UMass Amherst Class of 2027 EA thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Massachusetts - Amherst
1023

Sorry. Tough year!

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1024

sorry for you too. oh well, onward and forward, right?

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1025

That’s too bad! My son is waitlisted for CS at UMASS but got into Northeastern! Nuts!

Make sure she puts herself on the waitlist as soon as possible.

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1026

Are you the other NJ mom by any chance? : )

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1027

So sorry

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1028

Nope-Massachusetts

1029

Oh ok. I “met” someone on another chatboard whose dc got into Northeastern for CS but also WL at UMass. Congrats!

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1030

my son is waitlisted, CS OOS

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1031

Waitlisted for Nursing too = EMT 3.9UW Captain of sports etc - are you going on the waitlist?

1032

If you say YES to waitlist does that preclude you from saying YES to another school by May 1st? It is not binding and they do not share that info. correct??

1033

Yes. Only ED is binding (which UMass doesn’t offer).

1034

It does not. If you come off waitlist your are offered a spot, you still don’t need to accept it.

Depending on your other schools some have housing on a first come first awarded basis, so look into your other choices. Worst case if UM comes through you lose your housing (and/or enrollment) deposit elsewhere.

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1035

Waitlisted Isenberg - In State
4.3 weighted
1330 SAT
Capt of 2 Varsity Teams

Did they even defer anyone or just waitlist?

1036

Not binding

1037

I was curious about that too (defer vs waitlist)

1038

Thank you - because Nursing is only about a 12% acceptance rate she had applied to many other schools and has several (Fairfield, UNH etc) that she likes but still really likes UMass so I guess we will say yes to one and get on the waitlist as well - since we are instate and she has a sibling there currently it makes the most monetary and ease of drop off sense!

1039

Honestly, waitlist sounds worse than deferral. “Deferral” at most schools means they throw you in with the regular decision pool . . . waitlisting at UMass means that you’re really only considered after the May 1 declaration date (and the odds sound rather terrible). We’re just treating this like a rejection.

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1040

Can he still go on the waitlist? So very odd he did not get in sorry - my daughter instate high stats, Captain of FH, EMT, brother at UMass was waitlisted as well


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1041

Honestly I think any schools’ waitlist should be treated as a rejection (we fully expect to get some WL). My kids really want closure and by April it is time to love the school that is loving you back and move forward. Meet other students online, find housing, a roommate, get excited. Holding hope for WL sounds awful.

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1042

My son didn’t really plan on attending UMASS, but it is so surprising as we thought it was a safety!