<p>I command you for your spirit of adventure and your willingness to discover another part of the country!
If you want to attend school in MA, why not apply to UMass-Amherst (the flagship)? If you like Boston, why not apply to one of the dozens and dozens schools located there?
And there are TONS of schools you could attend in MA that are better than UMass Lowell… Do you want suggestions - because we could suggest many if we knew your stats (some schools will have Jan 1 deadlines, but others are likely to have Jan 15 or Feb 1 deadlines).</p>
<p>Well, it all depends on your stats of course.
According to the college’s CDS, UMass-Lowell students were mostly in the top 50% of their class with only 20% in the top 10%; the average GPA is 3.2 with 35% above 3.5 and 31% below 3.0, and fewer than 5% scored 700 and more with 15-20% scoring below 500. This is slightly above UC Merced for SAT, but below UC-M for GPA. Is that your profile? Are you within range, well above that? </p>
<p>Also, the UC’s will NOT cost you 30K if you’re a CA resident - seek out UCBAlumnus who knows everything about Cal Grants etc, etc.</p>