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I think that how interesting Rochester as a city is to you is dependent
upon where you come from. People who are from big cities and are used
to there being a plethora of things to do all the time are a little
disappointed in the city. There are many cultural, social and
recreational activities that are here to get involved in if you seek
them out. Community involvement is very big in Rochester so there are
charitable causes and mentoring programs a-plenty if that is your
thing.
There are some nice restaurants here and there is some cultural
diversity (again that will be measured relative to where you are
from). There are tons of bars and you will probably know them all
quite well by the time you graduate as we are always renting them out
for happy hours. Much of the social activity at Simon is centered
around happy hours.
I did not come to Simon looking for Mr. Right but many people have
found their soul mate here. There are marriage plans, etc. There are
a lot of people who are already married, but that is standard for a
graduate program.
There are tons of student clubs at Simon. I am personally a member of
about 6. In your 2nd year there is a lot of opportunity to get
involved with them. Some of our biggest clubs are the Financial
Management Association, the Simon School Investment Club, Simon Health
Sciences, Simon Volunteers and Simon Ambassadors. The first two are a
tribute to our finance reputation. They are both excellent clubs with
ample opportunities to network and meet lots of important people and
recruiters. They usually have speakers from different companies.
Health Sciences is popular because there are quite a few students here
who are interested in that area. Our close proximity to a world-
reknowned hospital and the medical school at Univ. of Rochester attract
a subset of people at Simon who have something in the Health Sciences
as part of their career goals. The Volunteers participate in community
events and have several tutoring and mentoring programs with area
schools and organizations. The club is very big at the school and has
a lot of members. The Ambassadors are the front line in terms of
contact with prospective and accepted students. They make phone calls
to applicants, conduct campus visits (including lunches, tours and
class visits). They often play a very big role in whether or not a
prospective student ends up attending.
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