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First-Year Students
Applying as a First-Year Student
Each year, we search for students who will bring their unique strengths and diverse talents to the UMass Amherst campus. We conduct an individualized review of applications with careful consideration of a student’s academic achievements, personal qualities, and motivation.
Dates & Deadlines
Common Application Opens
Spring Application Deadline
Early-Action Application Deadline
Regular Decision Application Deadline
Choosing a Major
With nearly 100 majors to choose from, as well as Exploratory Tracks in many schools and colleges, and a program to build your own major, undergraduates can easily find areas of study that align with their interests, skills, and goals!
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Learn about the admissions process and hear what we're looking for when we read your application.
Schedule a Visit
We can't wait to meet you! Our student tour guides, admissions counselors, and academic partners are eager to answer your questions and guide you through the admissions process.
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Admissions Counselors
Admissions representatives are here to assist you! Please reach out if you cannot find the answer to your question on our website. General questions about the undergraduate admissions process can be directed to our general email or our main phone line at (413) 545-0222.
Phil Baird
New Jersey and Wisconsin high schools
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Dylan Davies
Illinois, Indiana, and New York (NYC, Rockland, and Westchester) high schools
Julia Gurney
Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont high schools
Ryan Kelly
Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia high schools
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Briana Martinez
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas high schools
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John Moore
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming high schools
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Yanella Pallo
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Tennessee high schools
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Jarrett Saunders
Connecticut and North Dakota high schools
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Alex Seymour
Kansas, Massachusetts, and Nebraska high schools
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Melissa Tuttle Sibley
Massachusetts and Michigan high schools
Keira Vollandt
New York (Long Island and upstate) high schools