STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Classes
BY DEB SCHLEEDE Colleges offer all different kinds of classes, and nearly all of them are useful in one way or another. Those general-education classes you’re required to take mostly consist of good-to-know information and can help you throughout your college career. Then there’s your core major classes that will help you out professionally, should…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Event guide
BY DEB SCHLEEDE When you’re in college there are two important things to focus on. The first is classes and studying. The second is what to do with your life when you’re not in classes or studying. College campuses are hives of activity, between fairs, lunches, homecomings, concerts, student events, clubs, parties, etc. And there’s…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Introduction
BY ERIC REZSNYAK Welcome to college! You’re probably so excited right now. And you should be. Take it from someone who has been in the working world for more than a decade: these next two (or four, or eight, if you’re really ambitious) years really can be the most exciting, energizing years of your life.…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: The Rochester Quiz
Welcome to college in Rochester! Every town has its own quirks, and Rochester is no exception. We could help you out with something boring like a map or a fact sheet, but we decided to have some fun. This quiz will test you on everything that is worth knowing about Rochester. If you get them…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Study spots
BY MELISSA GOLDIN The University of Rochester has Rush Rhees. The Rochester Institute of Technology has Wallace. NazarethCollege has Lorette Wilmot. It is clear that the colleges and universities in the Greater Rochester area are in no short supply of libraries. And yet there are only so many times that you can pull yourself into…
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’11: Cheap fun in Rochester
Congratulations, you are now a college student! But that also probably means you’re a broke college student. You just cleaned out your bank account to pay for all of that stuff for your dorm room, you just bought those insanely expensive textbooks, and you probably coughed up about $50 for a college hoodie. You really…
