University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) (2024-2025)

[lime galleon]

but if you show dedication to working on and completing a thesis thats very helpful

[late hemlock]

oh damn

yeah I looked it up it looks rlly good

[late hemlock]

understood, I will keep that in mind

You gotta fill an application if i transfer from normal to honours?

[lime galleon]

i never lived in them but every time i walked through when visiting friends i was kinda just like damn 😭

[lime galleon]

yes

[late hemlock]

and till which year into college can you avail these housing benefits?

cuz you said in your senior year you weren't eligible

[lime galleon]

thats bc i was already living off campus

well

i guess i wouldve been too late anyway bc it was past housing selection

[late hemlock]

It looks so mordern compared to the rest of the campus lol

[lime galleon]

if you want to live there senior year, youd have to apply and get in by junior fall at the latest i think

[late hemlock]

ohh I see

[lime galleon]

but most live off campus senior year

[late hemlock]

living off campus is cheaper?

[lime galleon]

usually

signifigantly cheaper if youll be here in the summer for any reason

[late hemlock]

got it thx!

[lime galleon]

i pay like 900/mo rn

so around 10k per year

so its cheaper than any single room

and obv i have my own room thats much bigger than umass single rooms, kitchen, my own bathroom, etc etc

so good deal

if you want to beat the price of a double, you could

[late hemlock]

you got rommates or your own apartment?

[lime galleon]

i have housemates

[late hemlock]

and how far is it from campus

[lime galleon]

bus stop is like a 2 minute walk from our back door

[late hemlock]

yeahh that's what i meant mb

[lime galleon]

and its a 10 minute bus ride or so

[late hemlock]

oh not bad

at all

[lime galleon]

w buses every 20 minutes for most of the day

no its a super nice location

[lime galleon]

yeah nw i just want to make clear i have my own room 😭

[late hemlock]

were you living off campus since your freshmen year?

[lime galleon]

i moved off my senior year

i lived in northeast freshman, and central sophomore and junior year

[late hemlock]

I see

[late hemlock]

which one did you like better between the two?

[lime galleon]

i liked central

further from classes, but felt much better socially

and was near the greenhouse which i really liked to chill in

brett is a very nice dorm to look at after freshman year

much nicer than average

[late hemlock]

alright thanks for answering!

also how's the library at umass

[lime galleon]

ofc!

[lime galleon]

i like it

i didnt check out many books

but du bois has a lot of quiet study spaces with nice views

SEL (science and engineering library) is good for collaborating/working in groups

[strange brook]

so yall live in a big house then?

[lime galleon]

its like a condo kinda unit

[strange brook]

ooh

[lime galleon]

3bed, 1.5 bath

decent size living room, dining room. kitchen

huge basement for storage

its nice

[hard patio]

1.5 bath what?

[lime galleon]

usually 1 bath is a full bathrooom, with a shower

if it doesnt have a shower its counted as .5

[strange brook]

3 people share it?

[lime galleon]

ye

[strange brook]

nice i see

[lime galleon]

kitchen gets a little crowded sometimes but im on a later schedule than the others so its good :p

[strange brook]

lmaoo W

[zealous jasper]

Any advice on finding a roommate

[lime galleon]

facebook is often a good place for this, usually groups are made for each class for roommates/housing

or instagram mayhap

[gilded zodiac]

admitted students discords/days/events

[remote fiber]

take me off waitlist please🙏🙏

[lyric field]

just declined my offer lol

hope u get off

electrical eng if that matters idk

[remote fiber]

lowkey it does cause i’m doing engineering too😭🙏

[swift swan]

Dang the competition is real

[hoary sandal]

If anyone has any questions I attended the admitted students event today and learned A LOT of good information about facilities, curriculum, and job/internship/research/after grad statistics so if anyone has anything to ask lmk (this information applies mainly for ECE)

[scenic rune]

well I have a question for cs (I did see you said mainly for ece, but if you have opinions about this I'd be quite happy), are the clubs/hackathons active and how are the outcomes?

[scenic rune]

also is there a whole another building for cs?

[strange brook]

yeah

[lime galleon]

theres a cs building (and another new one under construction) but very few classes are held there, and the ones that are are usually grad level

its mostly offices and some labs

[lime galleon]

theres two hackathons each year, HackUMass in the fall and HackHer in the spring. HackUMass is the big one

also quite a few actives clubs, but hard to tell which ones are active or dead from the website thing. theres a club fair early in the sem that makes it easier to find good ones

[hoary sandal]

Well I think Luc answered it pretty well

I don't have direct experience with the clubs obviously but based off the information they gave us there are a TON of ece clubs to join and the CS program is way bigger so I'd assume theres a good amount of overlap if not more going on over there

As for outcome in terms of ECE (I'd assumed CS might be somewhat similar? It's hard to say as the markets are very different) it was like 97% working or in grad school 6 months after graduating with an average starting salary of like 70-80k

I really doubt this would apply the same to CS though

[lime galleon]

You can get some kind of idea from the CICS destination report: https://www.cics.umass.edu/careers/explore-career-paths/destination-report

its dependant on people actually doing the survey so its probably bias in some way

but it looks like compared to ECE, higher starting salary but also lower employment rate

which is kinda what i would expect

[scenic rune]

Thank you Luc and Glohny for replying to my questions 🙂

[scenic rune]

didn't know there was already an another building for cs (I assumed it was taken in coe) thank you 🙂

[scenic rune]

also, kinda unrelated, but which one do u feel from ASU or Umass is better for CS?

[lime galleon]

umass 100%

[scenic rune]

alright! thanks!

[hard patio]

UMASS by a long shot

[scenic rune]

Thanks 🙂

[crisp vine]

yo is there a whatsapp group for umass amherst business students?

if not i can make one if anyone is interested lmk

for fall 2025

[scenic rune]

wanna be friends?

[scenic rune]

is there one for cs students?

[hard patio]

sure

me

[swift swan]

me

[crisp vine]

no but i can make a Umass group. So like for all students of all courses.

[scenic rune]

that would be cool

[hard patio]

sure! lovely make one please

[swift swan]

Do it. Add me too :D

[hoary sandal]

Is anyone here with housing in Sylvan?

I got some questions about the suites