Collaboration/Competitive at The University of Massachusetts

Breakdown of “Collaboration/Competitive” at UMass-Amherst

By Gender

Males	B-
Females	B-

By Major

Accounting	D+
Agriculture/Horticulture	C+
Animal Studies	B-
Anthropology	B
Architecture & Urban Planning Department	D
Art & Design Department	F
Biology	C+
Business - Management and Administration	B
Chemical Engineering	B+
Civil Engineering	B-
Communications	C+
Computer Engineering	A-
Computer Science	B+
Criminal	B
Economics	C+
Education	C+
Electrical Engineering	B
Engineering Department	C
English	C+
Finance	B-
Geography and Geosciences	B+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	C+
Industrial Design	C
Journalism	A-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	A-
Linguistics	A
Math	C+
Mechanical Engineering	B-
Music Education	B+
Natural Resources	A
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science	A-
Nursing	B-
Other	C+
Philosophy	B
Physics	B
Political Science	B-
PreLaw and Legal	A-
PreMed and Medical	B
Psychology	B
Social Work	B+
Sociology	C-
Undecided	B

Against similar schools

Collaboration/Competitive compared with similar schools in class.

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
B-
Average of All Schools
B
Average of schools in class
B+
Harvard University
B
Brown University
A-
Yale University
B+
Princeton University
B
Cornell University
B
Stanford University
B+
Boston University
B-
F
A+

Collaboration/Competitive

“UMass Amherst is what you make of it. You can coast through for four years and never have a coherent thought, content to think of yourself as a n...Read full comment

“Okay, so let's get down to the basics. First and foremost, this is a pretty big school so there's no way that you can typically define the people who ...Read full comment

“THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT Imagine a large square that has been subdivided into four smaller but equal squares inside its parame...Read full comment

“I think UMass is a great school for people who like large communities. It truly is a small city in itself, which is nice, since the actual town of Am...Read full comment

“I only selected NO for different University because I don't want to not be put down. You can be doing nothing wrong and be completely innocent an...Read full comment

“To get the bad stuff out of the way first, i have to say that the administration here basically sucks; full of red tape and feeling like a number and ...Read full comment

“THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT Imagine a large square that has been subdivided into four smaller but equal squares inside its perime...Read full comment

“I love this school. Don't get me wrong, it was not my first choice. When I hear Umass, it comes with a lot of negative connotations, such as excessive...Read full comment

“First of all if you were sick of high school, don't come here! That's exactly what it's like. A lot of the students have that high school mentality......Read full comment

“I came to UMass Amherst expecting it to live up to its reputation as the best state school in Massachusetts. I at first considered it because it was q...Read full comment

“Umass has gone under rennovations and itsnt that "concrete jungle" anymore..its academically a very good school that prepares you for the real world.....Read full comment

“... A lot of girls in SouthWest come off as really snooty & rude, they are usually not that bad, you just can't be intimidated by them, they will siz...Read full comment

“I came to UMass because it was my only option. I really didn't know what schools I wanted to go to, but I did want to go out of state. Needless to ...Read full comment

“... I guess I was immature, but the competition was fierce and the department offered little help and it was not what I was expecting ...Read full comment

“I'm a freshman at umass and I have to say that I had a hard time adjusting to this school in the first few weeks. You WILL be receiving a lot of indep...Read full comment

“The school has far more negatives than positives. The area called "the Pioneer Valley" is beautiful nature wise, the view out of my dorm window last y...Read full comment

“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), student...Read full comment

“so i just became a freshman at umass this fall. so far i have been here and i hate it. i was born on Cape Cod and raised there most of my life and the...Read full comment

“I transferred here last semester. I love Umass, though it doesn't always love me back-I've found that I often have to fight to get into classes,find a...Read full comment

“If your going into engineering this place isn't bad, but there are some things you should know. You must be good at math because most of the math depa...Read full comment

“UMass Amherst is a huge place that has lots of different people, programs, pretty much everything. I have not been at the Univeristy as long as some, ...Read full comment

“Many Times I have heard the adage, “College is what you make of it” and this is what you need to follow at UMASS-Amherst. You take what you want o...Read full comment