<p>Hey everyone, I've recently become quite interested in Rochester, but unfortunately it is going to be a reach for me (probably ending this junior year with a 3.6 - hopefully I will get high SAT scores). Just have a few questions :)</p>
<p>How are the politics? Do students tend to be liberal or conservative? Are students politically active or mainly apathetic?</p>
<p>I'm interested in a major and minor in either the humanities or social sciences, would by chance the admissions for these areas be less selective than the hard sciences?</p>
<p>I've replied to an e-mail sent to me and requested a free promotional DVD they offered on the page, plan on visiting, and interviewing via phone. Are there any other ways I can express my true interest? Also, how important is one's interest in the school to admissions?</p>
<p>Does Rochester feel "liberal artsy" or "pre-professional"? I myself like the sound of a "liberal-artsy" feel but at the same time want to feel confident in job placement, etc. after graduation. So all-in-all I almost want a half LAC half pre-professional University if that is at all realistic. Does Rochester at all fit this description?</p>
<ol>
<li><p>there isn’t much time for politics, but there was alot this year cus of elections. Students do hold protests, but nothing huge. </p></li>
<li><p>admissions do not care if u choose science or social science or humanities. Just do what u like. IN fact, it may be better if u choose social science or humanities because they get like 80% of pre-med apprication types. (I was one of them, and about 60% drop premed after the first 2 years)</p></li>
<li><p>Interviewing is the best way to show interest. Just be chill, don’t be a suckup, they can smell that from far away. DOn’t lie, just talk about what u like to do, even play video games or one thing to talk about is go to the website and find a club u may like to join and talk about that and why.</p></li>
<li><p>pre-prof. and artsy. It’s not any one identity. Its like HS, Pre-prof kids have an artsy side and artsy ppl are hard students too. It’s pretty chill, nobody really brags. there will always be ppl who brag about stupid ****, but then they look around and realize that just as many other ppl are smarter than them. Sorry if that sounds like a weird answer.</p></li>
</ol>