UMass Boston: Undergraduate Admissions

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Undergraduate Admissions Staff

Meet the friendly and knowledgeable people who are there with you along the way as you explore and apply to UMass Boston.

No two prospective students are the same—especially at a university as diverse as UMass Boston—which is why our admissions team includes admissions counselors and other staff who hail from widely different backgrounds and are trained to help you on a one-on-one, case-by-case basis.

Start making your connections now—meet the UMass Boston Undergraduate Admissions staff.

John Drew
Sr. Associate Director

Phone: 617.287.6047
Fax: 617.287.5999
john.drew@umb.edu

Responsibilities: Manage the day-to-day operations within the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, including freshmen and transfer admissions.

Advice for college bound students: Begin looking at a wide range of colleges and universities and then narrow your list down after you have visited a few campuses. When selecting a college you need to think about the campus setting, location, academic programs and extracurricular activities in addition to many other factors. Although at times it may be stressful, think of the college search process as a journey that will end with a new place to call home, new friends and many role models or mentors.

The best thing about UMass Boston is … How passionate the students, faculty and staff are about the various organizations and causes they are involved with. The UMass Boston community is fully engaged in learning, teaching and participating in the broader community.

Stacy-Ann Wint
Admissions On-Call Counselor

Phoner: 617.287.6176
Fax: 617.287.5999
stacy-ann.wint@umb.edu

Travel territory: Bunker Hill Community College, Roxbury Community College, and select events/high schools in the Greater Boston region including Somerville High School.

Advice for college bound students: Tap into all the resources available at your high school and through your city prior to your senior year—e.g., SAT prep, tutoring, student activity groups, youth programs, guidance counselors, library scholarship books, sports, etc.

The best thing about UMass Boston is … The variety of classes, concentrations, certificates, and minors that can be added to your major—there’s a class in nearly every subject.

Michelle Magdycz
Assistant Director

Phone: 617.287.6211
Fax: 617.287.5999
michelle.magdycz@umb.edu

Responsibilities: Review transfer credits, evaluate equivalencies/transferability of courses, and create and update articulation tables in transfer credit system.

Advice for college bound students: Apply early and pay attention to deadlines. The earlier you apply (with a complete application) the earlier you will receive your decision and the earlier you can begin planning your future!

The best thing about UMass Boston is: The catwalk! All of the buildings on campus are connected by the catwalk. This means that no matter what the New England weather decides to throw your way, rest assured that your walk from class to class will be a comfortable one!

Gerald Dowling
Admissions Recruiter

Phone: 617.287.6114
Fax: 617.287.5999
gerald.dowling@umb.edu

Responsibilities: I am responsible for covering the Boston Public High Schools.

Advice for college bound students: I would advise college bound students to concentrate on getting good grades in high school and apply early. They should also visit each college they are interested in.

The best thing about UMass Boston is . . . Its commitment to educating a diverse student body and its mission of being an excellent urban university that is affordable to all those who apply. It helped me become the person I am today.

Eileen Curtin
Assistant Director

Phone: 617.287.6126
Fax: 617.287.5999
eileen.curtin@umb.edu

Responsibilities: Liaison to the Honors Program, Scholarship Office, and the Veterans Upward Bound program. Also works closely with applicants that have learning disabilities.

Travel territory: Norfolk, Middlesex, and Worcester Counties in Massachusetts, and also Maine.
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Advice for college bound students: Get involved with some of the many clubs and organizations UMass Boston has to offer. Meet new people, develop new skills, and make the best of your college experience.

The best thing about UMass Boston is … The diversity. Just sitting in a classroom at UMass Boston is a learning experience in itself. The students here come from many different parts of the world, are from different age ranges, have had different experiences and have developed many different beliefs and ideas about the world we live in. This can lead to some very vibrant class discussions and can also lead to a deeper and more unique grasp of the subject at hand.

Miguel J. Alvarez
Associate Director for International Admissions

Phone: 617.287.6103
Fax: 617.287.5999
miguel.alvarez@umb.edu

Responsibilities o Domestic and International Admissions of freshman and transfer students. Responsible for international college transfer credit evaluations. Designated School Official (DSO) for international student I-20s and visa-related issues.

Travel territory: Community Colleges, high schools, ELS Centers and high schools with a high population of international students.

Advice for college bound students: College life is challenging but fun. Be yourself, read, study hard and do your best. I encourage you to learn a second world language, make plans, and participate on a study abroad program.

The best thing about UMass Boston is . . . The excellent academic experience, the location and the students…definitely.

Lisa G. Williams
Associate Director of Operations

Phone Number: 617.287.6113
Fax: 617.287.5999
lisa.williams@umb.edu

Responsibilities: Manage the Office of Undergraduate processing staff, and manage the application and transcript flow within the office

Travel territory: Norfolk County

Advice for college bound students: Apply early (as soon as first quarter grades are available) and keep your options open

The best thing about UMass Boston is … UMass Boston offers many opportunities for motivated students who do not currently meet the admission requirements for the university, includingour many precollegiate programs such as Direction for Student Potential (DSP), Admissions Guaranteed Program and Urban Scholars.

Robert Outerbridge
Assistant Director

Phone: 617.287.6194
Fax: 617.287.5999
robert.outerbridge@umb.edu

Responsibilities: Freshman Counselor, Liaison to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Travel territory: Western Massachusetts, including Springfield, Hampshire, Fitchburg and Hampshire counties, and New Hampshire

Advice for college bound students: Work hard in your senior year of high school to develop independent learning skills with the goal of becoming great at homework. Read, read, and then read more in the months leading up to the start of your freshman year of college. Any novel will do.

The best thing about UMass Boston is … The dedicated and accomplished faculty and small average class size.

Nicole Yeager
Assistant Director

Phone: 617.287.6116
Fax: 617.287.5999
nicole.yeager@umb.edu

Responsibilities: Supervise the Beacon Ambassadors, our campus tour guides. I also serve as liaison to student athletes.

Travel Territory: Suffolk County, including the Boston Public School system as well as the Boston Charter Schools

Advice for college bound students: Visit the colleges and universities to which you’re applying, and find the campus that feels the best. Remember: you will not only learn in college, but you will meet extraordinary people, enjoy once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and of course, have fun! You have to love where you learn!

The best thing about UMass Boston is . . . Our incredible faculty. UMass Boston professors are extremely dedicated and available to the student body. Whether you have difficulty with an assignment or are looking for a job once you’ve graduated, UMass Boston professors readily assist with any circumstance. Their devotion to the university and its academic achievements is astounding.

Kerry Boyd
Transfer Articulation Officer

P 617.287.6075
F 617.287.5999
kerry.boyd@umb.edu

Areas of responsibility: Create and maintain articulation agreements with local community colleges.

Advice for college bound students: Do not underestimate the importance of a campus visit. Experiencing the atmosphere of a campus will give you invaluable information beyond what you can find on the website or in a brochure.

The best thing about UMass Boston is . . .The opportunity and abundance of a large university, with the intimacy and attentiveness of a small college.