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Undergraduate Admissions

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.

Admission Requirements
 
Application Instructions

Dates & Deadlines

All Deadlines
August1

Common Application Opens

October15

Spring Application Deadline

November5

Early-Action Application Deadline

January15

Regular Decision Application Deadline

What's the difference between Early Action and Regular Decision?

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!

Explore Undergraduate Majors
Exploratory Track Programs
Bachelor's Degree With Individual Concentration
Special Requirements for Certain Majors
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How do I apply to UMass?

Learn about the admissions process and hear what we're looking for when we read your application.

Tips for Completing 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. 

Information Session for First-Year Applicants
Virtual Student Guided Visit
Visits With Academic Departments
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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.

UMass Amherst admissions counselor

Phil Baird

First-Year Admissions Counselor

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin high schools

University of Massachusetts admissions staff Erin Bernard

Erin Bernard

Interim Director of First-Year Admissions

Massachusetts high schools

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Scarlett Bittner

First-Year Admissions Counselor

Iowa, Massachusetts, and Minnesota high schools

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Suhilah Booker

Associate Director of Access and Outreach

Massachusetts high schools

UMass Amherst Admissions counselor

Rachel Bukoski

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Massachusetts and Ohio high schools

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Dylan Davies

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Illinois, Indiana, and New York (NYC, Rockland, and Westchester) high schools

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Byron Gittens

Associate Director of First-Year Recruitment

Massachusetts high schools

Julia Gurney

Senior Associate Director of First-Year Admissions

Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont high schools

UMass Amherst Admissions counselor

Ryan Kelly

First-Year Admissions Counselor

Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia high schools

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Briana Martinez

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas high schools

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John Moore

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming high schools

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Yanella Pallo

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

New Jersey, South Dakota, and Tennessee high schools 

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Jarrett Saunders

Senior Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Connecticut and North Dakota high schools

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Alex Seymour

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Kansas, Massachusetts, and Nebraska high schools

UMass Amherst admissions counselor

Isabella Snyder

First-Year Admissions Counselor

Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Missouri high schools

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Melissa Tuttle Sibley

Senior Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

Massachusetts and Michigan high schools

Keira Vollandt

Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions

New York (Long Island and upstate) high schools

More About Applying

Early Action FAQ
Residency Requirements
Test-Optional Policy
Transferring Credit