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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I was a Legal Studies major which does nothing for you unless you want to be prepared for law/ grad school. It is a good program with excellent professors in the department. The Gen Ed requirement courses are dumb and offer no value to your educational experience. The facilities have gotten better since I graduated but I have long felt that a state university with a smaller population and a more relaxed attitude would have benefited me more. University Resource Use: A, Extracurricular Activities: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 05 2010 4th Year Male -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=65675&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   Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Dilapidated classrooms. Deplorable food. Horrendous roommates. Overpriced textbooks. Just so, so bad. I can't tell you the number of classes I had in rooms with desks that did not work or the lighting was so dim you couldn't see what you were writing on. Or rooms with projection services that constantly failed. The food was so sad - remember "pasta-bilities"? Ugh. Horrendous, downright EVIL roommates. Simply horrible people. Give me a break on the $130 text book. It's a BOOK. Screwing over the students one book at a time - nice! This place is insane. Don't go. Collaboration/Competitive: B+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 21 2010 3rd Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=65263&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   Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I am currently an "undeclared" student (on paper) following the engineering tract at this school, just finished my first semester and currently working through the second. This university is great socially, if all you care about is parties, alcohol and drugs then virtually anywhere on campus is your game. If you value your education, do good to stay away from here. There may be a few renowned department programs but this place is not worth your time. YOU ARE A NUMBER, that's all. You will never get any personable teaching and there is nothing to university's use of money and regard to students. They are currently "downsizing" while trying to bring in even more students, so housing is a crunch. The Pioneer Valley is great, taking classes at other schools is a great option too, but this school from strictly an academic point of view is dismal. Good deal, but good luck. Social Life: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 15 2010 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=65024&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   Animal Studies  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright UMass Amherst is an amazing school. I loved it and I miss every minute of my experience. It took some time for me to get used to the school when I first arrived as a freshman. I quickly made friends and enjoy the best years of my life. Because of it's size, the school is what you make it. Many students drop out the first year because they don't know how to balance their social lives and schoolwork. No one is there to hold your hand so you have to know when to ask for help. You learn quickly that you need to be your own ambassador which is an important life skill to have anyway. There are plenty of places to turn to and people to help you. Once you get passed the initial phase, UMass Amherst has everything you can ask for: challenging classes, friendly people, a beautiful campus, a huge range of research opportunities, social activities, the list goes on. The resources are expansive and most of the professors are more than happy to help. The campus is always full of activities and opportunities. The one mistake I made was I didn't plan for my career after school and didn't get enough experience (my own fault). I did participate in the commonwealth college which helped me stay focused and challenged. I'm now attending graduate school and I know my experience at UMass Amherst will help me succeed. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Starting Job: Clinical Research Associate, Preparedness: F, Reputation: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Feb 10 2010 Alumna Female -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=64880&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      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 23    Next

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