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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright this school sucks! way to big, for such a big school you would think that ppl would go out and party, but instead everyone just sits in dorms and drinks! WHAT kind of fun or college expericane is that! No one is nice and the classes are so big that the professsors have no idea who you are! Surrounding City: A, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 12 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53505&uid=604'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Though I have had many good times at this school (more towards the beginning of the year), I felt that UMass started going downhill after the first couple of months. First off, your social life depends on what dormitory the school houses you in, which really isn't fair to someone who is as outgoing as myself. I got housed in Sylvan, which is by far one of the worst areas of dorms I have ever seen in my college experience. It is the part of campus that has suite-style living and coincidentally a place where all the typical social outcasts live. I cannot understand why anyone in their right mind would chose to live there. The rooms are small (10 x 15 ft) and it is in a bad location in terms of classes and social events. I found myself taking 15-20 minutes to walk to class everyday, which was undesirable especially considering the ugly concrete landscape. My stupid roommate, who just sat in the room and played pokemon on his gameboy day and night didn't help much either. The second semester I moved to Southwest, hoping to forget the misery I felt my first semester in Sylvan. Though it is in a better location, has better food, and overall has more of a down-to-earth college atmosphere, I still didn't feel very welcomed. I am an international student (raised in Europe) and wanted a good American college experience. The international student population being 1%, made it very hard for me atleast to relate to anyone who went there. Sure, I made friends and I generally had an OK time, I felt that I would have a better time with a more diverse student population. And btw, the parties pretty much suck. They are all packed as shit and theres no room to really do anything. There is also always a cover charge for all frat parties, but don't expect to get beer because it will probably take you hours. All in all, I wouldnt suggest coming here. If your looking for the type of school that has no diversity, shitty food, 500 student class sizes, NO financial aid, and ugly landscape.. suit yourself. Friendliness: C+, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 26 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53082&uid=604'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Sociology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I liked UMASS Amherst because of a couple of reasons. I hand picked most of my professors for my classes based on ratings from RateMyProfessor. I would highly suggest that you do this also, especially for subjects like math and language. The ones I didn't pick were awful.They were Ph.D's but too new to feel comfortable and somewhat arrogant. Some of the older professors made you feel like they were sick of dealing with the sheer volume of students at UMASS.Thats why you should pick your professors. So, my professors were very knowledge and great presenters of their subject. What I didn't like. Well,I'm a non-traditional student(really non-traditional,44 yrs old)and most of the professors weren't initially happy to have me in there class. I was really upset and surprised about this especially since I was in the Sociology Dept. Just goes to prove that biases and stereotypes exist everywhere and in every dimension. Good thing I have a supportive family. If you are an older student then you might want to think twice about going. The upside is that the conventional college education vs. online is much kinder to the amount of time it takes to study. In other words it easier than online learning.Goodluck with your education. UMASS is a decent place to get one though their Sociology Dept. needs a lot of work. Campus Aesthetics: A-, Faculty Accessibility: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 15 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! 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