Jamie
The honors college is biased towards humanities majors and does not give enough merit-based aid.
Megan
too big, too many lectures, too many students (we are just numbers), not enough small classes, small dorms, health services is horrible - are they even real doctors? so windy in the winter that people don't want to walk to class, especially when class is a 20-minute walk away, ugly buildings, not enough help in my major/minor, so many classes were cut from my minor that i'm now struggling to finish in the semester i have left, too expensive for public school. school has a "party" reputation that may hurt me when job-hunting.
Keenan
Financial Aid awards here are mostly loan based so even though I can provide for the current school year I am already greatly in debt by the beginning of my second year. I feel I did well enough in high school to warrant a larger award but the money just isn't there for me.
Kate
They really don't give enough finiancial aid.
Jennifer
The big classes are the most frustrating thing.
nicole
the need to take five classes every semester which accumulates to a lot of work due in the same periods of time, the weather in the winter it is very cold.
Melissa
The most frustrating thing about UMass are the roads. They are pretty bad in lots of spots on campus.
Kathryn
The size of some of the classes means you might not get as much individual attention as you might at a smaller school - however, with hundreds of classes to choose from if that's what you need you can find it!
Randy
One of the most frustrating aspects of this school is the work-load. Granted I am a Chemical Engineering Major, it is to be expected. It is also difficult to get one on one attention from the teachers since most of my classes contain anywhere from 200 to 350 students. The availability of the teachers is typically at most, 3 hours per week. Luckily there are some teaching assistants to also help, but it is difficult to satisfy all the needs of so many students.
Joe
The most frustrating aspect that most people face at my school is the inability to find your niche, socially and academically. Sometimes have too many options can be negative for a student that isn't used to having many different things offered to them at once. Administration has a theory where students are completely free to pick their course of life when they please. Most people need a pusher or a muse, and generally they are tough to aquire here.