University of Massachusetts-Amherst Top Questions

Before coming to UMass I wish I had known how truly awesome it is. Everything about the school is great, the size, academics, opportunity for growth, and many more things. For me, transferring to UMass was the best decision ive probably ever made. There are always fun and exciting things going on around campus, so its hard to feel left out. UMass is a great school and although it is big, its much easier to make a large school seem small than it is to make a small school seem large. Umass is the schhol for me.

I wish I had known more about dorms and location.

I always knew that UMass was a large school, but never really expected to be in classes with 200-400 other students. I wish I really knew what to expect in classes like these so that I would not get lost.

I wish I had known how to live at school and juggling activities and getting to class and eating. How much harder these classes were then the community college I attended and this huge State college. I also wish that the teachers were a little more friendly at Umass, they seem harsh and cocky at times.

I wish that someone had told me not to go home as much, I missed a lot of events and opportunities to find my niche and meet new people and now I am just trying to find my group of friends now, where as most other people I know have already found their place.

I wish I would have known that I would not be personally attened to how I was in community college. I wish I would have known that "book vouchers" are non existent and you must pay out of pocket until you receive your financial aid refund. I wish I would have known how expensive acquiring a parking sticker is. I wish I would have know that Teacher Assistants handle the majority of the responsibilities I am used to going directly to the professor for. I wish I would have known that owning a personal computer or laptop is essential.

nothing, I was pretty well prepared

I wish I had been able to meet a few of the professors before coming to the school. With a vast difference in quality between several of the professors I currently have, I would have been more knowledgable about who to take and who to avoid.

I wish I had known my major.

Before coming to this school I would have liked to know that the campus is not as confusing as it seems. I was very scared for my first week of classes because I thought I would not be able to find my classes. Even though Umass is a very large school, the layout of the academic buildings is very simple to follow and get use to.