I recently read in Umass Boston’s mass media that the university is having trouble attracting and retaining new freshmen. I’m not a business major but here’s a sugestion: the powers that be ought to make sure that on the first week of school, THE BOOKS ARE ALL IN THE BOOK STORE. I just had the experience with one class that no books showed up until THE THIRD WEEK OF SCHOOL. The profesor told me I could find one of the required books in any book store. I called eight book stores in the Boston area and noone had the #@$%^ book!!!! In fact I found out that the book is OUT OF PRINT. I was fortunate to find an old beat up copy in the boston public library. UMASS BOSTON: If you do not want to “lose” freshmen in the first two weeks of school, it would help FOR YOU’RE BOOK STORE TO GET ITS ACT TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
freshman enrollment
October 13, 2004