Whew. Glad I graduated when I did. I lived in Southwest 03-07 and they made Coolidge upperclass only for the 07-08+ years. We were like, where is everyone gonna go?! Amherst is UMass, houses and Amherst College, but the townhomes can only provide so much housing. Stuffing 4 students into a lowrise corner lounge and calling it a dorm room is a mess.
UMass is growing faster than they can provide housing. If you restrict ALL students living in the towers of Southwest, they have to go SOMEWHERE. Students were in the HoJo (Howard Johnson Hotel) and Campus Center Hotel back in 2006!! This isn’t new. They want your money and then you’re clearly still on your own after that.
I live in Boston and pay 1550 for a 2br apartment, no utilities, but heat included. 90min away. Refreshing to see as an alumni that it’s the same story, different year at UMass: housing is a mess.