<p>Any of you people know that Amherst is your clear first choice? This is your (our!) thread.</p>
<p>(I’m not expecting to find too many people who’d pick Amherst over, say, the Ivies on CC, but just in case any of you are out there… 
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<p>Actually, you know, this is your thread even if you’re just applying to Amherst at all for the class of '14…</p>
<p>I’m applying to Amherst but I’m not sure if I’m applying RD or ED.</p>
<p>Welcome anyway :D</p>
<p>Yep, I’m applying…RD</p>
<p>Its still on my doubtful list. If I apply it will be with a fee waiver.</p>
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<p>Not true, there are many that would pick Amherst over the Ivies.</p>
<p>D just graduated and she had friends who gave up HYP for Amherst.</p>
<p>I got into Cornell with even more financial aid and I still chose Amherst because it was just a better fit for me. I also know another kid in the town over who chose Amherst over Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, and UPenn.</p>
<p>Okay. I’m just saying. I’m sure lots of people do, it’s just that from what I’ve seen on CC, CC-ers are a little Ivy-obsessed. But I could be completely off base.</p>
<p>yep! I am applying for ED! Excited…:)</p>
<p>Yay, finally another ED-er!</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure for Amherst ED. It’s my dream school, but I have a feeling that I’m not academically competitive enough or that I have enough ECs. It might be a problem…?</p>
<p>Quasi, my son submitted his ED application in Nov. 2007… and is now eager to go back for his sophomore year at Amherst. He just loves it there.</p>
<p>So, Quasi. Get this thread movin’ :p</p>
<p>i’m also leaning Amherst for ED! I am having trouble finding my chances because I only plan on submitting the ACT.</p>
<p>D2 only submitted her ACTs. Remember that Amherst superscores the ACT.</p>
<p>falafel2010, the 25%-75% for ACT scores are 29-34.</p>
<p>“(I’m not expecting to find too many people who’d pick Amherst over, say, the Ivies on CC, but just in case any of you are out there… )”</p>
<p>The typical CC’er does not reflect the typical bright, motivated, and introspective student who has the option of choosing among several top tier schools. Amherst typically loses out against only Harvard, Yale, and Princeton (as does every other school besides Stanford, MIT, and CIT), and competes evenly with Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Penn, handily beats Cornell–and Williams. ;)</p>
<p><a href=“http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/papers/1287.pdf[/url]”>http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/papers/1287.pdf</a> (1999)
[url=<a href=“http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=601105]SSRN-A”>http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=601105]SSRN-A</a> Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities by Christopher Avery, Mark Glickman, Caroline Hoxby, Andrew Metrick<a href=“2005”>/url</a></p>
<p>I’m having serious thoughts of applying ed. But, I’m not sure…</p>