The University of Massachusetts - Amherst

“Played aNov 25 2012Journalism
Played a sport, did community service, was on my student government, and did dance. A little bit of everything and i graduated with a 3.67
Female

“I took most advanced and AP classesJul 19 2012PreLaw and Legal
I took most advanced and AP classes. Received a 5 and two 4s on my AP exams. I had above average SAT scores, played two varsity sports, was president of my National Honor Society, graduated in top 4% of my class. Ending GPA was 3.9
SAT: 1710 Female

“To get in, I just described who I wasMar 21 2011PreMed and Medical
To get in, I just described who I was and what i did. I was very motivated in highschool and had an exceptionally high GPA and was very involved in sports and music and honor societies so i could've gotten into anywhere.. Just try and make yourself seem really good. You need atleast a 3.5 in highschool or else you probably wont get in. As someone who was accepted last year (2010), I can tell you that only the top 60 kids in my class of 300 got into Umass, (meaning the top 60 all had GPA's of about 3.5) then rest were waitlisted or declined.
ACT: 25 SAT: 1800 Female

“It's not hard to get in to this schoolSep 09 2010Communications
it's not hard to get in to this school. you just have to be a B student or even a C student might have a chance. do some core extracurricular's and build around that and you'll have a solid resume and volunteer history and your fine. write a good college essay and you can fool anyone here. i still wonder when i walk through campus how some people got in.
Female

“I was in the top 20% of my class with a 3Oct 27 2008Business - Management and Administration
I was in the top 20% of my class with a 3.7 GPA. I had a few extracurricular activities. UMass took months to send me a decision, they were the last ones I heard from. They gave me the least amount of financial aid but for some reason I enrolled there anyway. It's not too hard to get in, I suggest eraly decision though because they get a ton of applications.
Female