Tagged - Admissions

Admissions tours relocate to Wilson Commons

"Just as students have the right to live and study in a non-threatening environment, staff also have the right to perform their work and feel safe,” Alexander said. Read More

Trends in UR classes reflects a changing population

Every year, the University’s Admissions Department publishes statistics on the current student body and incoming freshmen. The Class of 2027 saw 7,421 admitted students, 1,428 of which were committed to the University by last fall. Read More

Palestinian flags removed from the Eastman Quad

If you had walked by Eastman Quad on the first day of classes, you would have seen Palestinian flags covering the whole Quad. Read More

5 students banned from campus for Gaza solidarity encampment

UR has been banning community members from campus since November for on-campus protests, but the first bans for current students were issued this weekend. Read More

UR drops 11 spots in US News & World Report rankings

US News & World Report currently ranks UR as the 47th best national university, down from last year’s ranking of 36th. According to historical ranking data, the University’s 11-spot decline is the fifth largest drop among top-50 universities for the 2022-23 school year, with the College of William and Mary, Brandeis University, Wake Forest University, […]

Commuting, the death of me

As a Rochester native, I wanted to get as far away from here as possible. I wanted to leave everything and everyone behind. Read More

Let’s talk about the cost of UR

Our tuition costs more than Harvard’s and Princeton’s. I don’t know about you, but that’s insane to me. Read More

UR’s housing crisis, analyzed

UR’s housing problem is not new. Now, with students scrambling for housing, administration is left with limited options. Read More

Admissions sees changes in face of COVID-19

While much of the incoming Class of 2024 saw a move to online learning just weeks before the deadline to enroll, prospective applicants for the Class of 2025 face a rapidly-changing admissions landscape. Read More

From the Archives: The ‘Fuji-UR-Kodak Affair,’ revisited

Larry Maushard wrote in a seething letter to the CT, “I […] would feel like an academic prostitute if I was part of the school’s current administration.” Read More