Amherst College - looking for opinions from students there?

<p>I’m not gonna be able to visit far away colleges and I feel like research has only gotten me so far. Can any Amherst students tell me about

  • the general atmosphere (academic + social life, and whether the pendulum sways more toward one or the other)
  • surrounding life + whether the school feels really isolated or integrated
  • research opportunities–are they hard to get or can anyone start researching right away if they seek out opportunities?
  • what are the students like? Is the college diverse or is there a “typical” student?
  • history, anthropology, other social science majors–generally, are they amazing, good, okay, or subpar?
  • the quality of the premed program or advising/whether it has much success or not</p>

<p>Someone please respond! I too would like to know, specifically regarding the social science majors, as I am one myself. </p>

<p>hey! I’m not a current student but I wanted to let you know you might be able to find some opinions doing a past forum search or going onto a site such as uniggo as well. I learned a lot about my schools that way.</p>