<p>So I'm considering transfering to UMass Amherst for Hospitality Management, Isenberg School of Management to be exact, I would like to know what dorm buildings are close, hows the party life, how welcoming are students to tranfer students and just a students overall experience, would greatly appreciate it, thank you so much.</p>
<p>I’m applying as a transfer too, just wondering what’s your GPA and where do you currently go?</p>
<p>hey, I have a 3.8 and I currently go to City College in NYC</p>
<p>Hey guys,
I’m transferring OUT of UMass.
I’m studying neuroscience/psych in the college of arts and sciences, and I have lived in two dorms. (Southwest and Central)
Ask me anything.</p>
<p>@Curiousnewyorker, Student body’s tolerance to transfer students will be pretty much the same no matter where you go–don’t worry about making friends. Isenberg is a fantastic program, and the closest residential area would be Southwest. That being said, Southwest will be your classic Animal House experience. It is loud, and partying is huge there.</p>
<p>I don’t like UMass because the residential areas are incredibly segregated and stereotypical:
All of the athletes are thrown into Southwest. “biddies and bros.”
The hipsters and pot smokers live in Central(/OHill). “stoners”
The foreign exchange students and nerds live in Northeast. “really good at math”
And no one cares about or likes the other residential areas (sylvan’s rape trail/suicide rate, etc)</p>
<p>It’s fun if you find your place, but if you’re in Isenberg then you’ll most likely be in Southwest. I left southwest because I don’t party enough–but you get desensitized to it eventually. Now I live in central, where my RA smokes weed with my floormates. You get used to that, too.</p>
<p>I notice that you asked about the party life. You can find a party pretty much seven days a week, but peak days are Thursday-Saturday obviously. Things to know:
–what kind of partier are you? for example, i prefer dorm drinking, but the off campus parties are amazing, and amherst is a great town.
–concerts are frequent and awesome here.
–make friends with athletes. they can get you into crazy parties. (but watch out, this is how i found myself at a coke party!)
–bring an extra pair of shoes if you go to a frat. those houses are disgusting. better yet, avoid frats.
–on the topic of frats, some people will stand at the back and make you pay to get into the party. half the time they’re not even part of the frat, just hustling money. be aware.
–never go to parties in large groups. you won’t get in. unless of course you are a large group of girls.</p>
<p>not sure what the party scene is at City College but I know that NYC is COMPLETELY different from UMass (or at least, according to my roommate from NYC)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>wow thanks that was a lot of great info, Im not a crazy party person i enjoy going out but I also like to sleep and do my school work lol, party life in NYC is pretty crazy, i barely hang out with people from school because i already have my friends here and its New York everywhere you go you make a friend from a line waiting for the bathroom or someone riding in the same train cart with you. I am afraid that Umass Amherst is too big of a school for me and I’ll get lost in the commotion, you would think I am use to a lot of things going on and I am just not all these things happening in one place. </p>
<p>I went to a small HS and my classes are fairly small, about 20 in one class, how are classes at Umass amherst ?</p>
<p>AlliCatt94, would you mind telling me why you are transfering out ?</p>
<p>I am transferring out because I don’t like how segregated the residential areas are. Also, I’ve just had a bad experience. Also also, I’m really into snowboarding and I am transferring somewhere where I can do more of that.</p>
<p>Intro classes are huge (300+) and you will take a lot of those early on. Expect big lecture halls. There will be smaller discussions and lectures in some electives and freshman english, but usually you don’t get there until you’re an upperclassman and know what your major is.</p>
<p>A lot of people worry that UMass is too big, but I personally like it. You find your niche, and usually pretty quickly.</p>
<p>@ALliCatt94
Im sorry to here about your bad experience, and if you are transfering to somewhere where you’ll do what you like thats much better and make you happier in the end. Thank you so much i really appreciate you spending time to tell me more about Umass amherst without being biased at all considering your experience, I see you doing very well in life btw. This is definitely going to help me in my decision making. (:</p>
<p>hey thanks, and good luck to you. hope you find your place alright</p>