UConn Storrs vs Umass Amherst

universityjoe
Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:36:32 +0000

This is an interesting one since I recently graduated from UMass-Amherst with a BA and Master’s degree from UConn. I currently travel a great deal for business all over the US and in Europe. Both schools are similar in many ways. I felt as though I had a top notch education at both schools…professor’s are smart, attentive and environment for learning is second to none on both campuses. Both schools have excellent and serious students and some students partying, wasting space and their parents $. But slackers don’t last long at either school. I can tell you that the party scene at UMass is no better or worse than UConn. In fact, there is more to and more cultural events in Amherst to avoid the party scene if one wants to avoid. The 5 college exchange was one of the reasons that I went to UMass. I found my classes at UMass just as challenging as the classes that I took at Amherst College and Smith. Most of the past party rep comes from friends of students coming to visit for the weekend more so than the students themselves. It boils down to what you want to make out of your 4 years. You’ll find parties at any school. Based on my experience, UConn is maybe more highly regarded in Massachusetts for some odd reason, but UMass-A has the edge in NYC, on the west coast and internationally. UMass is very highly regarded in Europe based on it’s it’s rep for research. It’s a tough choice. I would say follow your gut feeling after visiting a couple of times and take into consideration the money after financial aid. Based on my experiences, you can’t go wrong at either place if you make the best out of all the opportunities presented on both campuses. Don’t worry too much about the rankings, they are extremely subjective and often biased.