Is UMass still a huge party school?

CollegKid
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:35:08 +0000

My S is a Sophomore at UM-Amherst and has lived in SW for both years. I agree with samuelLjackson’s analysis – the environment is what you make of it. From what my S tells me (lol), there are plenty of kids who party and plenty who are involved in other activities. It’s college and this is where the ability to make good decisions on work/life balance are brought out.

My younger son was just accepted EA to the Engineering program and UM-Amherst is his first choice (and we’re from OOS).

Overall I would say that the school is a good value – Amherst definitely feels what a college town should be and what other school allows parents to eat for free !