<p>Anyone else applying to Amherst for the Fall of 09?</p>
<p>Yes. – I will be applying to Amherst for the Fall of 09.</p>
<p>lol you guys applied to every school.</p>
<p>Guilty. I applied to 18, but Amherst is my first choice.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say that. I’d say I applied to a normal amount. Far less than 18.</p>
<p>so there’s two of us? </p>
<p>es four, is Amherst your first choice?</p>
<p>I’m applying to Amherst, too!
My first choice is probably Middlebury, with Amherst a very, very close second.</p>
<p>When do you think decisions will be available?
I HATE waiting. It’s torture.</p>
<p>For Amherst it’s pretty late.
“6/2/09 Decision letters to fall '09 transfer applicants are mailed on or about this date.”</p>
<p>I applied to Middlebury too. I read on College Pr0wler that they didn’t accept any applicants in the fall last year.</p>
<p>Amherst is my first choice! Have you guys visited the campus?</p>
<p>No, I don’t have the fund at the moment, but I’m definitely flying there if I get accepted. Is it nice, elvis?</p>
<p>Oh, I have never visited. I just wanted to know if anyone else has. I’ve seen tons of pictures!</p>
<p>Same here. I even bought the College Pr0wler book 2 years ago. Amherst just seems incredible. What’s your major?</p>
<p>Philosophy and African Studies. How about you?</p>
<p>Political Science with an emphasis on International Relations. What got you interested in Amherst? I know no one here in Cali has ever heard of it. I actually fell in love with it before I found out it was the #1 LAC. Kinda shocking and disappointing cause I know the likelihood of me getting accepted is slim</p>
<p>I randomly found out about Amherst through some website about 3 years ago. What attracted me to the school initially was the five college system. I want to go somewhere that can give me to opportunity to really get a well rounded education (especially in philosophy). They also have an awesome philosophy department themselves, and I believe that this will really help me get into graduate school. Plus, the school and town are just beautiful. </p>
<p>A few other things: small student body, they really seem to know how to help students who are double majors (I say this b/c Amherst has so many of them), and I love the east-coast.</p>
<p>Here in Detroit, I experience the same thing with people not knowing Amherst exists.
Do you know what you want to do with your degree?</p>
<p>Law school, so a challenging LAC will definitely prepare me. </p>
<p>I love Amherst’s open curriculum. I love having options! I love the medium sized student body, the faculty/student ratio, and the fact that it’s not a research school. The professors are actually there to teach. And the east coast thing is a plus. I’ve always wanted to move there for some reason. Maybe it’s because it’s the opposite of where I live, southern California.</p>
<p>Wow, exactly! The open curricula is something that I absolutely love. Wouldn’t it be nice if we were to both get in? </p>
<p>Hey, did you end up sending in your Yale application? I read the thread you posted about how you missed the deadline. I have to say that the responses you got were really rude. I hope that didn’t hold you back.</p>
<p>Just back on that Middlebury note, yes Midd didn’t accept any transfers last year but I have a feeling it will be different this year. A person I spoke to at Midd told me they overshot their freshman yield so had a bigger class than usual and hence didn’t allow transfers.
My only worry is that in this economic climate, perhaps people are less likely to transfer (and thereby give up spots for transfers to take). So, for a school like Middlebury or Amherst which only accepts a tiny number of students anyway, chances will be even slimmer. I’m trying not to think about that!
I wish I could visit Amherst - it looks so beautiful. Unfortunately Australia is a bit too far to go for a campus tour, though!</p>
<p>OCCTransfer, you call what Amherst has a medium sized student body?? My high school was not even that big and had about 500 more students than Amherst. It is tiny for a college. The school I was dual enrolled at senior year of HS had 17k students, and it was only a two year school. Not only that, the university in the same town had more than double that number of undergrads (48k students total including grads). 1700 students is no where near medium sized, you will be seeing the same people over and over, not that there is anything wrong with that if it is what you are looking for. For me, Cornell does not even feel big, but it probably has a lot to do with having grown up in a major college town.</p>