Umass Amherst Commonwealth Honors College

Catinthehat23
Mon, 06 Apr 2020 01:56:36 +0000

How easy/hard is it to transfer into CHC after your first semester at the college?

My SAT is 1340 (pretty low for CHC) and my high school GPA is 4.287.

Do they look at high school stats when considering the second-semester CHC students? If so, I know my senior year grades should raise my GPA to around 4.385 with a mix of As/A-s in AP/honors classes.

Also, if I do get in the second semester, will it be a super weird/hard transition as opposed to starting out in the CHC.

I was hoping to get into CHC from the start but sadly I did not get in. I got into BU, but will most likely go to Umass because I’m in-state and it is cheap. Any advice on if this is worth saving the money?

I kinda feel like I tried so hard in school during high school for no reason because I didn’t even get into honors at Umass or get any merit aid. I know Umass is a great school nonetheless.

I know I’m asking so many questions in this thread haha. But any advice would be great and really helpful!
Another thing- I am also considering taking a gap year and I know Umass would make me reapply. Is it likely I will still get in if I reapply next year and do something worthwhile during the gap year? Will I have a shot at CHC because of my higher GPA if I do end up applying in a year?

Also- any insight onto what CHC or Umass, in general, is like would be really helpful!
I have no idea what I want to major in.