What Can Exploration Do for YOU?
Former ET Student Shares His Journey
Hi! My name is Angel McEncroe, a current Civil Engineering Major and a former Exploratory Track student. I hardly knew what a college major was before coming to UMass, and didn’t want to commit to studying something that I would regret. Luckily, the Exploratory Track allowed me to study a wide range of subjects right from the first semester – I took an Economics course, a Sociology course, a Math class, and a History class. I could figure out which courses were best for me & what I found interesting, all while still being able to get credit without falling behind. I like that the Exploratory Track didn’t restrict me to specifically SBS courses, as I was able to explore all of the diverse courses UMass has to offer. Even though I had a full 3 semesters to figure out which major I finally wanted to pursue, I came to the decision at the end of my second semester of college. Thanks to the Exploratory Track’s design, I’ll still be graduating on time (if not early) without having to overload any extra credits or classes, even after spending a whole year just figuring out the direction I wanted to take my future.Â
Angel McEncroe | he/him/his
B.S. Civil Engineering
Peer Mentor – Pierpont/Moore Cluster
College of Engineering, Class of 2026
University of Massachusetts Amherst
