{"id":723552,"date":"2026-10-29T18:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=723552"},"modified":"2026-10-29T18:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:22:46","slug":"review-fall-2026-look-book-first-day-of-classes-outfits-723552","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/review-fall-2026-look-book-first-day-of-classes-outfits-723552\/","title":{"rendered":"First impressions: <em>Rochester Review<\/em> checked in on the first day of classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Everyone\u00a0had somewhere to be, a syllabus to read, and a semester to figure out. We stopped them anyway.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone\u00a0had somewhere to be, a syllabus to read, and a semester to figure out. 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No electronic devices\u2014just talk and interact.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_730412\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"750\"]<img class=\"wp-image-730412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gallery_RC_Camden-Fleming.jpg\" alt=\"Camden Fleming in a gray hoodie, cutoff jean shorts, clogs with crew socks, and a backpack.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1120\" \/> <strong> Camden Fleming \u201928S; Marblehead, Massachusetts; Business Finance <\/strong>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<strong>Three words to describe how you\u2019re feeling? \u2191<\/strong>\r\nI\u2019d say excited, hopeful, a little nervous. It\u2019s time to start getting internships and trying to further my career. I\u2019ve got a lot to do this year.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_gallery","anchor_id":"","css_classes":"pt-0","overline":"","title":"","content":"","above_below":"above","background_color":"#FFFFFF","images":[730392,730402,730432,730442,730452],"caption":"yes","credit":"no"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-0","title":"","content":"[caption id=\"attachment_730612\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"750\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-730612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gallery_ESM_Alexander-Hatch.jpg\" alt=\"Alexnader Hatch in a rugby shirt with a white collar and red and blue stripes, knee-length denim shorts, and sneakers with a black backpack and a black instrument case.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1120\" \/> <strong>Alexander Hatch \u201929E; Mystic, Connecticut; Jazz Saxophone<\/strong>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_730462\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"750\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-730462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gallery_SMD_Vrinda-Modi.jpg\" alt=\"Vrinda Modi in a black tank, khaki cargo pants, white and black shoes, and with a gray backpack and an closed umbrella in her hands.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1120\" \/> <strong>Vrinda Modi \u201930M (MD); Jersey City, New Jersey; Medicine<\/strong>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_730492\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"750\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-730492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gallery_RC_Adeline-Regis.jpg\" alt=\"Adeline Regis in a red tank top with a black zip-up hoodie over it, cutoff, knee-length jean shorts, sporty Mary Janes with socks, a big blue shoulder bag, and an open red umbrella.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1120\" \/> <strong>Adeline Regis \u201930; Bennington, New Hampshire; German, International Relations, and GRADE program<\/strong>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_gallery","anchor_id":"","css_classes":"pt-0","overline":"","title":"","content":"","above_below":"above","background_color":"#FFFFFF","images":[730522,730532,730562,730572,730542],"caption":"yes","credit":"no"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pt-0","title":"","content":"<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<em>Photography by J. 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