This person cares more about Extra Curriculars than the average student.
Intelligence: Bright
ACT:
SAT: 1810
Lowest Rating Social Life C-
Describes the student body mostly as: Friendly, Approachable
Describes the faculty mostly as: Friendly, Helpful
Highest Rating Educational Quality A+
How this student rated the school:
Educational Quality
A+
Faculty Accessibility
A-
Useful Schoolwork
B+
Excess Competition
B+
Academic Success
A-
Creativity/Innovation
B-
Individual Value
B
University Resource Use
B
Campus Aesthetics/Beauty
A+
Friendliness
B+
Campus Maintenance
A
Social Life
C-
Surrounding City
A+
Extra Curriculars
C-
Safety
A-
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.
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