Student Stories

As an international student, moving halfway around the world and living in a dorm room was
already a challenge. I had always been quite independent, since you have to be somewhat
comfortable living on your own if you want to …

As new (or returning students), we spend much of our time in our dorms and in class, and often find ourselves feeling like we’re in a bubble; stuck in the school world, and stuck on campus. The routine of going …

Moving from a place like Boston, MA, where my Starbucks was only an 8-minute walk away, to Amherst, where I have to take a 20-minute bus, was not what I was looking forward to. I had thought that coming here …

Summer before sophomore year I spent casually perusing the UMass student job board. I was busy with an internship and food service job in my hometown over the summer, but every few weeks I would open up the list of …

The first year spent away at college can feel  like a make-or-break time in a student’s life. I didn’t apply to any clubs, or use any of the student resources offered to me, and I spent hours in my dorm …

When first exploring the options of college majors before committing to UMass, I didn’t have a clear possibility in mind. Going off my experience in classrooms previously, I chose Journalism because I knew I enjoyed writing and I assumed doing …

Freshman year is typically a rough year. You are navigating new territory, new course loads, and new friends in a shoebox of a room and a cityscape of a campus. It is an overwhelming collective of activities, lectures, and events …

Hello! My name is Patricia Pasin, and I am an international transfer student. Before I begin this post, I want to remind you that you are great! I hope this post is going to be a helpful resource for you.

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Still exploring majors? Thinking about adding a major or switching from one to another?
Senior Tamar Stollman, a Peer Advising Intern in the SBS Pathways Center, tells us about the path she took:

Beginning my senior year at UMass, I …

Resume writing is an essential skill everyone needs because we all need to apply for a job at some point in our lives. Resumes are also important for scholarships, internships, grad school, study abroad, etc. As a college student, you …