<p>Hi everyone,
I was deferred from UMASS Amherst. I applied to the Isenberg School of Management, which is very competitive. However, I know that you can be accepted to the University and not the business school. Anyway, I was wondering what you guys think my chances are of getting in. Do deferred students usually get in at UMASS or not?
My SAT score was 1670
CR:530
Math:530
Writing: 610</p>
<p>My unweighted GPA is 2.8, I'm not sure what it is weighted, but I do take all honors and AP classes. I have a very impressive list of activities and I hold leadership positions in two. I'm fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, and I've had two steady jobs, including being the Assistant Manager at one.
In the mean time, what can I do to raise my chances of getting in? I've already been accepted to a few school but Amherst is my top choice. I have another letter of recommendation to send. Should I send a letter about how much I want to go there? Any help would be appreciated! Thank you</p>
<p>I also was deferred from UMass!
But I had a 1300/1910 and a 3.4 UW. I've also gotten into Macalester ED and Bard EA, so not that it really matters.
But, it was my state school and find it really stupid, it's not a good school, so they would've obviously taken me RD.</p>
<p>I disagree, it's a wonderful school. In my opinion, it is the best state school in MA. With your stats though I can't believe you were deferred. Now are the majority of people deferred or are a good amount rejected during EA? A friend of mine was flat out rejected. I'm really worried because I want to go there so bad!</p>
<p>I don't really think Mass has any good state schools when compared to states like Cal, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Virginia, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, etc, etc.</p>
<p>My stats were anything but amazing, but UMass accepts 75%-80% of kids, it's not a hard school to get into.</p>
<p>actually loweryoureyelids let me correct you on that… umass amherst is becoming one of the top state schools in new england and the country right now. they have brought their stats down to 70% in state 30% out of state and it used to be 88% 12%. Their requirements have gone way up and i also was a deferred student early action. My gpa is a 3.24 out of 4 and i got a 1600/2400 on the SATs. Massachusetts also does have good state schools, but UMass is by far the best. They used to accept 80% of their applicants, and they have dropped 15 % to 65% in the past 3 years. UMass is not a safety school for most students anymore.</p>
<p>you’re an idiot. You should know that Massachusetts actually has one of the BEST public education systems in the nation. The number one is actually the SUNY system (New York). Umass Amherst is the flagship campus out of all the Mass. public schools, and it is highly ranked. Umass Amherst is 99th in the nation out of thousands upon thousands of schools. That’s pretty damn good. It’s also a hard school to get into now, with the avg SAT score at an 1860 and a UW GPA of a 3.6. </p>
<p>Also, I don’t see the point in going to a small private school. It costs twice as much money and your getting the same degree. It’s people like you that tick me off. Your spending your parents money, and if your not, then it’s going to come out in loans when your 35 years old plus. State schools are considerably less money and they are great schools. Sure, some state universities in Mass get bad rep (IE. Bridgewater, Framingham, Westfield, Ect.) But that’s not because of bad education and bad academics, it’s because of people like you that stereotype those schools to be blue collar. </p>
<p>State schools are fine, and actually conduct more research in the nation then private schools. UBuffalo, a state school in NY (and a flagship) spends over $350,000,000 each year in research. Umass spends over $200,000,000. </p>
<p>Start looking into public schools, because it’ll hurt yourself, and your parents if you go to a private school for twice as much money.</p>