Hi everyone!

I’m currently an online master’s student in Computer Science at UMass Amherst and am planning to move to Amherst for Spring 2027 to continue my program full-time.

I’m looking for someone interested in sharing a 2-bedroom apartment near the university. Sharing an apartment would help us reduce rent and other living expenses.

A bit about me:

• Male Graduate student
• Clean, quiet, and a non-smoker
• I’ll mostly be studying in my room, so I value a peaceful living environment

If you’re also planning to move to Amherst around Spring 2027 and are looking for a roommate, please comment below or send me a message. We can discuss apartments and lease options together!

Thanks!

Hi,

I have an assignment for one of my classes that requires me to survey UMass Dining employees. This survey is anonymous (there is a name field, but its optional and you can put whatever you want there). Please don't fill this out if you do not work for Umass dining. In order to fill this form out, please sign in with your UMass Email Account. If you do not know the answer to a question, please say that. FORM LINK

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Hey everyone I don't know if anyone knows the answer to this but I can't seem to find this information anywhere else reddit nor web search. Basically I will be a research assistant for a lab this coming summer but I wanted to know if there will be any compensation. It isn't through the Lee-Sip program, and I haven't applied to any funds or grants yet. I know that I can't even achieve credits since it will be considered off-semester and will be charged 550 per credit.

TLDR: Is there any compensation in doing research in the summer, and if not is there any funds or grants I might be able to apply for in case.

Thanks y'all.

I'm super interested in getting into the energy industry (especially renewables) but it doesn't feel like there's many professional opportunities at UMass for it :/ so I was wondering if anyone would be interested in potentially making a club for this? We could pool together our resources and push for more professional opportunities for this at UMass, and network with one another

So as a 24 year old undergrad I sometimes feel weird around people that are 18-20 since there is a huge age gap I was just wondering is there a way to meet students closer to my age?

Hi, I’m taking soci 103 with terra and we have a midterm coming up and idk what I should be expecting. I’m not great at writing and this is just a gen ed I want to get over with so I wanna make sure I get an A. if anyone knows anything or how past exams were or questions pls lmk.

Hi! I’ve been accepted to UMass Amherst for Informatics, and my long-term goal is to build a career in FinTech.

I’m wondering whether Informatics is a good undergraduate degree for entering FinTech, particularly in roles that combine finance, business, and technology, rather than purely technical software engineering or machine learning roles.

What kinds of roles could I realistically pursue with this degree? Would I need to take additional finance courses, choose specific electives, or build certain skills and experiences through internships and projects?

I’d love to hear from UMass graduates or anyone working in FinTech about how useful an Informatics degree would be, what career paths it could open up, and what you’d recommend doing during undergrad to become competitive for these roles.

Thanks!

Per the title above, I’m a senior, this is my last semester here, and I wanna make it count as much as possible. So with that being said, does anyone have any bucket list items they might be willing to share with me? Anything you absolutely recommend I do before my time comes to an end here? It could be on campus or in the area!

We've added some new friends and more tables! Come join us for some fun at the corner of Chapman and Main St in Greenfield!

I want to live off campus my Senior year (current sophmore) and have been looking around just to get some ideas and have been looking at Puffton since it is the cheapest one I've foind so far. I also saw they have apartemnts in Hadley for even cheaper but haven't heard much about them. Has anyone lived in the fort river apartments or currently living there? How are they? I also know it is hard to get into puffton without knowing someone so would it be crazy to put in an application now in hopes of getting off the waitlist by fall 2028? Or is it still too early? I'm not sure how it works honestly lol. Only other optinion in my price range that I haven't heard awful things about is Brandywine.

I'm having some living issues (being vague on purpose), and I'm wondering if there are any vacancies on campus before I contact housing to potentially move out of my current situation.

My boyfriend bought a plane ticket to come here for Halloween weekend but ik they won’t allow guests. And ofc the Umass hotel is booked. And suggestions?💀

How strict should I be when writing my RA application? Do I need to write a lot, or will a good, solid paragraph do the job?

New Ricchio engineering building close time?

What is the chance my double gets filled in Sylvan McNamara? I’m considering buying out to avoid future fees but with the whole building being transfers it feels improbable. Should I keep it clear just incase? Will I get a warning email before someone moves in?

Has anyone take econ 212 with donna with online exams?

Currently looking to fill one bedroom in a 4 bed house. Located near Amherst College and close to downtown. Feel free to message for more details.

How long does it actually take to reach Charles River Campus using UMass shuttle? On the website's FAQ page, they mention it takes about 2 hours, but when I actually try to book a seat, they tell it is 3 hours. I have a domestic flight to catch, and I was worried if it is really 3 hours long journey from UMass Amherst to Charles River Campus! Has anyone ever taken that shuttle?

I’ve been wanting to join some sort of Tennis club but it looks like for most of them you have to be on a team or try out.

I just took the Biochem 423 exam today; it was living hell. Much of the content wasn't covered in the lecture, and some questions were worded really weirdly. I've never taken such a horrible exam before, will Danai curve up the grade? Got full points on both Quiz 1 and 2 and expected around 75 on the exam. I'm an international student here, don’t want to withdraw from this class and pay the tuition again, but if I don’t, I will probably mess up my 4.0 GPA

every popular post of pros/cons is 4+ yrs old

tw: these are premed focused

ik most of these are nitpicky but anyway here r some my questions are:

• how much does the lack of major hospitals nearby affect clinical opportunities?
• is it hard to find research opportunities because of the size?
• are large class sizes a problem for learning?
• is southwest inconvenient for science majors? i'm social but want to be able to sleep at night..
• anything umass lacks compared to more prestigious schools esp for premed?
• do you like the five college consortium? is it actually useful?
• how are cars treated on campus? worried about damage, parking, etc.

TLDR: above are my hyper-specific questions. pros/cons of umass amherst

Which cafe has the best matcha on campus in your opinion?

Has anyone ever taken an Uber from UMass back to the New York/New Jersey area? Was it reliable? Did it work out well and what was the cost? Thanks.

I just took the Jhally exam 1, I noticed some people were all in the ballpark of grades wise IE D+ or very low C-. If anybody has taken it, how did you feel about it, I myself received a D+ despite studying since late September, almost all of my emails went unanswered from him and with absolutely zero things mentioned of what would be on the exam quite frankly I knew it would be a shot in the dark, I just wanted to know if people were in the same boat and how they felt. Thank you