<p>Hi, I'm a high school senior who plans on looking into UR as a transfer maybe after I finish one year at a local college.</p>
<p>Will anybody care to explain to me the rigor of the curriculums at UR that fall in Liberal Arts -- Astronomy, Science, Math, English, and History and in Businesses such as Accounting, Investment, Marketing, and Management for Undegraduates?</p>
<p>Also.. I'm not really a fan of drinking. How much does "drinking" make up the student body at Rochester? Am I able to also look for great people who barely drink? I'm more of a "game-player" and "academic minded" person on free times.</p>
<p>Yes, the students work hard, and yes, at least in the upper levels find the courses challenging. But of course that also depends on the student and his/her interests. My daughter found the intro calculus course challenging because she’s a humanities/social sciences type kid; a math major probably would scoff at that. My d found several upper level psych courses easy, but that’s because that’s where her talents lie; a natural sciences major may find them impossible.</p>
<p>All in all, the academics at Rochester are strong and well-respected.</p>
<p>^ Are there tutoring avaliable on the weekends in case students need help with their studying?</p>
<p>I know that economics is a strong business field at Rochester, but what about other classes that relate with business? It seems that when I looked at the curriculum section, not much businesses courses are offered to undergraduates.</p>
<p>the UR has a world renowned GRADUATE school; the Simon Graduate School of Business. While the UR has a very well respected UG economics department it is not generally known as a big undergraduate BUSINESS school. In fact they do not offer a specific Business major. I believe the closest is the Major in “Economics and Business Strategies”.</p>
<p>yea skier29 is right. there is no business undergraduate at UR, but there is a minor. Most students just do economics which is highly rated. The famous teachers that actually make the Graduate economics program a great one teach the undergraduate courses. I am actually taking a my first economics course this semester with Stephen Landsburg, one of the “big” guys on campus.</p>
<p>Also the business school have a program only for UR undergraduates in which they admit you for an MBA or MS and you spend 5 years completing both your undergraduate degree and the graduate school degree. It is competitive but it is not like REMS or REBS where it’s only available to high school students. This one you apply during your junior year in college.</p>
<p>As for tutoring, the school’s system is if you need any tutor for any class, you go to the Learning assistance office and they will match you with a student that did well in that class before. For students who get like 75% of their tuition payed in financial aid, this service is free. For others you pay the student. The school sets the price. </p>
<p>After being matched with a tutor, you guys set up the time that works for you. And based on experience, more than likely it will be over the weekend, so don’t worry. </p>
<p>With that said, there is always study groups provided for most popular classes on campus, like intro bio, chem, orgo and such. This service is also from the learning assistance office and it is free. The leader is always someone who did good on the class. </p>
<p>If the class you want don’t have a study group, you can round up your friends and request a study group for any class… also free.</p>
<p>Your last question is a little unclear to me. Zobasity means that most students interested in business major in economics. There are other popular majors at the University for students interested in other subjects such as pre-med.</p>
<p>Popular Majors: The distinctive Rochester Curriculum, via majors, minors, and “clusters” of thematically linked courses produces students well versed in a variety of subjects who are eager to learn more and trained to blend research, analysis and communication skills and be curiosity driven (Data from degrees conferred to the Class of 2006). </p>
<p>•Biology and Biological Sciences - 13%
•Economics -12%
•Engineering and Applied Sciences – 11%
•Political Science - 9%
•Psychology - 9%
•English - 6%
•Mathematics - 6%
•History - 5%
•Computer Science - 3%
•About 20 percent of our students graduate with double majors.</p>