University of Massachussetts at Amherst

UMass is a large public university in an idyllic New England setting.
http://www.umass.edu/umhome/index.php

The library is in the prominent highrise. Other highrises house dorms, located right next to the football field.

Admission to UMASS at Amherst is competitive, but no comparison to the requirements for Amherst College. Check out the admissions page. http://www.umass.edu/umhome/index.php

In the center of the campus, the pond and its surrounding lawn invite contemplation. However, students always seem to walk from one end of campus to another. I have seen them sitting only in the underground coffee shop which has the charm of a dilapidated subway station.
Admission deadlines: November 1 for early action, January 15 for regular decision, October 1 for the spring semester.
International students are usually required to take the TOEFL or the ELPT, but they can send the SAT if they reach 400 points or more in the English section. Please go to the UMass website for more details.
http://www.umass.edu/admissions/10_Step_Process/Standardized_Tests/
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/englang/englang.html

For out-of-staters:
New England RegionalStudent Program (NERSP)
"If you are a legal resident of Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont, and the major you want at UMass Amherst is not available at your state’s public colleges, you may qualify for a reduced tuition rate. Go to NERSP for more details."
UMass costs $30 000 per year including room and board. http://www.umass.edu/admissions/financing/
The building with the columns houses Commonwealth College, which is the Honors College within the university and a great bargain. http://www.comcol.umass.edu/ You need straight A's in your highschool transcript and SAT scores above 700 in each section. There is no separate application process. The admissions team will pick candidates from the general application pool.
UMass is one of the American universities participating in an excahnge program with universities in the Land Baden-Wuerttemberg. See details here: http://www.landesstiftung-bw.de/
and here: http://www.studium.uni-freiburg.de/international/outgoing/outgoing_multipage/stipendien_programme#1.2

This photo shows one of the many security posts that you find on EVERY Amerian college campus. Students can call for help and also ask an officer from campus security to accompany them from lecture hall to dorm at night.