<p>Hey!</p>
<p>I applied to Amherst on December 27th. The common app indicates that my application was downloaded and nothing seems to be wrong but I have not gotten any emails from Amherst yet. All my other schools with January 1st and January 15th deadlines have sent me links to their portals where I can check my application status. </p>
<p>Has anyone else received or not received an email confirming your application and linking you to the Amherst portal? For one of my schools I had to create my own account on their website so does Amherst do that? At what point/date should I email the Amherst admissions office and ask?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I was accepted last year and was e-mailed in April, inviting me to the Admitted Students/Diversity Weekend. I don’t think I was asked to make an account until I received my packet in the mail.</p>
<p>That’s weird because I was searching more and (I can’t post the link here) the Amherst College page for “monitor your account” explains that a few days after sending in your application you should receive an email about how to create an account. </p>
<p>If you want to see the page search “Amherst College Monitor Your Application”. </p>
<p>So should I just wait longer?</p>
<p>RD applicant here. Haven’t gotten anything from them too. I searched through cc and I think, for both ED and RD, Amherst is just slower than typical in processing apps. I’m going to wait till mid-Jan before emailing them; it’s not really that pressing yet imo.</p>
<p>As I recall S did not receive anyhting for quite a while after submiiting application. Plus remember that the admissions office would have been closed for the holidays.
Parent of happy Amherst student here…so good luck!</p>