<p>If you do end up applying ED (and if you are really unsure / in a toss-up situation, maybe RD is the way to go – but really, if you have any way to visit before deciding, try to do so) and don’t make it in, in addition to A, W and Middlebury, a good back-up plan might be Macalaster, a liberal arts school with slightly easier admissions standards that is known for its international studies focus / multinational student body. </p>
<p>This isn’t all that relevant, but one more small data point out there (indicative, perhaps, of alumni with an interest in engaging with international issues):</p>
<p>As we like to say in the world of journalism, you buried the lead so I teased it out for you. This should have been the first thing you posted as it is very compelling. I too suggest kids should visit schools, especially for EDers. But that is surely not always feasible or financially prudent even though ED might slightly improve your chances of acceptance.</p>
<p>As for the annual fund… I readily admitted I might be missing something, and I agree that 1)I’d be feeling pretty tapped out as well and 2) Amherst’s need to inject some overdue money into their infrastructure/physical plant fell victim to the poor economy. I wish they were a little more forthcoming (or at least stop trying to spin the borrowing as a good thing). It’s one thing to have to put your science improvements on hold, but speaking as if you don’t have any insight into economics and/or finance cannot be smart. Bottom line will be how they dig themselves out. It will be interesting to watch, and at least they aren’t making the cover of Vanity Fair (like Harvard), forcing the world to watch as well.</p>
<p>Interesting choice; entering school (any) and not knowing what may change due to funding issues or leaving school and looking for a job in this economy.</p>
<p>Hey, the whole Williams vs. Amherst debate will be definitively settled tomorrow in any event, right?</p>
<p>(Joking, of course – the two schools are and have been for years equal overall, and for that matter, equal in almost every important individual facet, regardless of whose turn it is to be first in USNews …).</p>
<p>I take it that in her comment Modadunn is referring to the new movie “Julie and Julia.” My trivia for the day is that the Julie of the title graduated from Amherst in 1995. Amherst, Middlebury and Williams are three great schools: any student who attends one will be receiving one of the best educations ever offered in the history of the world. It’s good to be young.</p>
<p>I have related trivia. Before she became a celebrity chef, Julia Child worked as a secretary at the Breadloaf Writers Conference at Middlebury College.</p>
<p>The connections she made at Breadloaf helped land her first cookbook contract in 1961, and her husband was the official Breadloaf photographer for several years.</p>
<p>The more consequential piece of info is that Julia Child was a graduate of Smith College and probably knew an Amherst fellow or two in her day . . . .</p>
<p>I’m new and still learning how to find stuff on this site. I stumbled onto a way too view the accepted/rejected/waitlisted/will apply stats for each college, but now I can’t find it. Can someone tell me how to get there again?</p>
<p>It really is just about self-reporting and only uses the posters or those registered on here. Not sure this is what you’re looking for, but you said it was on this site.</p>
<p>Thanks. Yes, that’s what I was looking for. </p>
<p>I see that Williams beat AMherst on the latest US News rankings.</p>
<p>I visited both.</p>
<p>I found the Williams tour guides to be a little zanier, so if you like that…</p>
<p>The Amherst people were incredible. Kind, accessible, brilliant.</p>
<p>Both campuses were beautiful. Williams was definitely more remote. Like the Outlook in The Shining during the winter, I would imagine.</p>
<p>Amherst was very classic and classy. They has a 24-7 tech support team that helps students print papers or fix computers in the middle of the night any time.</p>
<p>The 5-college consortium also adds to Amherst’s appeal.</p>
<p>I liked both, but I liked Amherst more. You can’t go wrong with either.</p>
<p>hmmm… i have to wonder if Amhersts 24/7 tech support will go bye bye in the face of budget cutbacks. Is it just me or is this one a no-brainer (unless it’s student run and not paid very well).</p>
<p>I sincerely wish a few of the 5 colleges would stop pushing the consortium to the degree they do. Arranging classes to fit ones schedule and the transportation difficulties (time) are much more of a nuisance than presented. Albeit, UMass Amherst does have amazing research equipment and facilities that are available to all 5 colleges. And the shared libraries is a district advantage, as well.</p>
<p>The priceless and princely buildings adorn this temple of education, displaying the timeless traditions within its ivy clad facades drawn from its post revolutionary beginnings. This remote outpost is an ideal within an imperfect world.</p>
<p>From the standpoint of an urban framework, yes, Williams College students leave little discretionary time to feel overwhelmed by the remoteness of its campus. Students, through their works and their days find few moments for dwelling on the distractions of lost time.</p>
<p>Its challenging environment and unique setting is unparalleled where it has indubitably earned the moniker, the Purple Bubble.</p>
<p>If you want the madness of the dizzying crowds of the consortium environment, then most certainly apply to Amherst as you will assuredly test the experience of multitudes in motion, swaying to and fro as you chug your way between brick and brack, and the sounds of clickity clack.</p>
<p>Yes, the classic and classy Amherst is to Timex as Williams is to Vacheron.</p>
Bottom line will be how they dig themselves out. It will be interesting to watch, and at least they aren’t making the cover of Vanity Fair (like Harvard), forcing the world to watch as well.</p>