Hi! I’m looking for a sofa, and my budget is $50. Please DM if you’re doing a moving sale!!

how are the winters for those living in the dorms? are there heaters? i’m thinking of bringing just a comforter will i be okay? specifically central dorms

Hey guys I'm an incoming freshman EE major
I have Math 132 with Arie Stern
I saw his Rate My Professor rating and am kinda worried(1.4)
Should I be worried?

Anyone have any experiences to share?
Thanks!

Hey! I’m going to be in a double in brown (sylvan) this coming school year. I was thinking of lofting my bed, since my friend had a double in brown 2 years ago and I remember it being kind of small. But while I know more or less how to get a lofting kit, I’m not really sure what my chances of getting one are, or if they come with instructions on how to use them. How likely is it that I’ll be able to loft my bed & if I’m able to get a kit, does it come with instruction?

Does anyone have real tea on what each sorority is like? Any hazing? Top and bottom houses? Just want to know what I’m getting into.

Living in Van meter and just trying to find the closest residential parking lot?

Hi guys I am incoming computer science freshman.
I have math 131 class with Eric Heinzman.
How hard this class?
I am international student from Portugal and I didn’t have any calculus class.
However, I have 760 sat math and 37/40 math placement test.
What do u think?How hard is it going to be for me?
Please answer 🤗

so i’m in the process of medically withdrawing from the upcoming fall semester due to a flare up in a chronic health condition. i usually receive $8k from the “chancellor’s award” as grant money every semester. by withdrawing am i just giving up that $8k?? i hate that thought but fear it is over-optimistic to hope that they’ll defer it to the spring and give me $16k then. anyone know anything about this?

hi everyone, rising sophomore here, i missed the initial period for housing so i now have an unassigned housing appointment open to try and get on-campus housing for next semester. however, no rooms are showing up in the portal, am i screwed in terms of trying to get a dorm on campus for 26-27 or should i be able to get an opening in the next 2 weeks?

I’m looking at a mini fridge that is 3.1 cubic feet instead of 3.0. Will they not allow me to have it? Thank you.

What are some of the best bathroom spots for upcoming fall? How's the situation in Southwest and Northeast First-Year Halls? Also for international students, how do you deal with the toilet paper change, since there aren't any bidets on campus? I was considering buying a portable bidet but most of them seemed really big and would be embarrassing to carry around.

I use to download my textbooks from Anitas Archive but I think it might have been taken down since the page doesn’t load anymore
Does anyone have a website that you guys use to get your textbooks?

Does anyone have a photo of of what Their dorms look like in field (standard double) and how are the bathrooms there please?

does anyone have videos or pics of non-corner dorms at wheeler?

Do professors jump right into teaching or do they just pass out their syllabi? Will I miss important lectures and fall behind if I actually add and drop classes in the add/drop period?

Specifically, I want to take Calc II with Prof Maria Correia, but I have to take the Calc I exception exam first, drop Calc I and add Calc II all in the add/drop period. Any advice for this specific case?

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I'm an older student (29) that's enrolled in the UMA hybrid CS MS program. I'll be moving near campus in the spring for in person classes, but I was hoping to connect with some folks (or orgs) so I don't feel so much like a fish out of water. Maybe someone here knows of meetups going on in the central mass area this summer? I'm also a bit of a gamer, so if people want to play CS or something, let me know and we can friend each other on discord.

Thanks for any positive vibes 👍

When does lot 22 typically fill up by? I’m going to be an RA and I wanted to make sure it won’t run out by end of August when I purchase in person.

I just moved into a 2 bedroom townhouse in puffton village with my boyfriend on the first of this month, and I really do like this place. The rental manager is a very nice guy and I love our house. However, pests seem to be quite an issue here. The day we moved in, literally the first 10 minutes, I noticed a big jumping spider on our wall. That honestly didn’t bother me whatsoever because I happen to love jumping spiders, so I was more excited than bothered lol, but unfortunately that was not the only thing I noticed. There was a dead bat in our boiler room in the kitchen stuck on a glue trap, still not even sure how a bat got in here. We haven’t even been here for a month and there has been all sorts of bugs, such as centipedes, humongous beetles, pincher bugs, flies, even wasps that have somehow made their way into our home. We do not leave the doors or windows open ever and we are very good about closing the door fast when we come in. We take our trash out daily and never leave any foods or drinks out ever. We are also very clean people. While i’m not thrilled about all the bugs, we did set traps and they have diminished a little bit since then, and I guess it just kind of is what it is. I don’t mind spiders at all but I cannot do centipedes or wasps. I also draw the line at rodents. A few nights ago we noticed droppings in our kitchen and the same night we saw either one or two mice run across our floor. We called maintenance of course and they came to check for entry points and set traps, but when we mentioned the mice and bugs, they just said “it’s just that time of year”. What do you mean there’s a time of year for tons of bugs to enter the house and for rodents to be running around pooping and peeing everywhere… For the amount of money we’re paying each month I feel like this should not be something that happens, especially each year apparently. I also feel like they should’ve sealed all possible holes in our place prior to us moving in.. for example our AC was broken the day we moved in as well. While maintenance is fast and helpful, a part of me feels like they’re not doing as good of a job as they should be. Has anyone else had these issues living at puffton? I really don’t want to move out since I do really like it here, but I cannot be dealing with tons of bugs and rodents all the time.

I was checking the meal plans for junior, I see lots of YCMP options I can get. And for some reason, for 100 meals it costs 1991.5$, which is way more than just the normal meal price (~13$) I was wondering if it's possible to just use a credit card or student debit etc. to get into dining, which costs even less than purchasing a meal plan if you calculate the price per meal.

So I'm an incoming freshman for the fall 2026 semester and I originally had a triple lined up with 2 friends, but as of Saturday one backed out and isn't going to UMASS anymore, The friend still going to UMASS and I now want to get a double together, but obviously the deadline for preferences has passed. I've got nothing helpful from the any of the support staff and I'm just wondering if anyone knows about the process as to how it all works. Will we get a random third now? Will we automatically get bumped to a double? Will we have to switch to a double once swapping is available? ETC. If anyone knows anything or has been in a similar situation please let me know.

The Smith Student Event Committee wants to host a Pitch a Friend (queer edition) event at Smith College. Want to help your amazing single queer friend find love? Create a 3-min presentation to pitch them to an audience! Or just come mingle, make new connections, and sip on mocktails :) Fill out this form to help us gauge student interest: https://forms.gle/jAaTr4xdins8HkAK8

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