Amherst College 2021 RD Discussion Thread

waitlisted
4.35 gpa
35 act
lots of volunteering experience
internships
average essay

Waitlisted

Rejected :frowning: knew it was coming but still hurtZ

accepted! GPA: 3.98 (unweighted) 1550 SAT

Accepted!! I can’t believe this, especially after getting rejected from Williams

Waitlisted
3.9 UW, ~4.3 W, 35 ACT, decent ECs, good essays, good recs
Pleasantly surprised with a WL after Williams rejection

Accepted! Yay! After 4-5 waitlist/rejections - this was a nice surprise!

32 ACT
3.88 GPA
Below Avg EC
(Hopefully) Amazing Essays?

rejected! I am a legacy too :confused:

With stats:

Waitlist
34 ACT
3.97 UW
Lots of volunteering, heavy music, club, leadership involvement
Eh essays

Waitlisted. Ah, well. I got into Swarthmore last week, and I strongly believe that Swarthmore is a better fit for me. Congrats to all who got in!

Waitlisted
4.0 unweighted GPA
2280 SAT
Solid ECs, unique applicant
Good essays
Amazing recs from an array of teachers and employers
No interview, no campus visit

Accepted: Pomona, Williams (Early Write), Wellesley, Colorado College, Sarah Lawrence
Waitlisted: Northwestern, now Amherst

Accepted
4.0 UW GPA, 5.16 W
2380 SAT
Decent essays, nothing spectacular
Generic and mediocre EC’s
Fairly good recs I assume
No interview or visit

Accepted: Swarthmore, Williams, Cornell (likely letter), UPitt, Penn State Schreyers
Waitlisted: Northwestern, UChicago (EDII)

For those of you posting that you had no interview, Amherst only interviews legacy applicants.

Accepted after being deferred ED!! I actually can’t believe it this is so overwhelming

ACCEPTED!
34 ACT + 35 Writing
760 Biology M, 770 Math II
Legacy
Solid Essays
Exceptions ECs and multiple leadership positions
10/10 Recs

Accepted: UCB (Regents), UCLA, Middlebury, Colgate, Boston College (four years housing), Notre Dame, UVA

Waitlisted: Bates, Colby, Bowdoin

Rejected: MIT, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins

Still waiting on Ivies + Stanford, Wesleyan, and Washington and Lee. But Amherst is my top so I will most likely be attending! So excited!

Waitlist. 3.83 UW, 1510 SAT
750 Chem 780 Math 2c 740 Bio
No legacy
Solid Ec’s
From selective boarding school

kinda expected rejection or waitlist, so pleasantly surprised by not-a-rejection

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Rejected but I’m happy for u guys!

Accepted!!!
3.87 UW, 35 ACT

5th rejection/waitlist in a little over a week.