University of Massachusetts-Amherst Top Questions

If you're interested in joining a club or group on campus, any kind of group/club you have in mind UMASS probably has one for you, and if they don't you can always start your own! As for what students where to class...Some students get dressed up for class and some students just wear pj's!

I am not very involved with the student body, but there are alwasy events going on that are publicized on campus.

There is every kind of group on campus. However, they seem to be kind of segregated (by the students' choice). Most black people seem to live in Southwest, while Central is almost all white people, and I think Northeast houses a lot of Asians. Therefore, I don't think any student would feel left out unless they were in a dorm area where there wasn't a big mix of people. People have all different kinds of styles. Some dress up for class, some dress more casual or like they just got out of bed if it's an early class. Most students are from MA. Financial backgrounds vary as well- there are many wealthy people, but also people with pretty average livestyles, and many students have work-study, where they get financial aid by having a job on campus. There is definitely a group of students on campus that are both politically aware and active. I'm not sure how large the active group is, but they are there and, this past semester, had very strong feelings about pushing certain candidates for student government.

I would say that the majority of the student body seem to be about as stereotypically "college" as one could imagine. Diversity is stressed by the administration, somewhat unsuccessfully; the student body is diverse, but somewhat self-segregated (especially by dorm areas). In general, though, western Massachusetts is a very liberal and welcoming place.

Impersonal. Don't expect eye contact from most anyone on campus. A lot of arrogant people and fights every other day.

I think everyone feels pretty welcome at UMass, because it is so large, there are lots of opportunities to meet people like your self. The Campus Center always has something going on inside, when it comes to joining clubs or groups on campus, that's the place to go for information. A lot of times, the students will form political rallies and get together and talk, there are people who come to speak to students every so often as well, like the govenor of the state, or someone like Bill Cosby (who graduated from UMass).

Since Umass is such a large university, there are tons of different people from all over the United States and world. Although about 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the population is from Massachusetts, I have still made friends with people from across the U.S. and a few from different countries. It is a definite advantage to be a bit of an extrovert when coming to Umass, since there are so many people to get to know. I've noticed that the people who attend Umass are a lot friendlier than at some of the more private universities. Just from visiting friends who attend "more presitigious" colleges, it seems that the people who attend Umass are a lot more open to meeting new people and making new friends. I've noticed that the students love to interact with one another and pretty open to new ideas and people. I have definately made some friends that I thought I would never associate with.

There isn't a lot of diversity on campus, people mainly stick to their racial groups for the most part. There are a lot of people from Massachusetts going there but also lot of other states too.

So many different types of people go to UMass it would be an accomplishment NOT to fit in somewhere. Everyone I met was truly amazing and different in their own way.

Large student body. Very diverse.