University of Massachusetts-Amherst Top Questions

The stereotypes that exist on campus are directed toward different parts of the campus. Each living area has its own stereotype. Otherwise, the stereotype from students that don't go to UMass assume that all the UMass kids could not get into private schools, seeing as though there are an abudance of them in the Northeast.

People think that it's just a party school.

Everyone who lives in Southwest is the type of person who gets really dressed up for class everyday, wears Ugg boots and skirts and likes to go out a lot. Sylvan is full of antisocial people. Northeast is where all the Asians live. Orchard Hill is where all the book-smart people live. Central is where all the hippies live. North is a mix of all of them.

The biggest one is that Umass is a party school. If you're an honors student from a high school where most people are going to private $40k+ schools, then it's supposedly the "easy school".

Alcoholics, heavy partiers, never study, bitchy girls, bro dudes

UMass Amherst is stereotyped as a major party school, with the nickname "ZooMass."

The stereotypes usually go around drinking and partying also Violence and Riots.

The campus is largely divided based on living areas - southwest is considered to be the party and jock area, filled with bro-heads and biddies. central is art major/eccentric area i guess, orchard hill is for the grass loving, frisbee throwing dead heads, and northeast is for the brainiacs. The only thing that seems to bring these stereotypes together is the love of the sauce.

The number one thing people say when they hear UMass Amherst is that its a huge party school.

The students are very lazy and not very diligent. Umass Amherst is known to be party school.