Thanksgiving has always been a little bit of a myth to me. Having grown up in Bolivia, Thanksgiving was a thing I would see on TV, and not something real that people celebrated.
Choosing classes can be daunting, especially when doing it on your own for the first time. First semester, we picked classes at New Students Orientation, where peer and academic advisors basically chose my schedule for me.
If you walk past the Lederle Graduate Research Center and past Stockbridge Hall, you may stumble into the Agricultural Engineering Building. It’s one of those old brick buildings you’ll probably never set foot into unless you have a class there.
Our college journey is coming to an end pretty soon, can you believe it? At the risk of sounding like an old lady, I have to wonder where time went. These past four years have flown by, and it’s almost time we leave our safety net and begin the next part of our lives. But, am I truly me if I don’t go all sappy and retrospective about our time in college? (The answer is no, you know this, I know this, every person who’s ever known us knows this).
If I took a time machine back about 30 years I would recognize some very familiar faces walking the same streets of UMass that I walk today. Two of these being my own parents! Both of my parents were undergraduates at UMass Amherst in the early '90s, where they met and graduated with degrees in education and engineering.
Final exam season is likely one of the most dreaded periods on any college campus. From late nights at the library, way too much coffee, and really regretting that you spent all of your dining dollars earlier in the semester, final exam season can be a little stressful. Thankfully, finals week is also marked by de-stress events with puppies, lots of free food and gear, and other free events.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Commonwealth’s flagship public research university, is one of the nation's top universities for research as measured by national and international rankings, academic citations, and research funding. The campus spends more than $200 million on research each year, demonstrating its contribution to the nation’s position as a technological and economic leader. Being such a large and well-resourced research university, undergraduate research is part of the UMass Amherst experience.
As a junior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, I have been on both sides of the spectrum; applying for colleges and applying to jobs. The start of your college career will be marked by applications and so will the end of it — but you will go through big changes during this time period. Thinking about who I was when applying to colleges and who I am now while applying to jobs, I feel like a completely different person with vastly different interests and goals. For myself, it is not that surprising how much I have changed over the years. I have always pictured college, much like searching for your first job, to be a time marked by exploration and self-discovery.
The UMCA, located in the Fine Arts Center here on campus, is a multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art. The museum is open and welcome to all current and prospective UMass Amherst students and is a hidden gem here on campus, a true must see spot during your time here.
Transitioning to college is a new, exciting time for almost everyone. The huge adjustment to a new change in scenery can be equally as stressful, not to mention the adjustment to a collegiate level course load. This was especially true for University of Massachusetts student athlete Andrew Pondiscio, a senior here on the Men’s Track and Field team.
Public relations (PR) is a field in which strategic communication is used to build relationships between organizations and their audiences. My interest in PR definitely inspired my decision to become an intern and student blogger for UMass Amherst Admissions.
