UMass Amherst 2021 decision thread

How do I open the Financial Award page? I click on it and nothing happens…

I was accepted today with a 3.49 cum, 1290 SAT, 4 AP credits

Any business applicants hear back? Still says under review for me.

3.7something GPA, 780 English and 710 Math SATs, about top 25% of class at a competitive suburban high school, 5 AP classes. OOS applicant. Admitted to honors college for Linguistics major (first choice), but no mention of any merit scholarship, and probably wouldn’t qualify for financial aid. I’m assuming that if there was no mention of merit aid in the email, that’s it, there won’t be any?

Hi all,

I am a prospective freshman student that got accepted. My primary major is Pre-Medical Studies(BS) at the Commonwealth Honors college.

OK, so there is a pop up that was being blocked. Daughter got 14K/year merit, which I hear was maximum merit aid offered.

Yes, 14,000 was maximum this year. I got that figure from an admissions person.

Just curious, but is it normal for the “transcript type” to be " in progress"?

S got accepted. 3.5 uw, 31 ACT, lots of AP/Honors classes (school doesn’t weight), 3 season athlete. No merit, no CHC. Isenberg.

Daughter got accepted.
4.73 weighted gpa

6 out of class of 275

7 AP’s
All other classes honors
All A’s through entire high school career
Varsity Equestrian Team - 2 A Capella groups - Drama Club - NHS - Tri-M Honor society - 8 years of piano - volunteer experience - leadership roles

No letter from CHC or for merit aid. She only got a 30 on her ACT so maybe that’s why?? I assumed both would have been included if she got either. Just a little surprised with her stats and EC’s that she didn’t get some aid or get in to the honors college. Any thoughts?

Accepted to Math Major
CHC, Dean’s Scholarship
WGPA: 4.13
SAT: 1280
Six APs, All Honors
Three Season Athlete, Two-sport Captain

Just got accepted.
4.1 weighted GPA, ACT: 35
CHC, Dean’s Scholarship
8 APs / all honors
Sports team captain

So excited :slight_smile:

To find out about honors college and merit award, go to Admissions Decisions on Spire. You may see up to three yellow VIEW buttons. One says Commonwealth Honors. One says Financial Award. One says Admissions Decision. Then disable popup blocker. You will be able to open all three. We thought kid hadn’t gotten any money at all, but when we figured out how to open it, we found kid got 14K merit award.

It seems that only CHC accepted students are getting decisions first, like last year.

Sadly still only one view button for acceptance. Congrats to all that got in. I am still confused about the criteria for CHC and merit.

@as1799 I didn’t get CHS and I got accepted

Accepted
3.5 uw 3.9 w
29 ACT
1260 SAT
640 world history
7 APs, more than 15 honors
Puerto Rican/African American female
Given the Chancellors Scholarship of 10k a year

4.3 GPA, 1340 SAT, in state, 4 APs and the rest all honors classes, extra-curricular and 3 jobs @c011e9e

also I’m out of state (Maryland)

Son accepted to CHC and Eisenberg. In state.
4.2 weighted GPA
32 ACT
8 AP’s
Rest all honors
Strong extra curriculars

All it says is that I am accepted, I only selected business majors for Isenberg on my common app. Does this mean I get into Isenberg?