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- I chose UMass because I wanted a campus
that would be academically enriching,
but also fun outside of the classroom,
and I found that to be
exactly the reality.
I've really enjoyed some of
the student run organizations
that I've been a part of
and the chance to get
to know my professors
outside the classroom.
I also chose UMass
'cause I knew it would be
an affordable option
and I know that I can graduate
feeling supported by this campus
as I move into the next stage of my life.
I was really interested in social justice
and also connecting that to policy
and finding concrete
ways to enact the change
that I wanted to see
in the world around me,
and I heard really good things
about the Political
Science department here
and then also, I'd
heard really good things
about the BDIC program,
which is a self-designed Bachelor's degree
offered on campus.
The amount of professors
here that care about you,
that will write you that
letter of recommendation,
that help challenge you in the classroom,
and the additional support
with career counselors
and resume workshops,
I don't know if I would have
found that anywhere else.
Not only is it fun and
a great place to learn,
I found friends here that
I know will support me
way after my time here on campus
and I think the amount of
institutional support here
for students and the
opportunities, the things to do,
the different games to go to,
the different student run
organizations to be a part of,
it makes this a holistic experience
that really shapes who we
want to be as an adult.
And I couldn't imagine
going anywhere else.
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