<p>Hmm. Many athletes from our high school go to Amherst who would not have gotten in aside from their sport.</p>
<p>I was able to check my financial aid package for Amherst online! It was great!!</p>
<p>@ GA2012MOM
I agree with what magentaturtle asked was not polite… however, i have to disagree with you… the athletic hook plays a major role in getting in…
btw, congrats :)</p>
<p>^ It just gets old when somebody gets admitted that others don’t think that are up to par, the first thing they ALWAYS ask is are you a URM, followed by athlete, then legacy. I’m not saying that these things may be factors in the admissions process, but give the admissions folks a break. Considering the 4 year retention and graduation rate of Amherst, I’m pretty sure they know what they are doing.</p>
<p>BTW strawberry, what are you congratulating me on? I’m pretty sure I haven’t done anything noteworty lately. :)</p>
<p>@berries</p>
<p>How did you see your financial aid offer? I couldn’t find anything in the portal…</p>
<p>@ipodlover88909- I went to the financial aid site (<a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/offices/financialaid/[/url]”>Financial Aid | Offices & Departments | Amherst College) & then I clicked on the link under the heading Application Status and Award Notices, logged in, and then click on awards (near the top) and it was all there!</p>
<p>^ Thanks! I can’t see my award yet (because IDOC hates me), but hopefully it’ll be there soon…</p>
<p>@GM2012MOM. Oh I thought that u were the one that got an early write so nvm. Also, I’m just saying the being an athlete does help one getting in Amherst…</p>
<p>@berries123: I was able to get in, and it looks like all my forms are there! 
I was worried they wouldn’t get through to IDOC or something.</p>
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<p>I would have been lucky to get an early write from a CC back in the day, 
however my daughter graduated from Amherst and worked in admissions in different capacities during her years there. I think I was offended that magentaturtle either thought the applicant was either an athlete or a ■■■■■, and the way it was worded sounded as if there wasn’t much distinction between the two.</p>
<p>I agree that it was offensive but I didn’t let it get to me. I was actually amused at the accusation.</p>
<p>@CorpulentGowk
I believe that it was you whom i should say congrats to 
@GA2012MOM
although i believe that being an athlete helps one getting in, i also believe that being an athlete is not the only reason why amherst accepts him/her :D</p>
<p>WOOHOO got a letter today about Open House dates. Unfortunately, students who have been accepted ED aren’t funded for overnight stays. How many of you are going to an Open House? Which day?</p>
<p>Were any of you that were Early Writes initially deferred? n Does anyone know the total number of ED deferrals?</p>
<p>Congrats to all of you?</p>
<p>Is there anyone here who received an Early Write after the March 4th wave?</p>
<p>^Would not bet on it. I know you might be a bit anxious. However, after getting two early writes yesterday from Amherst-calibar SLACs, I can relax. The decision will come any day now.</p>
<p>Are early writes generally written in waves? I.e. if i didn’t get one yet, can I still get one before official release dates?</p>
<p>^ I don’t think that they are, but I could be wrong. Don’t be disappointed though: keep in mind that only a very small proportion of accepted students hear back before the official release date, so whether or not you get accepted early doesn’t necessarily predict your chances.</p>
<p>Also, has anyone else been able to view their award online? I logged into the finaid page but all I see are the “Home” and “Documents” tabs, as well as the basic information on the side. Am I looking in the wrong place?</p>
<p>My fadata page has Home, Awards, Documents, and Messages tabs. I think you are looking in the right place. I was accepted ED though, so your info might not be updated yet.</p>
<p>^Okay thanks!
To anyone else who was accepted: Just out of curiosity, how long after your acceptance could you view your package? I submitted IDOC a couple days before the deadline but they could only view it recently since it was mailed. So how long after all docs were sent can I expect to see it? I was so excited when I found out that I got in but I didn’t wanna be too happy considering it’s still over 60K a year 
Hopefully when I can finally see my package I can be legitimately happy lol.</p>