<p>Just wondering about the academics, social life, reputation, and also if Amherst is the main campus? Just looking for your two cents. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Flagship of the Umass system, ranked pretty low on the public ranking list. Didn't apply, applied to UMass Boston as a safety. Knew Amherst was a pretty large school, with in-city rivalry with elite Amherst college. As in, if you wore a Amherst shirt, you would be considered an elitist and be teased out or picked by non Amherst Umass students.</p>
<p>Major party school. Fun all day, no work. Large school...I have some family members that go there.</p>
<p>Umass Amherst is the flagship Massachusetts public university, and except in a few specialized fields is much better than any of the other public Massachusetts colleges. From what I've heard, its not as much of a party school as it used to be, although if you want to party there you'll still be able to do so very easily and often. Its pretty large so you'll find all sorts of people there so whatever kind of social life your want you'll find similar people to hang out with. It has pretty good engineering, business, and honors programs. Overall it is a decent school, not to0 prestigious and certainly no Berkeley, Michigan, or UVA, but it can provide a good solid education as long as you try to get one.</p>
<p>I have a close friend who goes to UMass, intends to go to med school. She attends one of the honors programs, I think. She likes it there. Around Massachusetts, <em>everyone</em> knows what UMass-Amherst is, though they don't consider super-prestigious or anything. </p>
<p>I think UMass is so big that you'll be able to find almost any type of person there.</p>
<p>would the name be recognized on a med school application? would med schools look at it negatively or be indifferent?</p>
<p>Yes, its name is recognized. No, it is not looked at negatively, or indifferently (certainly not at UMass Medical School). Your grades are what matters.</p>