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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.
Dates & Deadlines
August1
Common Application Opens
October15
Spring Application Deadline
November5
Early-Action Application Deadline
January15
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!
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.
Get an inside glimpse of the UMass campus and community through our Spotlight Webinar series.
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.
Profile Listing
Dylan Davies
Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions
Illinois, Indiana, and New York (NYC, Rockland, and Westchester) high schools
Byron Gittens
Associate Director of First-Year Recruitment
Massachusetts and New York (Long Island and upstate) high schools
Julia Gurney
Senior Associate Director of First-Year Admissions
Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont high schools
Ryan Kelly
First-Year Admissions Counselor
Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia high schools
Briana Martinez
Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions, based in Southwest
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas high schools
John Moore
Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions, based in Seattle, Washington
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming high schools
Yanella Pallo
Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions
New Jersey, South Dakota, and Tennessee high schools
Jarrett Saunders
Senior Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions
Connecticut and North Dakota high schools
Alex Seymour
Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions
Kansas, Massachusetts, and Nebraska high schools
Melissa Tuttle Sibley
Senior Assistant Director of First-Year Admissions
Massachusetts and Michigan high schools