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I graduated with a 3.95 and an M.Ed. + 15. I would have gone for a phd but recevied absolutely no support when I tried to find an assistantship. Some of the education faculty are exceptional, the polymere laboratory and engineering is rumoured to be outstanding, but the building department is corrupt and incompetent, so many resources get siphoned from education into boondoggles such as dysfuctional power plants (now used for storage) and an ugly library where books can only be stored on every other floor due to inadequate engineering. The architecture is grim. The ice rinks are good, but if you aren't a recruited athlete the gym, pool, etc. facilites are abysmal or nil. I hear the fencing coach is outstanding but doesn't have enough space for his sessions. This is surprising in a school with such a large exercise science department. The administration admits more students than it can house or educate. Spire - the computer system - was a nightmare both years I attended. The leadership should realize that it's impossible to learn in a meaningful way through a computer classes. If you don't read about extensive reform in the building and maintenence department, the university will continue to go downhill, and students will find a better education at another school. Aug 27 2005 Education

As a person coming from an urban setting, Amherst is a very small town and it gets boring after a semester. The surrounding towns are not much better. My dept. is not competitive enough. It's very euro and U.S. centric. There needs to be a renewal of faculty soon. Most of the faculty who founded the dept. are still there, and most are not doing cutting-edge work. If you work with dominant languages, for instance, French or German, and other European languages, then this might be a place for you. If you are aiming to move beyond the old CompLit model, as Spivak has suggested, this is definitely not the place to do graduate studies. Teaching opportunities are good, plenty of flexibility with coursework, though you really have to look around for interesting courses, often times, looking outside of the dept. May 22 2005 Unknown

As a new Graduate Student at UMASS, I wasn't sure what to expect. I am fresh out of undergrad, and thought I could deal with living on campus. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. I adore my department, professors, and classmates. Everything is perfect in that area. If you are going to attend UMASS for graduate study, do whatever you have to do - take out more loans, whatever just LIVE OFF CAMPUS. The grad dorm here itself (Prince Hall) isn't too bad. It's mostly international students, and this has been a very enriching experience for me because I get to meet people from all over the world. However, it is not worth the mental anguish of living in "Southweast" home to the most noisy, drunken, stupid, arrogant jocks in ths state of Massachusetts. When the Red Sox (or Patriots or school basketball team) win a playoff game, they stream outside by the hundreds to yell, scream, run around, taunt cops, and light things on fire. Last year they destroyed two cars. This year I watched crowds of students be shot at with rubber bullets and tear gas grenades FROM MY WINDOW. Prince Hall may occasionally have the jovial atmosphere of the United National Wine Tasting Programme, but do not be fooled. Living with the fucktards in the surrounding buildings has been the most difficult part of my time at UMASS. I do not feel safe. When I call the police to complain, they say things like "Well you know, the game just ended ma'am." So, to sum up: UMASS graduate education = good. Living in Southwest if you would like to sleep, study or feel safe = bad. Dec 29 2004 Unknown

 

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