Amherst regular decision thread

<p>The deadline is in a few days time and I thought that we should use this platform to discuss some issues.
Any applicant who has already submitted his or her results?
We can alsp discuss a lot in this thread. Please feel free to write about anything.</p>

<p>I submitted mine last week too, but I was wondering if everyone’s checked their admissions status? I got an email with my login info this week, but it says they haven’t received my test scores yet, when I sent them ages ago…</p>

<p>i too applied RD and it says that they don’t yet have my school forms, which were submitted a LONGGGG time ago. I think its just that they’re trying to process everything at the same time.</p>

<p>They still have to match everything you have sent to your file. I think mine said they didn’t have my counselor rec, which was sent months ago. I wouldn’t worry at this point.</p>

<p>I sent in mine too. It all went on time, except the Counselor’s form, which was sent the day before yesterday. But that’s not an issue i guess.</p>

<p>I got a mail from Amherst with my login and password, but they also said that it would take a few weeks atleast to download everything, so we should’nt worry if all the supplements dont show up on our accounts as ‘downloaded’, as of now. So, don’t worry! :)</p>

<p>All the best to everybody here :D</p>

<p>Let’s get this thing bumpin, I know more kids applied. I sent mine in on time, well actually I accidentally forgot to submit my supplement (I thought I already had) until 11:40pm central time, which is like 2am Eastern time. I wasn’t aware it was all on Eastern time until after I submitted and saw the timestamp. So hopefully, they’ll understand.</p>

<p>I applied a while ago and it took forever for them to process everything but they did it! I’m really excited to hear back, I hope by some miracle it’s earlier than april haha. Good to know we’ll have this thread to chat until then. I’m from massachusetts, looking to major in theatre/playwriting. </p>

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<p>Application is in. Waiting for April 1. (Will log-in over the weekend to see what’s up.)</p>

<p>Applied on Jan 1st LOL.</p>

<p>Am a bit curious about why the Amherst forum seems to be so dead compared to…many others? :S</p>

<p>@leo118 I agree, all the other forums for top schools have plenty of people lurking them. The lack of people here having a discussion makes me sad!</p>

<p>Anyways, anyone know when exactly decisions will be mailed/emailed/put up on website?</p>

<p>I don’t know when they were released last year but I can’t imagine it will be much earlier than april 1st.</p>

<p>right, so its dead again…time to bring it to life XD </p>

<p>First question- does Amherst send likelies? :S</p>

<p>^^haven’t heard anyone get a likely from Amherst… Applied with sub-SAT. Still have high hopes…</p>

<p>Amherst doesn’t send likelies, they send something 3x better. They send early writes (early acceptance).</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/amherst-college/1091174-early-writes-likely-letters.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/amherst-college/1091174-early-writes-likely-letters.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/amherst-college/662256-early-writes.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/amherst-college/662256-early-writes.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>i applied with a sub-SAT too specific! Wooo!</p>

<p>ok ready2go2- I’m officially dying for one now! LOL! Seems so typical Amherst, though to give a bit something extra. I don’t know if its just me, but the responses I always got from their admissions office for absolutely any query or problem were overwhelmingly friendly and sweet! Its not just that they always reply to my mails, but the replies are also written in good spirit…unlike most of the other ‘big’ unis I’m applying to.</p>

<p>btw, what’s sub-SAT? do you mean below ‘standard’ or something? (sorry if I sound very college uneducated, I prolly am too LOL)</p>

<p>There’s actually a lot I’d love to talk about here…glad to know you guys showed up to give this thread company :stuck_out_tongue: ;)</p>

<p>I got a 1980 on the SAT I, a score that would be considered low at amherst (although pretty good in the rest of the world haha). That’s what I mean by sub SAT. </p>

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<p>You know what they say- SATs ain’t everything XD</p>

<p>In any case, I’m an international- 2400 or 1900- chances of getting an early write are real dim :/</p>

<p>Anyways, did you notice how many early writes on the thread linked here eventually went to the Ivies? :S</p>

<p>I find that a bit funny tho. Tho almost all the top school boast of a liberal arts undergrad program, Amherst is THE top liberal arts school in the country (second to Williams this year tho, I heard?)…yet its not glorified as much…any ideas why?</p>

<p>Early writes seem ridiculous. How much better could some applicants be than others at the top LAC in the country? </p>

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<p>Early writes are rediculous - until you get one. Then they are SWEET! So far, nothing here, however.</p>