University of Massachusetts-Amherst Top Questions

The most frustrating thing about my school is the New England weather but after a while, it's just something I have to deal with.

They do not give scholarships to transfer students, although I received a large scholarship when I was accepted as a senior in high school.

It's a larger school so sometimes it can feel like you're only a face in a crowd.

The most frustrating thing about my school is the size. It's such a big school, and here are not enough programs to encompass smaller communities so that a group of people can become close to one another.

Fees being raised because the state of Massachusetts cuts funding from higher education.

The most frustrating experience I've had was contacting the bursar's office. They were not personable or helpful.

One time we had roaches in the building because of construction. No one on the residence life staff took action until the situation was taken to the chancellor. It is hard for a staff member to take action until they are being told to make change by someone above them. The financial aid department also hires students who never know what they are doing.

One of the most frustrating parts about attending a large university such as UMass Amherst is the size of the lectures. Classes can be very large and have as many as three hundred students. This atmosphere can be difficult to learn in for some. It is important to make friends in classes and make yourself known to the professor. This is the only way you will get a personal feeling with your courses.

Most frustrating was the few large, 500 or more person classes we had to take as a freshman. Hard to concetrate with so much going on all at once.

I suppose the most frustrating thing about the campus was the age of many of the buildings and the continual construction around campus. When I started at UMass, many of the labs were very old and many of the lecture halls were poorly heated and ventilated. Since I have graduated, the school has done a lot to improve its facilities, but places like Bartlett Hall and Herter Hall, still need to be replaced.