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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Physical Therapy/Exercise Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright UMass Boston is a great school. Any school is what you make it but UMB has everything for you to make it great. It’s a moderately sized state school but the professors are accessible and friendly. Also, there are plenty of opportunities on campus, such as athletics (both for spectators and participants), student organizations like student government and many others. Plus, Boston is your playground. Just hop on the T and explore the city. There are no dorms at UMB. Even though this is not a secret some kids seem to be surprised when they get here. You have to find your own place which really disperses the student body. Most of the complaints about the university come from kids who came here for a semester and transferred out because UMB is not a traditional college and they felt that their social life was suffering because of the lack of dorms. In response to this I urge people to give it time. Not having dorms means that you don’t meet as many people as quickly as you would at say UMass Amherst but you will meet a lot of people through classes. Once you do the campus that was full of strangers becomes much more friendly and enjoyable. UMB is a great school where you have a beautiful campus view, accessible friendly professors and hard working students who appreciate that there are many ways to be educated and that everyone brings something to the table. Education Quality: A+, Campus Maintenance: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 22 2008 2nd 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='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=56412&uid=606'></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   Kinesiology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I love UMass Boston. I am local, from Arlington, and could not afford to leave. At first I was upset I couldn’t go off and get away but now I am thrilled that I stuck around. I would not park on campus even though I have here and there (if you wake up late it will cost you six bucks to park). The campus is super accessible via public transportation and the shuttle bus runs constantly (you never wait more than five minutes and about 90% of the time it’s at the stop waiting to fill up). The faculty is super accessible each faculty posts their office hours but I have met with multiple professors outside of their office hours for clarification on classroom material. People say the buildings are falling apart I see no sign of that. I could see if people thought they were ugly but they are certainly not falling apart (the campus is simply a fortress). I also saw that someone thought the maintenance crew was poor I don’t think this could be further from the truth. The buildings are immaculate especially the most important parts like the bathrooms. Each student who attends UMass Boston wants to be their, they are paying for their education and they are dedicated to school 100%. That being said the social scene is stunted due to the fact that it’s a commuter school. The students are friendly and I have met a lot of nice people but I do rely on friends that I have known outside of school for most of my social connections. But UMass Boston is in Boston so it’s always fun to go down town and explore or meet up with students from other Boston area schools a lot of my friends go to schools like tufts, northeastern, Bentley and BU also its easy to hope on the commuter rail from south station to visit friends at Bridgewater or Providence. Each day I wake up and am happy to go to school. I feel like UMass Boston, with challenging academics, great professors, and an accessible and beautiful campus is a hidden gem among all of the expensive private schools in Boston. Education Quality: A+, Social Life: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 15 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='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=52684&uid=606'></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   Geography and Geosciences  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I am the one who should not have gone to college right out of high school. Now I am 28 studying at umass and could not be happier. You do not go here to party, you go here to learn. Everyone is there because they want to be. Professors are super helpful. Once you get through the required classes, you are golden. I have had 3 classes with under 10 students in them. Good luck finding that at BU. Go there because you are ready and willing to learn, not for the traditional college experience of drinking kegs in a dorm room. go to bu for that. Go there to study and you can't go wrong. And the campus is on the beautiful harbor. A 5 minute drive to downtown. its hard to go wrong, just know that this is not a traditional college. Education Quality: A+, Social Life: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 08 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2009    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=46851&uid=606'></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   Anthropology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright UMASS Boston is a COMMUTER school, therefore you won't find the idelized "college experience" that a lot of people on this website seem to be pursuing; which I actually got at my school before UMASS Boston (FAU) and realized it only led me to waste time and money! The Anthropology Department at Umass Boston is EXCELLENT! This major I would recommend most definitely; Professors Silliman, Fazell,Den Ouden,Sieber,Worley and Pasto are my favorites and come mostly with PH.D's from Ivy League Institutions. I feel that I am leaving UMB prepared and most excinting to me is that fact that I am almost DEBT-FREE since UMB is not only public, but also VERY affordable. Although UMB is not in Boston proper, it is close enough for students to enjoy the AMAZING atmosphere of the city, probably the BEST in the nation. Also, they have satellite locations in places like Newbury Street, in an old High School which is pretty cool. People here just mind their business, however one can definitely make good friends. The problem for freshman is the fact that the student population here seem to be a bit older, therefore the whole high school social scene doesn't exist here. On the negative side, there are only few things that come to mind: -PARKING: absolutely horrible...not enough spaces. They are working on it though! - SAFETY: I've never been subject to any attack, neither have I witnessed or heard one; however, there is not enough security around...especially during the evening. The parking lots and empty buildings could be a VERY scary place to be! - RED TAPE: If you are waiting for a loan to be disbursed for example...You're in for a LONG WAIT. Same goes with Test results, like the Writing Proficiency that everybody has to take at one point! COOL STUFF: - Tons of Seminars and extra-curricular activities! Including 2 Newspapers and a Community Radio. - Study Abroad programs to Europe, Mexico, Jamaica, Belize and many others. - Very...I should say EXTREMELLY ethnically and racially diversed campus (I should notice it as I am a minority and an Anthropologist wanna-be!!!) which is VERY COOL...you really get to meet people from all over the world. - Balanced curriculum...tons of great classes to choose from. - Large enough for variety, but small size classes. For those who are afraid of the conference type of classes (Like in Amherst), then UMB is just a perfect in between! In conclusion, I must add that with all its downfalls; I am happy that soon I'll be getting my diploma from UMB and will feel that I made a smart investment! After attending FAU, I can say that UMB although not as large or nice looking, is one of the finest public colleges I've seen. People are driven to succeed and take education very seriously. Professors aren't afraid to express their points of view...however, if you are a conservative you may have a hard time adapting here! If you are looking for the North East-perfect folliage-fraternity filled-large campus college experience; then brake the bank (or your parents') and go to BU, BC, Emerson or Northeastern. If you are looking for a balance between quality and value; then out of the UMASS system, UMB has BY FAR the best offer! Who wants to live in Amherst anyway... Education Quality: A-, Extracurricular Activities: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 23 2007 2nd Year Male -- Class 2007    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=39503&uid=606'></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    Next

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