ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INCOMING CICS STUDENTS!!
Hi all, I’m one of the mentors for the FIERCE RAP for the upcoming school year!
If you’re an incoming CS or Informatics student at UMass, definitely look into joining the FIERCE RAP (Fostering Inclusion by Engaging in Real-world Computing Education). It’s a year-long residential academic program through the Manning CICS.
You’ll live with a small group of other freshmen CICS students, get mentoring from upperclassmen, tutoring, networking opportunities, and special access to trips/outings throughout the year. FIERCE is also the only RAP that does overnight trips, including visits to Boston tech companies like Akamai Technologies and MathWorks.
Another huge perk is the free early move-in through the Summer Bridge program, which makes the transition to campus way easier and helps you meet people before the semester starts!
Requirements: be a part of CICS & rank FIERCE as your #1 choice on the RAP lottery list (opens tomorrow at 9 am!) We will have an info session this summer, but please DM or comment with any questions!
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TLDR: join the this tight-knit community for first-year CICS students to make friends, join weekly events, and get mentoring from upperclassmen (RAP lottery opens tomorrow @ 9AM)