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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] This is kind of a silly statement-- would be like saying College Park is "THE party school in the MD state system."  Once upon a time UMass had a party school rep but those days are long gone, along with the days it accepted everyone who applied.   I suppose it might be the most party-like school in the UMass system but mostly because [b]there isn't unfortunately much of a MA state system[/b] (too much historic reliance on the private colleges, although there are campuses in Lowell and Boston plus a few state colleges). [/quote]

There are some 13-14 colleges/universities in the MA state system (and then a similar number of community colleges). That’s huge for such a small state - especially given the number of private colleges there too![/quote]
Sorry if I wasn't clear. My statement did not have to do with the [i]number[/i] of public Us in Massachusetts, but rather the strength of said universities. With the exception of UMass Amherst, these are largely commuter/suitcase schools (UMass Boston didn't even get dorms until last year, for example) designed to train the future teachers/nurses/etc. of MA, rather than advance research for the country/world. They are not [i]bad[/i] schools, by any means, just probably not an appropriate choice for particularly academic students/those who want the traditional residential college experience. [/quote]

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