UMass Amherst Second Bachelors Fall 2012

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Hi all,

Just thought I'd start a thread to see if anyone else applied for admission to UMass Amherst for Fall 2012. I hear it's really competitive....I'm nervous!

Has anyone who hasn't heard back yet called the admissions office? I thought about calling today but I was too nervous they'd tell me I didn't hear because I didn't get in...

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I also didn't get an email... Im getting sad!

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did anyone call the admissions office to see if they were still accepting students at this point??

Thanks!

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Hi everyone! :) So congrats to those that have gotten in and fingers crossed for those that are still waiting to hear! I had a question for everyone (and alumni!)

I am relocating from California. I know that they suggest bringing a car; however I was wondering where our clinicals tend to be and if public transportation would work? I read that clinicals can be in New Hampshire and/or Boston! Is that only for our internship the last semester? It seems absurd to drive that far just for the day. Or can you pick to have your clinicals close to UMass? If anyone has any insight or information on this that would be awesome and greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much!!

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Clinical placements are around Western Mass, but the internship during the final semester could be anywhere. Public transportation is reliable, but very limited. For example, you cannot get from Amherst to Springfield (to Baystate Medical where there is a clinical placement) or the Berkshires via public transportation. However, I believe the clinicals are set up so we do them with other classmates and can rideshare.

On a different note - how many have taken chemistry? I wanted to find out if it would be recommended to have chemistry prior to taking pharmacology?

Would love to hear your thoughts.

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TriDosha--

I have not taken chemistry in nearly 5 years...I think that if they don't require it as a pre-requisite, we should be able to get through pharmacology without advanced knowledge of chem, or maybe with just a little brush up on the concepts.

Has anyone received any sort of packet about registration and such in the snail mail yet?

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Not yet. I'm still waiting for their snail mail package.

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Hi everyone! :) So congrats to those that have gotten in and fingers crossed for those that are still waiting to hear! I had a question for everyone (and alumni!)

I am relocating from California. I know that they suggest bringing a car; however I was wondering where our clinicals tend to be and if public transportation would work? I read that clinicals can be in New Hampshire and/or Boston! Is that only for our internship the last semester? It seems absurd to drive that far just for the day. Or can you pick to have your clinicals close to UMass? If anyone has any insight or information on this that would be awesome and greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much!!

Hi shamrock a friend of mine who is very familiar with the area told me that we should get a car to get around.

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Hi shamrock a friend of mine who is very familiar with the area told me that we should get a car to get around.

I was in the traditional RN program at umass...but you will definitely want a car. There is NO public transportation to anywhere where you would do clinicals. There MAY be a bus to one of the community hospitals but clinicals are very wide spread and there are no trains/metro or city bus type transportation.

As far as picking clinicals, at least in the traditional program we were unable to do that, spots are few and far between and you go where they tell you to go pretty much. Yes some people did drive up to 2 hours away just for regular clinicals - not the internship. I was lucky to get most of my clinicals in springfield but that is still a 45-60 min drive. And then there are the community hospitals that are way out there in remote/rural areas that can also take over an hour to get to

Amherst is a beautiful place and I miss it dearly but it is definitely more on the country side of things with no easy way to get anywhere other than driving.

Good luck, hope you enjoy it!

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Yes let me know :) where else are you looking? I got into university of Rochester, it's only 12 months but it's almost $60,000 in tuition!!

hi shamrock i just put my deposit in the mail for umass - let's talk :)

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Hi Everyone...anyone planning on commuting from central MA???

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I thought about it- but I decided just move out there in late August. Also- for those of you who are still waiting to hear back- I called yesterday about when they will send out the letters/packets and they said they are still getting those together. Also there is still no set date on when orientation is.

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