Bridget
The college in my experiance after attending Western New England College and Holyoke Community College believe that UMASS Amherst is actually more difficult and not an easy college. The area that it is located in is amazing the culture, restaurants, and sites are exactly where a college student would want to be. Lastly, Umass Amherst does have it's fair share of parties, but not anymore then other large universities. It is something that should not make or break your decision about this college.
Royce
Like most stereotypes there is a grain of truth. You can find parties and party harty if you want.
However, if you want a quality education with a rich social component, then U. Mass is truthfully the place for you.
Dennis
In a way. If a student looks hard enough for these stereotypes, they're going to find them, but I think that's true for any college. If someone has it in their head to seek out a party or wants to live a non-stop party lifestyle, they're going to do that wherever they go to school; all they're doing here is finding a buffer for it.
Ben
Only one of these stereotypes has true merit. UMass Amherst is a school with amazing social atmosphere. The school is only considered violent because it accurately files its reports and doesn't lie to students with cover ups.
Shannon
I mean, yeah, of course there are parties to go to, but UMASS's party scene isn't really any different from any other college. If you really want to party, you can find one to go to, but not all students are crazy party animals! lol
Erika
No. I mean where ever you put 18-22 year olds there will be partying, but that is not the only thing UMass has. There are many activities that you can participate in. As well, the students are not drunk idiots, with some exceptions.
Jessica
When it comes to the stereotypes about the dorm areas, sometimes they are true, but there are always exceptions. For example, during my freshman year I was in RAP (a program were you have some small classes in your dorm or dorm area that are focused on certain subjects; I participated in the Undeclared RAP (Focus Connections) where we focused on completing General Education requirements). Because my RAP was Undeclared students, we lived in Central but I knew all different kinds of people (they weren't all just smokers). Because UMass is a large public school, you're able to meet many different kinds of personalities, which is one of the things that drew me to this school.