The University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Date: Oct 28 2006
Major: History/Histories (art history/etc.) (This Major's Salary over time)
I went to UMASS Amherst reluctantly - because it was the only school we could afford ( I was the 6th of 8 kids and 3 others were in college at the same time as me).

That said - I really did like me time at UMASS and found the professors to be excellent - in most classes. I participated in the 5-college system (do that still have that?) and was convinced that UMASS profs were unequivocally better than Amherst, Mount Holyoke and Hampshire. (I had a good prof at Smith!)

Originally I was put off by the "party school" reputation - but I quickly realized that there was no way to stay at that school if you were partying all the time.

I participated on the women's track and Cross Country teams - which was extremely high caliber at the time.

UMASS also gave me the opportunity to try out so many things I might not have had a chance to do at other schools - like sky diving and journalism.

All in all - I was happy I went there.