A Reflection on My State School Education

I recently went back to my Alma Mater to visit friends, and it felt… Well it didn’t really feel like anything. The place was the same, but without the people I knew during my three years there, that was all it was. A location. A physical space where things could happen, and did happen. I was expecting to be filled with warm fuzzies as I passed landmarks on campus, but even when I tried to force myself to feel something, I was ultimately unsuccessful. I think the sad truth is, I do not have a strong connection with UMass Amherst.

When I stop to think about how little the school mean

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