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Your education, your way
Become a Rochester Yellowjacket
At Rochester, you’re headed for a future with boundless possibility. With our flexible curriculum, renowned research opportunities, and local and global community, you’ll do your part to make the world ever better.
What surprised me most was how curious and welcoming everyone is. As an international student, people would ask me about my background, my story. It was fun sharing my experiences, and it showed me how much people here genuinely care about learning from one another.
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