ABSN UMASS Amherst 2017

blackberrymousse · Mar 27, 2017

Re: CTmom

Thank you for the info! That sounds great, sounds like I would be in good company as a relocator/transplant. And it's also really nice to know that there is a wide variety of ages, I think that would make for a much richer experience.

cinsim · Mar 31, 2017

Hey everyone! I got accepted into ABSN program for the fall! I've been trying to find others who have as well, and I'm so glad i thought to check this website! Congrats to everyone who've been accepted!! I will make sure to get on that FB page. Anyone know where I can find the tuition increase info? Talk about disappointing!

cinsim · Mar 31, 2017

@jdictson How did you find this out?

cinsim · Mar 31, 2017

@sara94 I was wondering if you, or anyone you know of has an idea of job prospects after completing the program? How easy or difficult is it to find a job once finished? Does the university assist in networking with local hospitals?

jdictson · Mar 31, 2017

The old tuition information is gone. The price was 29,000 all year. Once we received the financial cost of tuition letter with the 33,500 cost, they also updated it online. It is what it is.

cinsim · Mar 31, 2017

@jdictson That's really disappointing. I feel that regardless of the scenario it always comes down to being about money...

cinsim · Apr 5, 2017

Is anyone looking for roommates, or apartments in the Springfield area? I live all the way in Michigan, and I was curious to know if anyone had information about places to check out. I wanted to get a head start on looking around!

blackberrymousse · Apr 6, 2017

Hi cinsim,

I haven't decided yet where I'm going to go, but I've been doing some casual looking around online at apartments in all the towns/cities of the programs I've been accepted to. Springfield's rental market looks very affordable to me and I really like what I've seen of the Forest Park area (looks very pretty and historic). I don't think it's too far from school, especially if you plan on having a car (someone who knows Springfield better than I do, please correct me if I'm wrong).

cinsim · Apr 6, 2017

Hey blackberrymousse,

Yea so have I. I have found some apartments close to the UMass center, and they're not bad! I havent checked out the Forest Park area yet. I will do that. I actually don't have a car, and I dont think I will be getting one anytime soon, considering all the costs I have already. Hence, I am looking close by.

blackberrymousse · Apr 7, 2017

Hi cinsim,

The creator of this thread Asiyah.futurern said that she has lived in Springfield Mass for many years and she gives a lot of good info about Springfield if you backtrack through this thread and read her posts. She also said that you can get just about everywhere you need to by bus so I don't think it'll be a problem for you to not have a car. Forest Park is not right in the downtown area where UMASS center is located but I looked on a map at one point and it seems close enough by public transportation (I'm guessing maybe around a 30 min or so commute each way?). Anyway, Springfield seems like a very cute mid- to smaller sized city. I heard there's not a lot to do there in the way of nightlife (you'd probably have to take the bus to Boston or something if you wanted to experience that), but that personally wouldn't bother me because I'm a bookish nerd who never parties lol.

cinsim · Apr 8, 2017

Hey blackberrymousse,

Yea I thought I read something about living accommodations on this blog. I will go back and look through again. Yea I am most likely going to be relying on bus majority of the time, unless I have a roommate who has a similar schedule as me, then perhaps I could carpool with them. I am considering paying for gas if that works out. I really hope its a nice place, I know nothing about Springfield, let alone Massachusetts haha. I am literally the same, I will venture out to find nice places to eat - and thats about it hahaha I not much of a party-goer myself. I feel like I am way past that stage of life. Besides I dont think we will even have that much time for social activities!

mamc9268 · Apr 19, 2017

Has anyone on the waitlist heard anything? Or will we not know until May 16th?