<p>I know my friend has one from UChicago. Does such a thing exist for the Amherst class of 2013?</p>
<p>keek<em>a</em>leek, have you joined the facebook group? I just checked and there are over 350 of your future classmates already there. I know last summer, the 2012 facebook was pretty active and D got to “know” her classmates. By the time they got to campus, they recognized each other, knew what sports they played, their potential majors, etc. It made breaking the ice during orientation a little easier.</p>
<p>Any idea how many students have committed to Amherst already? Last year they had started taking waitlisted applicants by 5/8.</p>
<p>I’m sure it will be soon when you all hear about the waitlist. I just received a letter yesterday thanking me for applying and wishing me luck for the future (I was accepted, but declined their offer). Good luck to all you wait-listers! Amherst is a great school–I loved it when I visited–but the theatre program is too small for me. ALSO, on the bright side, when I visited there were a TON of kids who were planning on turning Amherst down, so I’m almost certain they will use their waitlist…so don’t give up just yet!</p>
<p>Why were so many students planning on turning Amherst down?</p>
<p>@ MOM- yes I did, I seemed to have overlooked that as a potential forum. Stupid me lol 
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<p>@Ambitious Mind- I don’t know if I’d say a ‘ton’ of kids were turning down Amherst. I was accepted into Northwestern (with great financial aid) and turned down the offer to go to Amherst. To imply that students see Amherst as second-rate seems a bit contrived. </p>
<p>@lmpw- Don’t believe everything you hear. The real statistics come out when Amherst releases their yield. At the end of the day you have to remember that the liberal arts setting is not for everyone. I personally found ample benefits to the environment offered at Amherst. I thrive in an atmosphere with easily accessible professors and intimate class settings. To me, the other schools I got into like Rice, Northwestern, USC, etc. did not offer me that same specialized attention as Amherst could. </p>
<p>On the flip side of that coin will be students like ‘amibitious mind’ who prefer a larger university setting. It is very understandable why he is looking at a school like Northwestern where I’d imagine its larger faculty, greater resources, and close proximity to Chicago make it a more preferable option.</p>
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<p>Yeah, it boggles the mind. Especially when such a great number appear to be matriculating to non-peer schools.</p>
<p>I don’t think its mind boggling, everyone has their own reason. I turned down Amherst & NU for Pomona because of several reasons, which of course comes down to personal taste.</p>
<p>I suppose it could have been the students I met. Several of the friends that I made while I was there did in fact matriculate, but there were still many who chose not to. Also, keek<em>a</em>leek, I wasn’t trying “to imply that students see Amherst as second-rate.” No way is that true–I actually felt highly inferior when I visited…I couldn’t believe that I was there. All the students were so down to earth and brilliant and the professors were amazing (I sat in on two classes and met with a few more…all of them were very articulate in their field!) Amherst is in no way “second-rate!” I was simply trying to give some hope to those on the waitlist at the possibility that Amherst may use their waitlist this year. Good luck!</p>
<p>Anonymous91 has it right on the money! One student that I met was a gymnist. He turned down Amherst to go to a school that had a gymnastics team. Another person that I met wanted a more “lax” and “free-spirited” campus and she saw that in Pomona instead of Amherst. To each is own, I suppose. Amherst, and no school for that matter, is for everyone. For me, it was more of a matter of size, location, and theatre department; I just was not that impressed by the arts there–but their singing is WOW! (No wonder why people call them the “singing college.” :))</p>