@amatos12 , my dtr was just accepted. She applied EA. She received 8,000 in the initial acceptance letter. We are OOS. I thought that was pretty generous for a state school and was more than one of the private schools she applied to. We have yet to receive the actual FA letter.
@amatos12 - are you in-state or out of state?
OOS students in general get much higher scholarships (if they get one) than in state students. The amount helps defray the OOS premium, although I don’t think I remember ever seeing anyone get enough to completely offset it (out of staters currently pay a $17K premium).
If you are in-state you can get free “tuition” (currently $1714) by getting the Adams or <can’t remember="" the="" name=""> scholarship, and really outstanding students might get $1-2K in additional scholarships. A few kids might get a little higher, but not many at all. I wouldn’t call it generous.</can’t>
@notrichenough i am in state. & i hope i get atleast 10-12k in need based grants.
@jcort1 Did you just receive admit notice (3/9?) and you were Early Action? Wow. They are really behind…
capedorysailor, EA application applied early October. We heard awhile back - maybe end of December. Still waiting for the FA letter.
@blaugrana95 The honors program provides a smaller community within the university more than anything else. The classes for the honors requirements aren’t usually harder, but they are smaller in class size which is nice. Makes for some nice discussions. And I would recommend the STEM honors RAPs. New a ton of great people in those programs and it helps guarantee the housing too.
The internships depend largely on the major. Generally, being international doesn’t affect your chances too much. You won’t be able to apply to several places because some jobs require you to be a naturalized citizen (for security clearance). Otherwise it isn’t too bad.
How is the wifi on campus? I’ve been hearing it’s been pretty bad lately, but I just want to know how it is for you guys.
S hasn’t complained about the wifi signal at all
It was really bad last semester, but it’s better now. The issue with wifi comes in occasional spurts. There was one day a few weeks ago where wifi was down everywhere on campus, but beyond that it’s fine.
Question for a UMASS Engineering Student: Do they offer any minor or major course work around Design Thinking or Integrated Design?
Hi, I was accepted to the behavioral science exploratory track but that wasn’t my first choice. How and what is the requirement to transfer to isenberg school of management? Thank you in advance 
@Lindyy80 Isenberg is one of the two hardest colleges to transfer into (Comp Sci being the next hardest). Most internal transfers have like a 3.7 GPA and you need to do well in the predictor courses (Econ 103&104 and Calc 127&128).
@Violet1996 oh wow! thank you so much for letting me know. Also, if you don’t mind answering one more question: how hard is it to get invited to the Honor program? This time around I go to a pretty tough high school so my gpa is pretty darn low 
, is there any chance of getting into the honor within the school? or is there slim chance to none?
@Lindyy80 Think of the Honors program as an attachment to your undergrad degree. You don’t apply into the major and then apply to honors. Rather you apply separately and if you get in, the honors title sticks around even if you change your major 8 times. It’s actually not that hard to get into honors as an internal transfer. If the standards haven’t changed, you only need a 3.4GPA to get in. I think you send in a 1-page app at the start of your second semester and they’ll let you know of a decision in a few months.
Hi everyone! Luckily get accepted to UMass CS with Honors Program. Just wonder the relationship between my major and the Honors. Is this program separate from declared majors, just providing benefits in housing, course registration and seminars exclusive for CHC students, and none “CHC CS courses”? Also, I heard that UMass had no-so-good career services. Considering the location of UMass, which is not close to major IT companies as its California counterparts, I am worried about the job placement after graduation as an international student,despite the fact that UMass has a solid, well-respected CS program and the demand for well-prepared CS graduates is high. Actually, I am just worried about being a foreigner lost in such a giant school. Perhaps I am just being overly anxious about studying abroad. Will the CHC provide additional personal attention/guidance that mirrors what some small liberal arts schools provide?
@Anfernee Hey, first off, congrats on getting in! I can probably answer some of your questions since I’m in the CS Honors program here. So the honors program is an attachment to your undergrad academic program. You’ll have to take some gen eds at the honors level, and if you want to, you can take honors courses within your major. UMass CS has a half dozen honors courses(like web programming, how computers work and computer vision). You can also opt to add a thesis onto it. I don’t know how UMass recruiting is for other majors, but CS is highly sought after. I know several people going to Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon once they graduate. I’m slated to work at a huge tech company this summer. We are pretty heavily recruited by other large companies such as Cisco, TripAdvisor, Raytheon etc. Also, there are plenty of foreigners in the CS program (odds are we have a higher concentration than other majors) and they seem to assimilate well. CHC will help with additional resources and smaller classes, but I don’t think you’ll get that small liberal arts school vibe. Good luck!
Does anyone know how difficult it is to get into CS after being admitted to the exploratory track? I don’t want to spend all this money and then not be able to get into the CS major.
@Collegefall2020 So whether you get accepted or not is based on how well you do. The expectation is that you get at least a B+ in the CS and Calc course you take your first semester. If you meet those requirements, then you’re in. Being a part of the track is helpful because you’ll have people to guide you to make sure you meet the requirements. Being in the expl. track helps you a lot. If you had to apply as internal transfer, it takes longer to get in and even if you meet the requirements, people sometimes don’t get in.
Thanks @Violet1996!
Violet,
My dtr is admitted to Isenberg but thinking of transferring to College of Natural Sciences. She’s expressed interest in living in Central. I’ve seen some posts here and on other sites that Central is known as having a “stoner” reputation. Is this random thru out campus or is this dorm true to comments? What other dorms are near the CNS? Thank you.