<p>How does Amherst compare to ihe Ivies. In order of reputation, academic excellence, grad school admissions, and getting a job (mainly the last two)</p>
<p>just as good.</p>
<p>Not as good as harvard, yale, or princeton, but probably the same for the rest.</p>
<p>Grad school/getting a job depends mostly on how and what you do in college, so most of the challenge starts after you get on campus.</p>
<p>Reputation - not known by as many people, but considered to be in the same vicinity as most Ivies by those who do.</p>
<p>Academic Excellence - it's what you make of it. It's probably easier to get a vetter education at Amherst, but you will be somewhat limited due to lack of grad programs.</p>
<p>Grad School Admissions- competitive with Ivies. </p>
<p>Getting a Job- it depends. Amherst has a much smaller alumni base, so there's much less of a chance of getting picked up by someone who went there. But most employers will know what Amherst is, and you'll be competitive with most Ivies.</p>
<p>Amherst is just as good of a school. Because its smaller it has fewer resources, especially for the sciences, than a larger school could offer. But you'll get just as great of an education there.</p>
<p>i hear that it is harder to amke grades at amherst, would grad schools take taht into consideration over an easier ivy league (brown)</p>
<p>Oh my god. Brown is not 'easier'. Geez.</p>
<p>You can get into a good grad school from Amherst. If you have good grades. You can get good grades if you work hard. If you want to go somewhere where you can keep your 4.0 without upping your game, go to your state U. Don't even look at Ivies.</p>
<p>^^^ agree. If you treat Brown (or any other school, for that matter) like fifth grade recess, you'll be at a disadvantage for what comes next. If you work hard, wherever you are, you have a more decent shot.</p>
<p>Ivy League equivalent in every way.</p>
<p>this joshua kid has no idea what he's talking about. its as good as any of the ivies</p>
<p>I know kids who get into ivies and have been systematically rejected from Amherst. I don't know if that's because Amherst is small and has little use for tons of students who apply there from my high school, or if it accepts a higher caliber of student.</p>
<p>The person I know at Amherst right now is brilliant. The person I know who didn't get in is also brilliant, but Amherst passed him over. He ended up choosing between Yale and Princeton.</p>
<p>BTW, I turned down Amherst for Williams (in order of eliminating from list). Just liked Williams better. If you do plan on applying to Amherst, you should add Williams to your list because they are both awesome LACs.</p>
<p>The students who enroll at Amherst are very talented - not up to HYP level, comparable in quality to the rest of the Ivies.</p>
<p>but do recruiters see ti the same way</p>
<p>For graduate school admissions, Amherst (and Williams) do proportionately better than most Ivies. For Yale Law admissions, they are second only to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford, and the LSAT average for these institutions are the same order (their published in my campus center, not online), Amherst and Williams sit right above Brown, Dartmouth, Duke, Penn, and Columbia.</p>
<p>I will admit that in can be hard to make grades at Amherst, specifically social sciences. Everyone is aspiring for that 4.0, while the school average sits right between a B and a B+. While that's not a big deal, for those bound for law school (generally T14), B averages don't bode well (my advise, balance yourself, don't overload on social sciences. The students I know going to Stanford and Yale Law are ones who balanced their writing courses out with lots of mathematics, economics, and sciences. Because Amherst has no core curriculum (complete freedom), it is very easy to confine yourself to one area of study. However, students who do so are the ones who often suffer...and might I add, are the ones you hear the intense reviews from.
As for recruiters, I less-versed in this area, but I know for Boston and NYC, that recruiters that matter seem to know their schools and know Amherst.</p>
<p>so what would be the easier subjects (isnt economics a social scinece)</p>
<p>^What does your question mean?</p>
<p>cre8tive was talking about how u cant take all clasees in one area - or ur gpa will suffer, and then he said stear away from teh social sciences (i thought econ was a social science)</p>
<p>I did not say steer clear of the social sciences. By all means, take then, social sciences are the the heart and jewel of Amherst. My advice is to not overindulge in them. For instance, in black studies, the hardest grading department, the highest major gpa was 3.4. Other social sciences department can be just as demanding, such as LJST, but black studies takes the cake.</p>
<p>Also, I said "balance writing courses out with economics". Never did I mention that econ was not a social science.</p>
<p>Harder to get into the classes you want or need. Fewer classes overall in any given subject.</p>
<p>Grad Placement:
Harvard, Yale
Princeton
AMHERST, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia
Penn
Cornell</p>
<p>Recruiting
Harvard, Yale, Princeton
Dartmouth, Penn, Columbia
AMHERST, Brown
Cornell</p>