ASA: Academic Study Associates 2008 Programs

Campus Living

Your home at UMass will be the fantastic, new North Apartments. Centrally located, within easy walking distance to all of the facilities that you'll need on campus, North Apartments are also state of the art, fully air-conditioned, suite style apartments. Every suite has four single bedrooms, two full bathrooms and a shared living room and kitchen. Bedrooms have Ethernet connectivity and kitchens have full refrigerators and microwaves. Laundry facilities, vending machines, meeting rooms and lounge space are all in the dorm and grassy areas just outside are perfect for relaxing.

A short walk from North Apartments is the Campus Center where your meal card will give you access to the Blue Wall Café, the Pita Pit and Smoothie Central. Dining facilities are open to you all day until 7:30 p.m. The Campus Center is also home to the bookstore, game rooms, cash machine services and TV lounges.

Classes are also easy walking distance from North. Most classes will take place just a few minute walk from the Campus Center making it easy to get to class after grabbing a coffee or quick breakfast.

Suitemates

All living areas are single sex and every Resident Group will have it's own Resident Advisor (RA). Suitemates and resident groups are carefully selected using responses from our housing questionnaire.

Our Students

This past summer, our student body at UMass came from 30 different countries and varied parts of the US. Most of our students come to the program independent of friends from home and friendships develop over the summer. Our students tend to be academically motivated but they definitely want to have fun and be social. It is summer after all. Their interests are diverse and together with the talented staff team assembled they create a phenomenal community of talented, fun individuals.