@aquan3123123 - #36 According to Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/bschools/rankings#5
You can also change to the less selective Econ program at a later date. (assuming you get in undecided)
@SQBrit- that was for the engineering school. Have no idea whether it was weighted or unweighted.
It has really changed since my day of graduating from HS in the late 70’s and anyone could get in to Zoo Mass!
Do you guys know for OOS kids, what is the aid typically look like? we have to pay around 40K a year (tuition+room and board) and the max my family can afford is 12K…
Do they offer any type of grant/award other than the 8k they provide for OOS kids?
@snoogleki - It depends, I have heard of some people getting larger scholarships, but most seem to be moderate in size, 10k would be certainly towards the top. Additionally, some dorms are cheaper than others and there are other ways to cut costs like becoming an RA. Lastly, OOS students from ME,CT,VT,RI and VT can get reduced tuition as they are New England students and qualify for a discount.
PS- I’m not sure your situation of need but something called a Pell grant is available up to 5.5K and it doesn’t need to be repaid. So crunching the numbers, Umass with New England tuition is 23K - 5.5k Pell grant - 8k grant you got is ~10k per year not including R+B which is 10-11K yearly. So Umass would be perhaps 20K including tuition and board assuming you can get the grant. (Also, I think RAs get cheap to free boarding)
My portal says my application is still under review. Should I be worried because I haven’t gotten any mail yet? [-O<
@TeejayAduma no
Mine says “Under Review”. I’m applying as a transfer student for CS. Any transfer students over here who got the letter ?
My D is a transfer applicant (app was received on 2/3/15) and it’s been all quiet over here. :-S
I got my acceptance packet yesterday 
Living in Bangladesh. I got accepted and received the Chancellors Award for 8k USD per year.
Stats:
SAT- 1870(1920 superscore)
Gave the SAT 4 times
O Levels- 3 A*'s, 2 A’s, 1 B, 1 C
estimated GPA- 3.57
A Levels- 2 A’s, 1 C
estimated GPA- 4.33
Accepted to the fall class of 2015 as a major in Computer Science(BS)
Nationality: American
They technically considered me as an Out-of-State applicant.
Chancellors Award for academic and personal achievements. 8000 USD per year under the circumstance that I kept a solid 2.5 GPA during my time at UMass Amherst. Amount is based on my Out-of-State residency.
ECA’s:
Drummer in a band 3.5-4 years
Vocalist in a band 1 year
Played golf and tennis at local community clubs 4 years. All for fun, never professionally and no tournaments.
Played soccer at school and outside 4 years. For fun, never professionally and no tournaments.
Unsure whether I will be attending.
Congratulations! Those are fine credentials for the school. Good luck with your decision!
Thanks
I got my acceptance packet in the mail today. But Spire still shows my Status as Under Review.
Living in India. I got accepted and received the Chancellors Award for 12K USD per year.
Stats:
SAT- 1860(1900 super-score)
SAT Maths 2-800
SAT Chem-770
Gave the SAT 2 times
Predicted %age in Indian CBSE Class XII Boards: 95%+ (Maths,Phy,Chem,English,Computer Science)
Accepted to the fall class of 2015 as a major in Computer Science(BS) along with an Invitation to join Commonwealth Honors College.
Nationality: Indian
Chancellors Award for academic and personal achievements:12000 USD per year.Renewable up to 4 years.
Lots of EC and Also Academic Achievements.
Accepted to Isenberg school of management for fall 2015 . I’m from india and got a mail today. My status is spire has not been updated yet. I received the Chancellors Award for 8K USD per year.
sat: 1810(680m,520cr,610w)
gpa(percentange):
9th and 10th :83%
11th 73%
12th(predicted scrores): 85%
EC; top 50 in india in tennis
interships
other colleges accepted to; Purdue, Virginia tech, Miami university($8000sclrships), Michigan state, Penn State, Southern Methodist University. Most propably will attend PSU but this my 2nd choice and have to consider it because of the scholorships they have given me. Anyway best of luck to all of you 
Well, son just received his letter of acceptance in today’s mail. letter is dated March 10. His spire portal still says under review. He has been accepted as a physics major, Commonwealth Honors College, Chancellor’s Award: $12K/year. This makes him 10 for 10 on college acceptances so, oh boy, lots of visits and decisions to make now!
He has also been accepted to: RPI ($46K/year scholarship - crazy!); Northeastern ($30K/year scholarship); URochester, $18K/year scholarship; PItt, $10K scholarship; SUNYS: Stony Brook, full tuition; Binghamton, full tuition; Geneseo and Oneonta, $2K scholarship; New Paltz - don’t recall a scholarship offer from them.
Stats: SAT 2210 (750 math, 750 cr, 710 writing); 92.3 GPA (weighted); great essay, assume good recs; ECs: track and cross country since 7th grade; jazz band, wind ensemble (plays sax); guitar; volunteers at hospital, multiple other volunteer activities. From Westchester County, NY.
Accepted to the Isenberg School of Management with $8K per year scholarship
ACT 27
GPA: 3.4
Rank: 89/261
Didn’t take any APs till senior year (Macro and micro economics)
Lacrosse and football four years - captain in lax
lifeguard
Also accepted to Rutgers, Penn State (summer), and UCONN
@SQBrit what were your son’s sat scores? My son received his acceptance today. His SAT scores were very high, and his GPA was mediocre. Don’t lose hope.
Anyone have any idea if they will be out by the end of the week, because it seems like a vast majority of students on here and in my school ( in-state MA) have gotten decisions and i haven’t gotten anything.
Not complaining but I’m slowly starting to lose hope, and expecting a rejection.
Still waiting for RD here. @BostonSportsFan - A poster at the beginning of this thread indicated that the decisions come out in 4 batches starting last week and going on through early April. If the mailings go out Friday then depending on where you live you may receive word back at the earliest Monday. The Indian posters above were probably decided upon last week but just received the official acceptance in the mail. I do think that those already notified were the “easy admits”. That doesn’t mean you won’t be accepted - just that your application may take more take for review and a decision.
@canigoback - I haven’t lost hope but thanks for the words of encouragement! Actually some reassurances provided by two kind posters (@Greenman57 & @ConfusedMominMA) have me hopeful for acceptance “undeclared”. Also because DS was deferred I’m thinking that he’s gone to the bottom of the pile. It’s funny how everything is working out. UMass Amherst was not our top choice at first but as time has passed it’s looking better and better. For a few different reasons but mainly: 1) I don’t think my son knows what major he wants - so if he is going to experiment/make mistakes, I would rather it was at instate prices and 2) he’s pretty disorganized and depends upon us more than he realises!
@SQBrit My packet says the date: March 10th
So it took about 4-5 days to reach me. Considering I live miles away from Massachusetts, that was pretty fast.
Also I wouldn’t consider myself an easy admit
I doubted I would get in. My SAT’s suck. Never lose hope guys!! It’s possible they sent out international student letters first. Just a heads up, I’m considered out-of-state because I’m American but studying in a different country. Soooooo yeah.
Best of luck guys!!!
Our son got his letter in the mail yesterday. It was dated March 10. We live in Westchester County NY. @SQBrit it sounds like our sons are similar in some ways, though my son has decided upon physics as his major. He is incredibly intelligent, scored 750 math, 750 cr, 710 writing, on SAT, but his GPA suffered due to time management and organization challenges. In fact, I’ve found an therapist who specializes in executive function issues and we’ve got our first appointment tomorrow. I am hoping she can help him develop some strategies in time for college, wherever he winds up. Good luck. I hope you get an answer soon.