@lookingforward Amherst released a wave of acceptances yesterday…they have done this for the last several years, I don’t know more details than that (how many numbers, etc.) Here’s a student newspaper article from a couple years ago that references the practice. https://amherststudent.amherst.edu/article/2016/04/06/admissions-accepts-137-percent-class-2020.html
I am not aware that Amherst makes use of likely letters, but if so, that would be good to know!