<p>@notrichenough seriously? how do you know?!</p>
<p>I’ve got a kid at UMass, I know how it works.</p>
<p>But if you don’t believe me, give the school a call.</p>
<p>thats awesome, thanks!</p>
<p>still waiting!</p>
<p>Hey everyone I applied ea on October 29th 2012 and still haven’t heard back either. I’m in state and it seems like everybody in my school has heard back except for me. Anyone else on the same boat as me? Does it mean I didn’t get admitted?</p>
<p>rg1234 - Yes, my son is in the same boat. He applied on Oct 31st and we are instate. A lot of his friends have heard and we are getting frustrated. I am hoping that it doesn’t mean bad news.</p>
<p>Ya i know, its sooo frustrating. Im hoping that we will hear back by Jan 15th at the latest because thats what i believe the website says.</p>
<p>My son heard on the 17th of December for Early Action and received a scholarship offer with that letter.</p>
<p>Congrats to him, do u live in mass?</p>
<p>Yes, I am hoping that we hear by the 15th also. That’s the deadline for RD apps. I would think they would want to be finished with EA apps before starting to review RD apps. </p>
<p>CEC123- Congrats to your son!</p>
<p>No. We’re out of state.</p>
<p>I remember my son starting to get worried after so many of his friends got admitted (RD) and he hadn’t heard, though it wasn’t likely he wasn’t getting in (and he did). My guess is that they divide applications up, and some people work through them faster than others. In any case, there doesn’t seem to be any correlation between wait time and decision.</p>
<p>Congrats to all who got in. After being accepted to WPI, Northeaster, UVM, Penn State and Tulane last year, my daughter decided on UMass. She has been very, very happy there. It is a great school!</p>
<p>@ Geebee are you instate? what was the deciding factor for UMass over UVM or Northeastern?</p>
<p>Yes, we are instate. My daughter got a very generous scholarship to UVM that made the tuition between them and UMass basically the same, but she just didn’t like the feel of the campus. Everyone there was very nice and friendly, but it wasn’t for her.</p>
<p>Northeastern was a bit more of an involved decision. She liked the UMass campus much better because it has an actual campus feel and is not seperate buildings in and amongst the city. She also wanted to feel like she was “away” and she has spent so much time in Boston that it would not have been new for her. Amherst was a new area and is about 2 1/2 hours away from home, where Northeastern is about 30 minutes from home.</p>
<p>And then there is the price. Northeastern is much, much more expensive. UMass has more undergrad programs and the 5 College Consortium. She also has more opportunities available by paying a lower tuition: study abroad, summer internship positions that require her to live near school and not at home, not having to get a job on campus right away, etc. Paying a tuition that is almost 3X the cost would have closed some of those doors. Plus she is almost definitely going on to get her Masters, so there is that expense to think about. She will have a much fuller 4 years by not having to scrape by on tuition.</p>
<p>I am also not convinced that a Northeastern education is worth that much more than a UMass one.</p>
<p>There is the snob factor in Massachusetts because there are SO many colleges and universities here. A lot of my daughter’s classmates got into UMass but chose to go elsewhere because, according to them, “they worked their ass off in high school and deserve to go to a NAME school.” Some of them aren’t so happy where they are now, though, because I think too much emphasis was put on the name of the school and not the fit. My daughter wanted to also be able to say that she was attending Northeastern or WPI or Penn state, knowing that people would be impressed. But in the long run it is not about keeping up with the Joneses, or even trying to impress them, but doing what works for her in the long run. </p>
<p>If money was no option I think she would have still picked UMass. It is an excellent school with a very strong reputation.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the very thoughtful reply. I am in the same boat, although out of state. I have gotten in to UVM, NEU, Fordham and UMass so far. I loved UVM and it may be the right choice for me (good Merit $ and possible athletic $) but am struggling with the NAME issue as well. I am waiting to her from Cornell RD and BU RD, I think Cornell will be the only school that throws a wrench into things. My parents will want me to go there but they have said they will leave it up to me. I agree, has to be a good fit.</p>
<p>Finally got the big envelope today for DS. Waiting for him to get home from a swim meet. He also got admitted to JMU today, lots of decisions.</p>
<p>I have a question. I applied to UMass Amherst as a business or marketing major and I got my giant envelope saying I was accepted but I was accepted as an undeclared major. What does that exactly mean? Do I have to wait to hear from them once RD comes out if I get into the business school? What do I have to do if I don’t have a declared major?</p>
<p>carj4kids-congratulations! We are still waiting!</p>
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It means that you will have to apply to be accepted to a major after your freshman, or possibly sophomore, year.</p>
<p>Business school admission is very competitive, which means there is some chance you would not be admitted to the major after a year or two. It puts a lot of pressure on you to do really well, and there are no guarantees. It’s a bit of a sucky position to be in.</p>
<p>Your first year or two is mostly General Education classes and prerequisites. So you would want to examine the class requirements for whatever major you want so you can take the required classes and not be behind if/when you get accepted to the major. Essentially, pretend like you are in your major when selecting your classes.</p>
<p>I don’t think the school will admit you to the major after the RD round, but I can’t say for sure. You should call the school to ask them. Maybe call the business school department.</p>