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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UMass is NOT an academically rigorous school.  It was a safety school for most of the students in my senior class. [/quote]
Depends on the department; you can design interdisciplinary majors. Loads of first rate faculty.  Five colleges from which to choose classes.
So, a philosophy /environmental studies double major could design their own program at either Hampshire or UMass (the financially more prudent choice) and take classes at any of the five colleges: Hampshire, UMass, Smith, Amherst or Mount Holyoke. Lots of intellectual freedom, with the opportunities for depth and breadth of courses.

The point, however, was UMass brings in cultural programming that would be available to a Hampshire student. Thus, despite the smallish town setting for Hampshire, there is plenty going on. The three smaller colleges and Hampshire also have all sorts of guest lecturers, music, etc. it is not like living in a city, but it does not have the small town isolation that some colleges would. If a student is outgoing enough to take advantage of all of the campuses in the area, life is rich.[/quote]

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