<p>Well to start off, I'm a chiller dude from San Diego who loves to play reggae and have a good time. I've been accepted to some other high end schools as well as some of the good old UCs, I've recieved substantial financial aid from U of R which makes the financial aspect of attending neglible. I realize that the culture shock for me is going to be huge regardless of the scene, due to weather (I've never lived where there is more than 7 inches of precipitation/yr), mentality of everyone around and well, just about everything. I visited campus last april and found it quite nice (not the best but good enough), I was disappointed that the closest place to get food off campus was well, a decent walk away, but Rochester is pretty close but I have no clue what the city itself is like.</p>
<p>The thing that is holding back my SIR is my lack of confidence of the social/party scene at U of R. I realize that compared to UC Santa Barbara (where I would go, if the academics were more focused towards my major (Comp. Eng. with spec in optics)), the scene would be hardly comparable but I want to make sure there is atleast a bit of partying going on. If there isn't any on weekends, I'd lose my sanity (I already party Fri/Sat and sometimes other days). Sadly in most cases specialized academics are inversely related to social scenes so I fear the worst.</p>
<p>So whats the word on the scene?</p>