<p>Anyone have any good info on study abroad with Amherst. I know there are no centers like some schools. Is it difficult to get approved and use your fin. aid to do it?</p>
<p>What are some of the schools/programs you all attended?</p>
<p>It is not at all difficult to study abroad while at Amherst. Although there are no Amherst centers, the school has preapproved hundreds of programs, which means you just need to apply and if you’re accepted (and provided your advisor okays it, which most do), you’re good to go. </p>
<p>Here’s the approved list: <a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/study_abroad/program_list/node/60639[/url]”>https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/study_abroad/program_list/node/60639</a> </p>
<p>The petition program is not super involved either. All the students I know who petitioned programs got them approved really easily. </p>
<p>In addition, all your financial aid transfers.</p>
<p>I’ve heard of people going abroad through Smith Junior Year Abroad programs in Paris and Geneva, NYU, Vassar-Wesleyan, Wellesley, Brown University, IES, SIT…the list goes on and on.</p>
<p>Great. Were you a student? Can they go more than once?<br>
Are you familiar with the 12 college program, I guess you can spend time at one of the other 11 colleges (semester?).</p>
<p>I am a current student.</p>
<p>I’m not very familiar with the 12 college exchange, although there are certainly students who choose to study “abroad” in the United States. (For example, a friend of mine is currently studying “abroad” at Harvard.)</p>
<p>In terms of going more than once…I wouldn’t say it’s very popular. (Most students choose to go for one semester, while some choose to go for a year, but we all like Amherst too much to leave for more than a year!) There are students who will choose to go to one location for a semester and then somewhere else for the second semester. Summer study abroad is very popular too.</p>
<p>After graduation where do students end up? If I wanted a job would it be possible or grad school wat r ur plans after Amherst. Also I heard Amherst kids drink and party a lot would i not fit in if I do not drink? Also how good would the oppurtunities in math and computer science be?</p>
<p>The 12 colleges exchange was a program created as a way of “diversifying” life at isolated North Eastern liberal arts colleges. You can be a visiting student for a semester or year at any of these colleges:</p>
<p>Amherst
Bowdoin
Connecticut College
Dartmouth
Mount Holyoke
Smith
Trinity
Vassar
Wellesley
Wheaton
Williams
Wesleyan</p>
<p>The criteria are usually that you need at least a 3.0 GPA, must have declared your major, and need to generally be in good academic standing. I don’t have any info on how easy applying is (I’m not actually in college, yet I somehow know all of this), but applying for the exchange seems easier to do than applying as a visiting student.</p>
<p>It’s become less popular due to the popularity of studying abroad. You really have to look hard online if you want to find much info on this programs. It appears that the the women’s colleges have more info on it, so perhaps it used as a way to experience a coed education. It seems like something that would be good</p>
<p>Students end up all over the place after graduation. A number immediately enter the workforce, a number go onto grad school (Amherst has great grad school admit rates), and still others choose to take time off, perhaps by volunteering in AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps (although I would argue that that can hardly be considered “time off”). In addition, the huge alumni network is a fantastic resource for students. Many find jobs or internships via alumni connections.</p>
<p>If you explore the Career Center website, they have lots of information about life after Amherst. <a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/careers[/url]”>https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/careers</a> </p>
<p>I wouldn’t say Amherst is more of a party school than any other college. It is college, so there is certainly partying on the weekends, but it is by no means excessively prevalent or overwhelming. I’d really say that it fosters a comfortable social environment. If partying isn’t your style, you’ll (easily) be able to find students who prefer simply chilling, playing games, or watching a movie on the weekends. If you do want to go to parties and not drink, that’s definitely possible! I’ve never felt any pressure to drink at parties; likewise, I’ve never felt any pressure to go out on party when nights when I want to stick closer to home. </p>
<p>In addition, there is a lot of support for students who choose to stay substance free during their time at Amherst, including theme housing, so students can live with other students who choose to abstain from substances.</p>
<p>I can attest to what ACKB12 has said in terms of partying. When I visited this last weekend I was really turned off by all the partying I saw…there were like ppl throwing up outside and peeing on walls and stuff. I’m not the partying guy either and on the second night i was there, I wandered into a substance free dorm on accident and I was shocked by all the activities and friendliness that was going on there. There’s plenty of ppl who are the same as you and would rather just hang out or play some board games or something. You just have to know where to look. Check the substance free box on that housing app lol</p>
<p>My kid lived in the sub-free dorm his freshman year and loved it. His friends from then are still his very best friends. He has had a really great, fun time at Amherst as a non-drinker. But, yeah, like at colleges everywhere drinking to excess will be a popular social option for those who find it appealing.</p>
<p>Thanks…</p>