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I recently got my first on campus job and I was wondering if they would allow me to work a full 40hr week every week if I asked. My schedule works great for it with no issues and I lowkey need the money also. But I think I read somewhere that they don’t allow full time students to work full-time.

Please let me know! Thanks

Will be preparing all meals except one a day at dining hall.

hey folks. i’m an incoming freshman nursing student and i haven’t been able to find any resources that direct me towards where to purchase books for classes, be that for an online or physical copy. is there somewhere in specific i should be looking to find my book list? thank you in advance.

Will I be able to swipe in at Worcester when it reopens on 8/24, or will I have to wait until 8/31 when early move in starts, or 9/2 when normal people move in?

i am going to remove the health insurance plan from my payment plan which will leave me with an outstanding balance. I am still waiting for the waiver to be accepted, so I was just gonna leave it unpaid until the waiver removes the bill.

does anyone know if that will stop me from moving in or completing other activities at UMass like will they drop me from my classes ???

I have emailed them twice about this and they have not responded.

Umass is officially asking for the 1996 run to be reinstated.

Edit- adding background. Marcus Camby admitted months after the season he accepted $28k and gifts from two sports agents who hoped he would sign with them. Since the money and gifts were given before the season ended, this made Camby inelligible. Umass vacated their final four run for 1996 and had to pay back $151k. The NCAA conceded the school and Calipari did not know about the gifts until after the season, thus not holding them responsible. Umass avoided heftier fines, etc, due to lack of knowledge.

Hi! I’m an incoming MS CS student starting at UMass this fall and I’m looking for an on-campus job.

For students who’ve gone through this before, how difficult is it to actually get one, especially during the first semester?

Where should I be looking/applying? I’ve seen the UMass job listings, but I’m wondering if there are other places or departments I should check as well.

Also curious about:

* When most fall jobs start getting posted
* Whether it’s already late to start applying
* Which campus jobs usually have the most openings
* Whether walking into places like dining halls, libraries, rec center, etc. and asking helps
* Any CS/IT-related student jobs that might be worth looking into
* Roughly how many hours students usually work per week
* Any tips that helped you actually land a job

Would really appreciate hearing from current or former students about what worked for you. Thanks!

Hi I am having trouble choosing between taking SPHHS150 MW at 4-4:50 pm and F at 9am with Megan Patton-Lopez (300)or PUBHLTH129 MW at 2:30-3:45 with Bushra Islam (27ppl). Wondering if anybody had experience with the two professors or have opinions on the time and class sizes, I've heard kind of bad reviews of M Patton-Lopez and no reviews of B Islam. Thanks!

im moving in on an assisted move in day, (9/2) and I'll probably need two cars since both are fairly small and can't hold much.

Hi, I'm using a throwaway account because I'm a little embarrassed. If you think you might recognize me please don't mention it. I don't like to talk much about my financial situation but I needed unbiased advice and strangers won't be biased relative to people who know me well.

I've been previously paying for school with a combination of savings from working in high school, federal student aid, and with the help of my mom, who has been taking on parent plus loans for me. My mom qualifies for PSLF and the plan was always after my undergraduate education was over, she'd consolidate all the loans and have them forgiven via PSLF. Well, with the Big Beautiful Bill, it's longer possible. If my mom tries to consolidate any future parent plus loans, all her loans will become ineligible for PSLF and she won't be able to continue on her current loan repayment plan. She's a single mom and a teacher. I used to receive the Pell grant but had it taken away when budget cuts were made to the DoEd. I am saying this all to emphasize we are not wealthy people by any stretch of the imagination.

I've already waived the health insurance and I'm thinking about downgrading from the Unlimited 250 plan to the YCMP Gold plan. I proposed this to my mom and it made her cry, because she wants me to focus on studying instead of figuring out how to feed myself. I live on campus unfortunately so I can't opt out of a meal plan altogether. I'll have an on-campus job and I know how to cook, I know how to save money because I've had to my whole life, and I think financially it would make more sense to switch to the cheapest meal plan. However, my mom does have a point in that I should probably have easy access to food as a student. But I also see her stressing over what she's going to do, and she's only one person, and I'm at my wit's end on how else to save money. Is it worth sacrificing the unlimited meal plan to get the cost down?

I’m looking to go into psychology at umass as someone out of state and I would say I’m an average student. I have an 89.9 unweighted gpa and a 92 weighted gpa. I took 5-6 (still tbd) ap classes and 1 honors class but I’m not planning on sending in my SAT score. I have around 150 volunteer hours and I’ve consistently participated in my schools theatre all 4 years. Do I have a shot?

Its been a while since the exams and final grades are due literally in almost a day but I still havent had mine marked

I was thinking of applying for next Fall, but my overall impression of the campus is that it's not so pretty, and not very active campus life as well. My UG college did not have any campus life and was not pretty as well, so I'm looking for that factor as well. Can current attendees shed some light on that?

Hi, I’m going to fly out of Logan airport on Wednesday. I’ve only taken Peter Pan bus for the route to Boston, but this time none of ppb schedules works as perfectly as greyhound for my flight. I was wondering if Greyhound from Northampton would work, cuz I saw some complaints that they were late. Did anyone experience a late greyhound ride, and how long was the delay? Thanks!!

Looking at my kids book list…says iclicker needed, but reading this platform is phased out IRCC May 2026.

What is recco? Lay low on purchase? Some prof behind the times on phase out? Thanks in advance.

Im a first year and I got assigned to Sycamore hall in the honors college residential area, and I have a few questions about the dorms since there is absoululy no resources on the umass websites. Do the dorms come with trash cans, or do I have to bring my own, and are the floors of the dorms tiles or are they carpet. im asking this because im considering bringing a large rug, and if the floor is already carpet i feel like theres no point in bringing a rug.

I'm an incoming freshman and I'm wondering if I get a email or something before school starts with a list of books needed?