<p>I’m a senior graduating from UMass w/in ComCol and I’ve loved the education I’ve received here, but to be quite frank, ComCol is a waste of time. They are terrible at any sort of administrative duties, they just want to get incoming freshmen involved to make themselves look better and there’s really no difference between being a member vs. just being part of the university as a whole. No special treatment from prof’s, and the ComCol classes you do take will be full of the type of student who loves the sound of their own voice and who’s just looking for resume boosters. My advice: join only if they are offering you some sort of financial support. You can still graduate with latin honors without being in ComCol.</p>