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AFAIK, UMass doesn’t give course credit for subject SAT tests, only AP exams.</p>
<p>They do for Foreign Language, right?</p>
<p>You seem to be correct, according to this:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.umass.edu/newstudent/uploads/listWidget/7761/SAT%20II%20Subject%20Tests%20with%20Logo.pdf[/url]”>http://www.umass.edu/newstudent/uploads/listWidget/7761/SAT%20II%20Subject%20Tests%20with%20Logo.pdf</a></p>
<p>I did not know that.</p>
<p>Hi</p>
<p>I need some input on a problem im having with admissions!
So I’m not sure if everyone knows this, but there is this section in the Common App that says:</p>
<p>“Were you issued a transcript for any work listed above [as in the courses taken at colleges that you list on the Common App]?
If yes, please have an official transcript sent as soon as possible.”</p>
<p>I’ve taken several courses that give Official Transcripts with my grade for the course and corresponding college credits for that course.
They want a driect transcript sent from that College/University where I took the courses, so I asked for them to be sent. That College/University said that I need to pay more than my App Fee for UMass to send the transcripts! I was shocked with the cost, and so I am reconsidering whether if I really want these transcripts to be considered in my application. </p>
<p>Here I have 2 problems:
- the cost for having my transcripts sent are more than the App Fee
- I don’t know what UMass uses my transcripts for in the admissions process</p>
<p>Does anyone think its worth it to pay that much for the transcripts?
Does anyone know what UMass uses these transcripts from college courses for? Can I get credit transfers from the courses? Does it help with getting merit aid?</p>
<p>Any comments/advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!</p>
<p>P.S. Perhaps some of you maybe wondering why I haven’t asked the Admissions @ UMass about this directly. Well, I did. And their response was ONE SENTENCE saying “We need all materials to finish the application process” 
- now that’s a helpful response, really</p>
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<li>UMass is pretty safe.</li>
<li>Southwest is filled with animals. I live there, so I should know. Try to live in Northeast.</li>
<li>Nah, but I think most honors people get placed in Orchard Hill.</li>
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<p>Yes.</p>
<p>Most honors people live in Orchard Hill?? REALLY?
can i apply specifically for a room there?
I heard there are too many people in Honors now that those “Honors Floors” that I’ve read about aren’t enought to get all the honors people in.
What do you think about the Honors College there?</p>
<p>Also, I heard Northeast is filled with Asian people? Not that I’m against that or anything, but is that true?</p>
<p>Also, why do you suggest that I pass in the transcripts? I don’t see why I should.</p>
<p>Don’t get excited, it’s not that easy to get in the honors college.</p>
<p>What do I think about the honors college? It has pretty annoying requirements. Will it be helpful for you once you graduate? I don’t know.</p>
<p>And yes, you can apply specifically for a room in any dorm. But you need to have a low priority number (like, close to 1-1000) if you want a shot at getting a room. I had a horrible priority number and I asked for a single in Northeast. I got placed in a triple in Southwest…</p>
<p>I really don’t think Northeast is filled with Asians, I haven’t really been there though. I heard Orchard Hill is, but I can’t confirm. Asian people tend to hang out with other Asian people. White people with other white people, and black people with other black people. </p>
<p>I didn’t really read your post because I’m lazy, but if UMass is your first choice, then you should spend as much money as possible.</p>
<p>Umm ok well, UMass isn’t my first choice. More like UC Berkely.
My SAT: 2100
GPA: 3.9
Should I be worried if I can bet into Honors College?
And, with this, is it worth it to spend $70+?</p>
<p>Oh wow - your story of getting placed in triple-southwest scares me. I really don’t want to be in southwest - like realy, anything other than southwest - I’ve heard/read about a lot of bad things there…</p>
<p>You probably have a good chance of getting in.</p>
<p>It’s always worth spending 70+. Well, at least I would.</p>
<p>Being in Southwest isn’t THAT bad… if you have good roommates OR a single. Are you a boy or a girl? If you’re a boy, you’re even worse off, because boys tend to be party loving pigs over here. And if you have one of those for a roommate… well… I pity you.</p>
<p>The helpfulness of the honors college is strictly determined by how involved you want it to be. There is no limit in how many honors classes you take per semester (more than 2 just means that you will be doing homework during your free time)and I for one have liked them… I’ve taken classwork at one of the 5 schools(Amherst college, another thing that is possible through Umass) and it was exactly the same as my honors class, leading me to believe that paying so much more for a “better school” is such a waste of money.
From what it sounds like you are right on the border of getting into the honors college, the deciding factor will most likely be what your class rank is.
Also I would spend 70$, as I mentioned before my group of best friends (some who have aced the SAT and/or got into ivies) and I didn’t see ourselves going to Umass but we all ended up there just because it is cheap, a good education, and we really will end up in the same place as people who spend so much more money somewhere else. The thing that really sold me was this 1999 study by Krueger stating that motivated intelligent students who got in to really good schools but chose to go to state schools made the same amount of money as their counterparts who went to Ivies… <a href=“http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/563.pdf[/url]”>http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/563.pdf</a>. It is really hard to find someone who genuinely hates it here. You don’t have to decide now but it is extremely comforting to haves Umass com col as a backup.
If housing is a huge issue do a RAP, even if you have a bad priority number you can choose which RAP you want to live in and thus be guaranteed your living location. I lived in O hill my freshman and sophomore year and loved it but I do have plenty of friends that live in SW or Northeast and all like it there as well. Each living area has it’s own pros and cons.
If you really want to live in O hill, you will be able to.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your input fireandice07!</p>
<p>From what you said, though, it seems like it’s not 100% that I’d get into the Honors College! (which scares me - A LOT) But the fact that you are able to take more than 2 honors classes, and that the 5College Consortium is very helpful, relieved me very much. I’m not sure if you’ve read what I’ve written earlier, but I am pretty nervous about going to UMass Amherst, because well, honestly, that wasn’t my dream school. (I don’t mean to sound like some braggart because I don’t come anywhere close to being a so called “smart person”) I guess I’m a bit worried about the quality of education? I really have no idea what college classes are like, so I have not right in deciding what’s “good” or “bad” quality education at the college level, but it would be nice if I could get an idea of what people think. </p>
<p>Also, How bad, exactly, is the work load for the Honors College?
In my dictionary, “bad” means staying up until 12AM finishing all the work to be done for class, starting HW at around 5PM - basically everyday. That’s kind of my life right now.
I want to take advanced courses, but I don’t want to overwhelm myself. I want to double major, so that would probably be more work, right?</p>
<p>One of my friends said it the best: a bonding conversation that you can have with someone, especially in Ohill goes something like this: oh Umass is pretty awesome right? But where did you really want to go. It is very few people’s dream school however people start realizing that it just makes sense to come here…
I know I am extremely pro Umass, but there is a reason for it, I came here not sure what to expect and it really is awesome: The key is just to come in with flexible expectations, be moderately friendly and you find your group of friends that share your interests extremely quickly ( for example I found my group of friends where I was able to have fun but work hard). Through the honors college I am writing my own research proposal that will most likely get funded by NIH. To answer your question there are challenging honors classes and there are less challenging honors classes: With one major, 2 minors and through the pre med track I usually work about 30 hours of homework a week which isint awful but I can say that college is more conceptually challenging than high school. Now in my senior year I am feeling nostalgic (kinda why I’m writing right now) since I really did have fun here but I did not sacrifice my education in any way (I have heard this from so many people: Umass alum and just people from the “real world”)
There are good teachers and there are bad teachers just use ratemyprofessor and with over 3000 classes to choose from and a little planning its not impossible to pick small or big classes with good professors.
Double majoring is harder but as long as you’re not an engineer its possible to pull through while still having time for extra curricular activities. I’m sure this is a re-occurring theme at this point but time management is very crucial.</p>