My son was in a last wave and was admitted into Isenberg a few years ago.
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when was that? end of January?
Has anyone here been able to sign up for the admitted student events yet? My kid says she doesnāt see any way to sign up yet, and we will be traveling from the west coast so want to make sure sheās signed up. She canāt attend the ādestination dayā for her college but wanted to do one of the shorter admitted student events. It says an email will be sent with info to register, but donāt think sheās received that yet.
Not yet. They will be emailing a registration link soon.
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anyone down to call admissions office and ask for any updates? 
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Has anyone looked into how likely it is for a student to graduate in 4 years? Iāve looked at the numbers - looks to be high 60ās or low 70ās depending on the source. I guess Iām looking for some anecdotal evidence - like experiences others have had or heard about with regards to getting the right classes when needed.
D23ās merit offer is about 6k short per year of what we needed for UMASS to be within budget. So Iām trying to make sure we consider all cost factors. UMASS is her top choice.
We are from the West Coast and so we donāt hear chatter about whatās going on at the MA state schools like we do about our more local schools.
Yes, my dd called as well and admissions said the reg link will be emailed on 1/22
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One of my twins received a pretty good meritā¦or so I thought until I ran the numbers. We are OOS. This is his top pick but Iām not sure it will happen. 5 years would be a definite deal breaker. I want to figure out cost if he lived off campus. Still hoping for other twin to get accepted.
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I hear you! Thatās true I hadnāt thought of what would be if/when they move off campus. Keep me posted on what you find out and Iāll do the same.
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From my experience going to UMass in the 90s I was able to complete my degree in 4 years. I had friends that took 5 but they changed their major. Not sure what it is like now, but I have former students who went within the past 5 years and graduated in 4.
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thank you so much!
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This is anecdotal, but Iām a current UMass student and I donāt think it should take more than four years to graduate if a student has some AP/IB credit and doesnāt change their major frequently. Almost every freshman Iāve met has between 15-25 credits, so thatās one year done, and I know multiple CS majors who finished a semester early. Iām a journalism student, but I took 10 APs in hs, 8 of which UMass counted, and I had 41 credits going in.
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My son just got accepted into the journalism program and I would love to get your insight on the program itself and your experience! He was also offered CHC and is thinking about doing a double major - possibly a combo with economics. Any insight from you would be greatly appreciated!
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It feels like many graduate early, actually. There are a lot of students who come in with tons of AP credits and/or take extra classes. Definitely possible to graduate in four years. Students do need to make sure to seek advice from advisors, sign up for classes on time, and keep track of prerequisites. Like any public school, there is bureaucracy and little hand-holding, but the resources are there.
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Thank you SO much! Do you like the school? Itās D23ās number one pick but for the $6k too much in cost so far.
She also loves lively classroom discussions and having some interactions with professors. Do you sense that there are maybe some classes on campus that offer that at some point? She knows there will be plenty of large lectures as well.
Does anyone know when we should expect financial aid packages for admitted students? Do they come out after all EAs are out?
I think thereās definitely the chance for classroom discussion and professor interaction. I specifically only took classes with less than 50 people this past semester and while there wasnāt as much classroom discussion as I was hoping, every professor was super approachable and willing to talk (and this is professors from all subjects, including physics, linguistics, and marketing). Thereās definitely more discussion in higher level (400 and 500) level classes because many of the students are familiar with each other.
I would say that of the 5 courses I took last semester, 1 had really lively discussion, 3 had medium/semi lively class discussion, and 1 was a bigger gen ed with almost no discussion.
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Of course! If you have any specific questions or concerns I can definitely answer those. Iām studying journalism with a concentration in PR. The journalism department requires students to have another major or minor to graduate, and if heās passionate about econ, itās definitely a great choice - not too much overlap between the classes, but the departments and schools work together well. The two biggest bonuses of the CHC are the fact that it looks good on a resume/transcript and that the dorms are nicer - from what I know, it wonāt make his time at school overly difficult.
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Thanks so much! Just curious how many students in total are in the Journalism program, how supportive the professors are, what type of on campus opportunities there are for getting sports journalism experience, opportunities for internships, etc. Any pointers you have, basically 
This is priceless insight thanks!
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