the town and the crime.  For example, we saw a homeless guy threatening to kill someone they blocked into a bus shelter, at around noon on the perimeter of campus.  It is unfortunate that the town of Rochester is such a disappointment, because if it had been any other location with that program and the amount of merit given, my kid would have loved to attend the school.

You might not mind the town, but for us it was a deal breaker.

I really recommend visiting this school before putting it on your list, especially coming from a well run state like Florida.[/quote]

Interesting. I found Rochester (the city and school) so much nicer than syracuse[/quote]

My kid is at rochester and loves it!  That being said when we toured initially, our prior day was RPI (Troy NY ) and Cornell.  My kid hated those (and I agree I would not subject my kid to even a day at RPI---it was miserable the town is rundown and so tiny.). 
So initially, I thought they liked rochester because in comparison it was SO SO SO much nicer of a city and campus.  But then I realized they liked it because it is an amazing fit for them.  The cluster system allows them to study what they want---they get to dance for one of their clusters (which they would be doing anyhow).  It's filled with lots of really smart, really motivated kids who applied to many T25s and just didn't get fall freshman year admission (most of them got 1-3+ versions of transfer/spring start/WL at those T25 schools).  Does my kid want to stay in Rochester post graduation? hell no, but it's a great city for 4 years, and the school is amazing.

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Thanks for posting!

My DC has applied RD and is very much hoping to be accepted. Could you say what your DC is studying? Os there much flexibilty for changing majors (outside of the medical school)?
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My kid is an engineering major.  There is a ton of flexibility for changing majors.  Outside of Music (and possibly Nursing--not sure) your kid can switch to ANY major.  You are not admitted to a specific major, you can enter undeclared.  However, if you want engineering, it's best to start as "engineering" because you need the basic math and sciences to be on track to finish in 4 years.  At Rochester, many of the engineering specific courses are only offered one semester, so to stay on track by fall sophomore year, you need to be in your specific engineering major or you would need an extra year.

But that is the beauty of UR, you can switch majors easily.  The cluster system allows you to try new areas and then go more in depth learning for things you enjoy.  Most Humanities/Social Science majors have 2-3 minors, simply because you are 40-50% of the way towards a minor with a cluster.  So why not finish the minor off with the rest of your "free courses" (H/SS majors have a lot of open electives)?

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