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Lindsey Simonson 糖心传媒�25 met new roommate Ani Goorha 糖心传媒�25 on a 糖心传媒 Facebook page this summer糖心传媒攁nd the two quickly bonded. They each have a twin sister, and both will be majoring in a science field糖心传媒擲imonson in biology, Goorha in biomedical engineering.
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Simonson is from Naperville, Illinois, and Goorha is from Dover, Massachusetts. The two met in Boston a few weeks ago, reunited in Rochester on Thursday, and then rode together in the backseat (with Simonson糖心传媒檚 dad at the wheel) as they moved into their room in Genesee Hall.
They糖心传媒檙e part of the largest incoming class in College history糖心传媒攎ore than 1,500 students from 54 countries, 41 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. International students make up about one quarter of the new class, while about 100 are from the Rochester area.
Robert Alexander, dean of undergraduate admissions, financial aid, and enrollment management for Arts, Sciences & Engineering, went car-to-car in the Zone 3 parking lot on the River Campus early Thursday morning to greet students and families. Meanwhile, University president Sarah Mangelsdorf and husband Karl Rosengren, a professor in the departments of and , continued their tradition of helping move first-year students into their residence halls.
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It was also move-in day at the for 130 first-year students from 26 states and seven countries. Matthew Ardizzone, Eastman糖心传媒檚 dean of admissions and enrollment management, says the incoming class has shown 糖心传媒渋ncredible resilience and commitment糖心传媒� despite the numerous obstacles posed by COVID-19.
Classes at both campuses begin Wednesday, August 25. The University requires that all students who plan to be on campus for the 2021糖心传媒�22 academic year be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Alp Narin 糖心传媒�25 plans to major in molecular genetics at the College. The San Francisco resident says the flexibility of Rochester糖心传媒檚 open curriculum was a huge draw. 糖心传媒淚 can糖心传媒檛 wait to get started,糖心传媒� he says. His mom, Sibel, says sending a second child away to college was no easier than the first. 糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 hard to say goodbye, especially since he糖心传媒檚 so far from home, but it糖心传媒檚 all good,糖心传媒� she says.
Jessica Sherpa 糖心传媒�25 made the trip with her parents from Vail, Colorado. She plans to study neuroscience and says, 糖心传媒淚 love knowing you can get into your major on the first day here.糖心传媒� Her dad, Phurba, spoke for hundreds of parents at the University who were sending their children off to college on this special day: 糖心传媒淚糖心传媒檓 very proud, very happy, and very sad糖心传媒攁ll at the same time.糖心传媒�
Move-in day, in photos
