Class of 2010 Application Pool Info Released

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>6,126 applicants, but 100 or so are still unprocessed; the total will climb to about 6,135, according to Dean Parker. This is the second-largest application pool in Amherst’s history (class of 2009 holds the record). </p>

<p>55% are women. It is also one of the most diverse and academically strong.
There are 298 African-Americans, 348 Latinos, 606 Asian Americans, 359 of mixed heritage, 17 Native Americans, 741 internationals. </p>

<p>Mean SAT scores hover a few scant points below 700 for the reading and math sections (if you must know the average scores, 691 CR and 689 Math). </p>

<p>According to what Parker has mentioned in an interview, between 975-1025 applicants will be accepted.</p>

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<p>Did that information come from an article? If so, do you know where I can read the whole thing? Thanks</p>

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<p><a href="http://halogen.note.amherst.edu/%7Eastudent/2005-2006/issue17/news/06.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://halogen.note.amherst.edu/~astudent/2005-2006/issue17/news/06.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>wow, 17 Native Americans? That's it?</p>

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<p>Am I reading this wrong....these seem like low mean (not average, I know) sats for amherst</p>

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<p>It's for the applicants...not the accepted students.</p>

<p>Actually, I think that the number listed for average scores for Amherst is usually a medium. Applicants with scores in the 400s and 500s could really throw that mean off. Though, I imagine the mean for accepted students will be something closer to 1460 or so.</p>

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<p>Yeah, for the Class of 2008, for example, the mean SATs were:</p>

<pre><code> Applicants Accepted Enrolled
</code></pre>

<p>Verbal 697 731 722</p>

<p>Math 696 727 721 </p>

<p>So there is a slight drop in mean SATs for this year's (Class of 2010) applicants as compared to two years ago.</p>

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<p>Are there more applicants as well? Could that be partly due to an increase in minority/low-income applicants?</p>

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<p>No drop yet - 2008 set was for accepted enrolled. The others are for all applicants. Comparing apples to oranges.</p>

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<p>There was a (albeit, negligible) drop in the mean SAT scores among applicants, which is what WesDad was referring to.</p>

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<p>Low income doesn't always mean lower scores.</p>

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<p>I don't think it is and I didn't mean to imply such. But it is true, what the Amherst admissions officer said, that if you solely base admissions decisions on SAT scores, you're going to have a very wealthy student body. Wealthy kids have much better access to good educations and SAT preparation.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I can't argue with that. But I remember reading about Harvard's huge applicant pool last year, how there were more minorities and low-income students than ever, but also how the scores were higher than ever as well. That's all. I didn't think you meant it in a negative way, but I wanted to point out how there could be other factors involved. :)</p>

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<p>Well, sure...it was also a bit of a roundabout way to ask whether Amherst is receiving more minority/low-income applicants this year. The score difference among the applicant pool are really too negligible to really hypothesize anything though, I suppose.</p>

<p>I'm doing an Amherst overnight visit on Monday night. They're really taking care of me. :)</p>

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<p>good thing they still have those athlete requirements</p>

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<p>when does amherst release their decisions?</p>

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<p>Gavroche:</p>

<p>Could you share with us how your overnight goes? I'd love to hear about your impressions of dorm and social life from what the kids tell you. Also I assume you're going to check out a class or two, that should be cool. Have a great time. I'm looking forward so much to my fall overnight.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Dana</p>