University of Massachusetts-Amherst Top Questions

The academics are much more difficult than people make them out to be!

I wish that I had known that it is significantly cheaper to live off campus or I never would have applied for housing. However, living on campus provided me with opportunities to meet new people with whom I will probably be friends for a very long time.

Not likely to get the classes or dorm you want.

There are a lot of people at this school, so you need to get involved in a smaller club or group right away to find a community and meet friends. Also, because this school is so large, students need to take intiative for the own academic and social experience. You can't always depend on your advisor to help you because they have so many other students to worry about. UMass has so much to offer from sports, to plays, to famous speaker to great classes, but sometimes you have to look for it yourself.

how few people do stuff ouside in the mountains

How long it takes to walk to some classes!

That I would need a car to get to the grocery store/town for shopping.

Before coming to UMass Amherst, I wish that i had the opportunity to personally know the head financial advisor because right now it is very difficult to even communicate with any of the advisors regarding my finances.

What a wonderful experience it would be to walk the beautiful campus and prepare for a career.

No issues here.