22 Mar 2021

University Of Massachusetts, Amherst

Computer Science, Masters (F21)

Rejected via Website on 22 Mar 2021

Note

Hey, guys. Guess what? I emailed gradadm@grad.umass.edu and kept graddean@umass.edu (Dean of Graduate Admissions) and dean@cics.umass.edu (CICS Dean) and jmccarthy@provost.umass.edu (Provost) in cc. I have woken up from my sleep with a jolt countless number of times, and checked my portal, like I did this morning. Because these idiots don't post all admits in one go, and neither do they email you as soon as your status is changed. Their SPIRE portal is more of a SHIT portal, made from Oracle tech from the 90s. They have this totally useless "Update Pending" thing that serves no purpose other than making people anxious. They wait till the very last moment to roll out admits, so people still have hope at the last moment, which then gets severed mercilessly. Please email these guys, especially the provost. Let them know your rant. Personally, I am going to tell all the future graduates of my UG institute to stay away from this buffoon of an institute called UMass.

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