<p>I just finished my Junior year and I am from CT. I visited U Mass Amherst and fell in love with the school. I know it is a stretch for me to get in but I would like to hear people thoughts on whether or not they think I could get in. </p>
<p>3.0 GPA (had a rough year freshman year... A's and B's from there on)
1450 SAT (with writing) but I am planning to take it again and I am confident that I will do much better
My resume is shaping up well and I have a good amount of extra curricular activities.</p>
<p>If that SAT score includes writing, that’s gotta improve. Question: why not UConn? You would benefit from in-state tuition. If a MA kid was interested in UConn, I’d ask them the same question (why not UMass?)</p>
<p>I am constantly being told that students admitted to UConn preform in the top 15 percent in their class and I know that I’m far from that group. Just looking at the acceptance rate for me is intimidating. I am taking an SAT coarse this summer and I just feel like I was very stressed out the first time around and I know I can improve. With that said what do you think would be an acceptable SAT score to either of these schools?</p>
<p>Just to tell you our experience with both schools. We are MA residents but my son was interested in UCONN after attending a weeklong Exploring Engineering program at UCONN for high school students. He had about a 3.3 GPA, had 1980 SAT after 3rd try (720 math 660 CR and 600 writing). He is an Eagle Scout and had volunteer hours mostly thru Boy Scouts, had a part time job all thru high school, no sports. He was trying to get into the Engineering program at both schools.</p>
<p>He was admitted to UCONN. UMass: he was admitted Undecided rather than into the Engineering program. He would have to try and transfer into the engineering program after completing some gen ed courses. </p>
<p>He just finished his freshman year at UCONN. </p>
<p>UMass specifically is seeking out of state students in order to collect OOS tuition and fees. They’d like to get the percent of OOS students up to 30%. Similarly, ConfusedMominMA’s son probably looked attractive to UConn for that reason.</p>
<p>So back to the OP, if you get the SAT up you may have a chance to get in to UMass, but prepare to pay OOS rates. This is a very common strategy nationwide—get OOS kids to help subsidize the costs for instate kids.</p>
<p>So true MADad. We gave our son the choice of either attending UMass Amherst with no debt (or he could’ve gone to UMass Lowell and it would’ve cost even less!) or paying the difference himself to go to UCONN if it meant that much to him. He chose UCONN, luckily he has received some FA from them so he isn’t paying the whole difference himself.</p>
<p>When he was a senior in HS, his GC told him that UMass amherst would be harder for him to get into than UCONN. The days of ZooMass and everyone assuming that they will get admitted (granted I graduated HS in '77) seem to be over.</p>
<p>I go to UMass in the Honors College there. Brilliant school with so many majors and resources though you have to seek out your own help. If you get up SAT scores you’ll get in. </p>
<p>I currently have an SAT tutor and we are talking about possible scores for my fall test. What do you think I would have to shoot for in order to be admitted?</p>
<p>For UMass Amherst, at least 530 CR, 560 math. Possibly higher, since your GPA is below their averages and you’re from out of state.</p>
<p>This will vary based on what you plan to major in. If you’re looking at engineering, as in the above example, you’d need a lot higher. Likewise for business or computer science. </p>
<p>As for tuition - UMass and UConn participate in a regional tuition deal, whereby, if you are from CT and you major in something not offered by any CT public university, and which is offered by a public uni in Mass, you can get a deal on tuition. It ends up being between the in-state and out-of-state rate, which can really help. A friend of mine from CT did this - he majored in Hospitality and Tourism Management at UMass. </p>