The University of Massachusetts - Amherst

I wasted two years of my life here. i lived in southwest the first year everyone was arrogant obnoxious so I went to orchard hill the second yr. everyone was that same except a lot more quiet. I felt like I was the only one living in the dorm. Classes are all mostly theoretical and humungous. All of campus is liberal, professors stress their political views on you. Weekends can be very repetitive. I dont know how most of the kids I saw got into the school after they cheated their way through every class and seemed so dumb to me. i was miserable most of the time because I tried to get to know people and I got rejected most of the time. New Englanders are obnoxious and cruel for the most part. I would never in a million years go back to this university. Thank god I transferred out.

Male -- Class 2000

Keep in mind, I was there in the late 1960's: The place was too big, classes were large, professors busy (didn't get to know any professors), students weren't as bright as I had been accustomed to at my high school. A big party school. While there were many exceptions, on average, the students were not there to learn, but to play. I lived in Southwest and would not recommend it -- a concrete city including four high rises of partying, loud, dumb kids. I hear Orchard Hill is better -- smaller, less noise, more like a normal college.

4th Year Female -- Class 1971

Surrounding City: A-, Scholastic Success: F